1881 in Iceland

Events in the year 1881 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * Monarch: Christian IX
 * Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann

Events

 * The Alþingishúsið (The Parliament House) is constructed.



Births

 * 13 January – Sigvaldi Kaldalóns, composer
 * 27 February – Sveinn Björnsson, first President of Iceland.
 * 6 August – Hulda, poet
 * Jón Stefánsson, landscape artist