1753 in Iceland
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See also: | Other events in 1753 · Timeline of Icelandic history |
Events in the year 1753 in Iceland.
Incumbents
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[edit]- Skúli Magnússon sought a grant from the Danish king to build a better house, "which could receive young and healthy wanderers and beggars who wander around the country in groups". That building later became the Government House.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik. "471 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XIII. Bind. Pelli - Reravius)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2025-04-23.
- ^ Evans, Andrew (2008). Iceland: The Bradt Travel Guide. Bradt Travel Guides. ISBN 978-1-84162-215-6.
- ^ "Global Volcanism Program | Grímsvötn". Smithsonian Institution | Global Volcanism Program. Retrieved 2025-06-12.