1916 in Iceland

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See also:	Other events in 1916 · Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events that happened in 1916 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X
• Minister – Einar Arnórsson

Events

• 5 August – Icelandic parliamentary election, August 1916
• 21 October – Icelandic parliamentary election, October 1916
• 21 October – Icelandic community service referendum, 1916

• 1916 Úrvalsdeild

Births

Kristján Eldjárn

• 6 December – Kristján Eldjárn, politician (d. 1982)^[1]

• 7 December – Sigurður Ólafsson, footballer (d. 1993)

• 21 December – Brandur Brynjólfsson, footballer (d. 1999)^[2]

Deaths

Jón Ólafsson

• 11 July – Jón Ólafsson, editor, journalist, and poet (b. 1850)

• 15 December – Þórhallur Bjarnarson, the sixth Bishop of Iceland, served in office since 1908 (b. 1855)

References

1. "Kristján Eldjárn, Former President of Iceland". The New York Times. Associated Press. 16 September 1982. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
2. "Brandur Brynjólfsson". mbl.is. Retrieved 7 July 2018.