Iceland
336 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Iceland, 1739 CE to 2002 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.
18th century
117 entries, 1739 CE to 1799 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century
- 17398 May: Hannes Finnsson, bishopIcelandsource
- 174224 July: Nikulás Magnússon, sheriff of Rangárvallasýsla, drowned in Flosagjá.Icelandsource
- 1745Iceland's first primary school was established in the Westman Islands.Icelandsource
- 1748Þorleifur Skaftason – Priest and Galdrmaster (b. 1683)Icelandsource
- 1750June 20: Eggert Ólafsson and Bjarni Pálsson are recorded as the first people to climb of Hekla.Icelandsource
- 1754March 19:The counties of Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla are formed by the merger of two counties.Icelandsource
- 1756A syphilis outbreak is reported in Iceland.Icelandsource
- 1758Copenhagen based trading company Hörmangarafélagið ceases operations after handling trade to Iceland since 1743.Icelandsource
- 1760The first Icelandic children's book was published, Barna-Liood : med Ljuflings-Lag by Reverend Vigfús Jónsson in Hítardalur.Icelandsource
- 176225 April: Sveinn Pálsson, naturalistIcelandsource
- 1765The Icelandic Manuscript, SÁM 66 was written.Icelandsource
- 1767Steinunn Sveinsdóttir, murderer.Icelandsource
- 1770Lauritz Andreas Thodal became the governor of Iceland, taking over from Christian von ProeckIcelandsource
- 1771Reindeer were first brought to Iceland from Finnmark in Norway.Icelandsource
- 1774The second Danish trade monopoly in Iceland begins.Icelandsource
- 177714 January: Hannes Bjarnason, priest and poet.Icelandsource
- 1779The Icelandic Society of Learning was founded by Icelandic students in Copenhagen, the group would later be replaced by the Icelandic Literary Society.Icelandsource
- 178127 August: Finnur Magnússon, secret archivist and antiquarianIcelandsource
- 1785Finnur Jónsson, bishop of Skálholt resigned in the spring. Bishop Hannes Finnsson succeeded him.Icelandsource
- 1786December 30 – Bjarni Thorarensen, poet and officialIcelandsource
- 1789July 23: Upon the death of his father, Finnur Jónsson, Hannes Finnsson becomes bishop of Skálholt.Icelandsource
- 1790Langabúð, the oldest house in Djúpivogur, was built.Icelandsource
- 1793A school cairn, a rectangular stone tower, was erected at Skólvörðuholt in Reykjavík, where a statue of Leifur Eiríksson now stands.Icelandsource
- 1796November 6 – Reykjavík Cathedral is consecrated.Icelandsource
- 1797April: A volcanic eruption occurs at Grímsvötn.Icelandsource
19th century
139 entries, 1800 CE to 1899 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century
- 1800June 6: The Althingi is formally dissolved, with the National High Court being established the following year.Icelandsource
- 1802Hans Jonatan, an escaped slaved from the West Indies arrives in Iceland, landing in Djúpivogur unbeknownst to the Danish government.Icelandsource
- 1804Hólavallarskóli is moved to Bessastaðir.Icelandsource
- 180622 June: Magnús Eiríksson, theologianIcelandsource
- 180926 June: Jørgen Jørgensen's Revolution: Danish adventurer Jørgen Jørgensen arrived in Iceland, declared the country independent from Denmark–Norway and pronounced himself its ruler. However, with the arrival of HMS Talbot two months later, Danish rule in Iceland was restored and Jørgensen was arrested.Icelandsource
- 1814Frederick VI ceded Norway to King Charles XIII of Sweden, and the Danish-Norwegian union came to an end, formally ending Norwegian possession of Iceland.Icelandsource
- 1817The Icelandic Literary Society published their first book which contained Sturlunga saga together with Saga Árna biskups Þorlákssonar.Icelandsource
- 1820The oldest known text containing Atla saga Ótryggssonar, one of the sagas of Icelanders, was written.Icelandsource
- 1823September 20: Geir Vídalín, first Bishop of Iceland.Icelandsource
- 1828In Stykkishólmur, Árni Thorlacius built a large house for his home and companies, the Norwegian house, which has been renovated and accommodates the local museum.Icelandsource
- 183119 May: Steingrímur Thorsteinsson, poet and writer.Icelandsource
