1850 in Iceland

Events in the year 1850 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark
 * Prime Minister of Denmark: Adam Wilhelm Moltke
 * Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

 * Iceland became the first country to grant equal rights to men and women.

Births

 * 14 July: Björn M. Ólsen, scholar and politician.