1859 in Iceland

Events in the year 1859 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Frederick VII of Denmark
 * Council President of Denmark: ) Carl Christian Hall (until 2 December 1859); Carl Edvard Rotwitt onwards
 * Governor of Iceland: Jørgen Ditlev Trampe

Events

 * The Ørnen Corvette begins patrolling Icelandic waters.

Births

 * 6 January − Skúli Thoroddsen, judge and politician.
 * 16 January − Jón Magnússon, politician, and prime minister of Iceland.
 * 6 December − Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran, novelist, poet, playwright.