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The following events occurred in Iceland in the year 1753.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Frederick V
- Governor of Iceland: Otto von Rantzau[1]
Events
- Skúli Magnússon sought a grant from the Danish king to build a better house, "which could receive young and healthy wanderers and beggars who wander around the country in groups". That building later became the Government House.[2]
- Grímsvötn erupts.[3]
References
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik. "471 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XIII. Bind. Pelli - Reravius)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Evans, Andrew (2008). Iceland: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-215-6.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Grímsvötn". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2025-06-12.
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