1855 in Iceland

Events in the year 1855 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark
 * Council President of Denmark: Peter Georg Bang
 * Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

 * The Icelandic Army was re-established by Andreas August von Kohl, the sheriff in Vestmannaeyjar.

Births

 * 6 June − Þorvaldur Thoroddsen, geologist and geographer.
 * 2 December − Þórhallur Bjarnarson, politician.

Deaths

 * Rósa Guðmundsdóttir, poet.