1812 in Iceland

Events in the year 1812 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VI
 * Governors of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg

Events

 * Fines for having children out of wedlock are abolished. The fines had been in place since the Stóridómur was passed in 1564.

Births

 * Kristín Bjarnadóttir, politician.
 * 17 February: Pétur Havsteen, politician.
 * 13 November: Páll Melsteð, historian and politician.