- 1835The magazine Fjölnir began its circulation. The publication was made by the so-called Fjölnir men. They were Jónas Hallgrímsson, Konráð Gíslason, Tómas Sæmundsson and Brynjólfur Pétursson.Icelandsource
- 1839Icelandic poet Bjarni Thorarensen publishes Íslands minniIcelandsource
- 1842Linguistic purism in Icelandic: Jónas Hallgrímsson publishes a translation of a textbook on astronomy (Stjörnufræði) which became exemplary for later translations of scientific literature.Icelandsource
- 18451 July: The first Consultative assembly finally met on 1 July 1845 in Reykjavík.Icelandsource
- 1850Iceland became the first country to grant equal rights to men and women.Icelandsource
- 1857Krýsuvíkurkirkja was constructed in Krýsuvík.Icelandsource
- 1866Pétur Pétursson became the fourth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Helgi G. Thordersen in the position.Icelandsource
- 187220 November − Eymundsson, Iceland's oldest bookstore is established.Icelandsource
- 1874The Danish krone was introduced to Iceland, replacing the earlier Danish currency, the rigsdaler.Icelandsource
- 1879Geirfuglasker erupts (submarine).Icelandsource
- 1883Hofskirkja is constructed in Hof in South Iceland.Icelandsource
- 1886A supplementary session of the Althing was first held in 1886.Icelandsource
- 1891Icelandic Police began operating in places outside of ReykjavíkIcelandsource
- 1895Litlibær, a historical turf farmstead in Northwest Iceland was constructed.Icelandsource
20th century
79 entries, 1900 CE to 1998 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century
- 190027 April – August Hermann Ferdinand Carl Goos is appointed Minister for Iceland.Icelandsource
- 1902The National Defence Party is established.Icelandsource
- 1903Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja, along with the ÍBV men's football team is established in Vestmannaeyjar.Icelandsource
- 1905The National Court is founded.Icelandsource
- 1906A submarine telegraph cable was laid by the Great Northern Telegraph Co. from Scotland through the Faroe Islands to Iceland, where it came ashore on the east coast at Seyðisfjörður. In conjunction a telegraph and telephone line, was laid from the landing point to the capital city Reykjavík. This established Síminn (originally Landssími Íslands).Icelandsource
- 1907Húsavíkurkirkja is constructed in HúsavíkIcelandsource
- 1908Þórhallur Bjarnarson became the sixth Bishop of Iceland, succeeding Hallgrímur Sveinsson in the position.Icelandsource
- 1911The University of Iceland is established.Icelandsource
- 1912Íshúsfélag Ísfirðinga was established.Icelandsource
- 1914Fossafélagið Títan was founded.Icelandsource
- 191621 October – Icelandic community service referendum, 1916Icelandsource
- 19261 July – Icelandic parliamentary election, 1926Icelandsource
- 19298 March – Litla-Hraun prison establishedIcelandsource
- 1935January 28 – Iceland made abortions legal.Icelandsource
- 1937In 1937, the National Theatre of Iceland was established.Icelandsource
- 19409 April - Iceland takes full control of its foreign policy following the German invasion of Denmark.Icelandsource
- 194717 June - Icelandic airline Loftleiðir commences its first international flight, from Reykjavík to Copenhagen.Icelandsource
- 1950Heiðmörk was proclaimed a municipal conservation area of Reykjavík.Icelandsource
- 195521 November – C-47D Skytrain aircraft crash in AkrafjallIcelandsource
- 196417 August - Liverpool FC play their first match in Iceland, beating KR Reykjavik 5-0Icelandsource
- 1972Worship of Norse gods is revived and officially approved.Icelandsource
- 1979April 19 – The Church in Ytri-Njarðvík was opened.Icelandsource
- 1985May 9 - The first direct commercial flights between Iceland and the United States began, operated by Icelandair.Icelandsource
- 1985January 26 - The volcano Hekla erupts, causing significant ash fall and disrupting air traffic.Icelandsource
- 19901 January – The Fishery Management Act (Act 38/1990) takes effect, making permanent, fully transferable individual quotas the legal basis of Iceland's fisheries regime.Icelandsource
21st century
1 entry, 2002 CE to 2002 CE