1869 in Iceland

Events in the year 1869 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Christian IX
 * Council President of Denmark: Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
 * Governor of Iceland: Hilmar Finsen

Events

 * Capital punishment in Iceland: The death penalty was abolished for minor offences.
 * Miðdalskirkja was constructed in Mosfellsprestakalli.



Births

 * 25 April − Jón Jónsson Aðils, historian