1802 in Iceland

Events in the year 1802 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Christian VII
 * Governors of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson

Events

 * Hans Jonatan, an escaped slaved from the West Indies arrives in Iceland, landing in Djúpivogur unbeknownst to the Danish government.
 * The Sjöundá Murders: Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir murder a man and woman at a farm in Sjöundá.

Births

 * 1 March – Vilhelmína Lever, shopkeeper and restaurateur