1889 in Iceland

← 1888 1887 1886 1889 in Iceland → 1890 1891 1892
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	Other events of 1889 Timeline of Icelandic history

Events in the year 1889 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IX
• Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann^[1]

Events

• Víðidalstungukirkja is constructed in Húnaþing vestra.^[2]
• Hallgrímur Sveinsson became the fifth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Pétur Pétursson in the position.^[3]

Víðidalstungukirkja, constructed in 1889

Births

• 9 February – Tryggvi Þórhallsson, prime minister of Iceland (1927–1932)
• 26 December – Gunnfríður Jónsdóttir, sculptor^[4]

References

1. The Annual Register. Rivingtons. 1907.
2. "Vesturhópshólar Church". Húnaþing vestra. Retrieved 2022-10-24.
3. "Hallgrímur Sveinsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2025-11-06.
4. "From Iceland — Written In Stone: The Statue Walk Around Reykjavík". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2016-05-18. Retrieved 2022-10-24.