1853 in Iceland

Events in the year 1853 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark
 * Prime Minister of Denmark: Christian Albrecht Bluhme (until 21 April); Anders Sandøe Ørsted onwards
 * Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

 * 19 June − Gudmund Gudmundson helped organize the first Church of Latter Day Saints congregation in Iceland in the Westman Islands.

Births

 * 3 October − Stephan G. Stephansson, poet.
 * 27 November − Guðrún Björnsdóttir, politician.