1886 in Iceland

Events in the year 1886 in Iceland.

Incumbents

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

Events

 * 1 July – The national bank (Landsbanki) begins operations.
 * A supplementary session of the Althing was first held in 1886.
 * Staðarkirkja was constructed.
 * Kirkjubólskirkja was constructed.

Births

 * 18 May – Jakob Thorarensen, writer and poet.
 * 14 September – Sigurður Nordal, writer and ambassador.