1846 in Iceland

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See also:	Other events in 1846 · Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1846 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian VIII of Denmark
• Governor of Iceland: Torkil Abraham Hoppe^[1]

Portrait of Sigurður Breiðfjörð (1798 – 1846)

Events

• Helgi G. Thordersen becomes the third Bishop of Iceland, following the death of Steingrímur Jónsson the previous year.^[2]

Births

• 8 October: Björn Jónsson, politician.^[3]

Deaths

• 4 March: Sigurður Breiðfjörð, poet.^[4]
• 23 June: Björn Blöndal, politician.^[5]

References

1. Bricka, Carl Frederik. "76 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VIII. Bind. Holst - Juul)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-06-13.
2. "Ísmús - íslenskur músík- og menningararfur". www.ismus.is. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
3. "Þingmenn". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
4. Jensen, Niels (2023-04-13). "Danske forfattere til den danske skønlitteratur 1500-1975". danskforfatterleksikon.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-05-28.
5. "Björn Blöndal". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-05-28.