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1844 in Iceland
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Events in the year 1844 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Christian VIII of Denmark
Governor of Iceland: Torkil Abraham HoppeBricka Carl Frederik 76 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / VIII. Bind. Holst - Juul) https://runeberg.org/dbl/8/0078.html 2024-06-13 runeberg.org da
Events
The Althing, Iceland's supreme national parliament is restored by royal decree and moved to Reykjavík, after being made defunct in 1800.Hvenær var Alþingi stofnað? http://www.visindavefur.is/svar.php?id=5268 2024-05-30 Vísindavefurinn is
1844 Icelandic parliamentary election: The first elections in Iceland's history are held.Gudmundur Halfdanarson (2008) Historical Dictionary of Iceland, Scarecrow Press, p52Arend Lijphart and Bernard Grofman (2007) The Evolution of Electoral and Party Systems in the Nordic Countries, Algora Publishing, p105
3 July: The last great auk is reported to have been killed on Eldey.Pálsson Gísli 2024-02-07 How an Icelandic Bird Led to the Discovery of Human-Caused Extinction https://lithub.com/how-an-icelandic-bird-led-to-the-discovery-of-human-caused-extinction/ 2024-05-30 Literary Hub en-US
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