1908 in Iceland

← 1907 1906 1905 1908 in Iceland → 1909 1910 1911
Decades:	1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s
See also:	Other events in 1908 · Timeline of Icelandic history

The following lists events in 1908 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Frederik VIII
• Prime Minister – Hannes Hafstein

Events

• 21 April – Knattspyrnufélagið Víkingur is established.
• 1 May – Knattspyrnufélagið Fram is established.
• 10 September –
  • The 1908 Icelandic parliamentary election
  • At the 1908 Icelandic prohibition referendum, a ban on importing alcohol is approved by 60.1% of voters.
• Þórhallur Bjarnarson became the sixth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Hallgrímur Sveinsson in the position.^[1]

Births

Bjarni Benediktsson

• 30 April – Bjarni Benediktsson, politician (d. 1970).^[2]
• 13 October – Steinn Steinarr, poet (d. 1958)

References

1. "Ísmús - íslenskur músík- og menningararfur". www.ismus.is. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
2. "Bjarni Benediktsson". althingi.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 June 2019.