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1762 in Iceland
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1762 Iceland Flag of Denmark.svg 90px Other events in 1762Timeline of Icelandic history
Events in the year 1762 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick V
Governor of Iceland: Otto von RantzauBricka Carl Frederik 471 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / XIII. Bind. Pelli - Reravius) https://runeberg.org/dbl/13/0473.html 2025-04-23 runeberg.org da
Events
A census was conducted in Iceland, however it is considered to be imperfect, and only the heads of household are recorded.Major Genealogical Record Sources in Iceland https://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/Scandinavia/Iceland.pdf
thumb|Sveinn Pálsson
Births
25 April: Sveinn Pálsson, naturalistSigurður Þórarinsson Sigurður Þórarinsson 1937 The Main Geological and Topographical Features of Iceland https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/20014422.1937.11880633 Geografiska Annaler en 19 3–4 161–175 10.1080/20014422.1937.11880633 2001-4422 subscription
Benedikt Gröndal the elder, judgeGröndal Benedikt J[ónsson] https://books.google.com/books?id=_qQPAAAAYAAJ&q=Hannes+Finnsson Kvædi landyfirréttar assessors Benedikts Grøndals 1833 Prentud af Helga Helgasyni is
Ólafur Thorlacius, merchantGreat Iceland Bíldudalur https://greaticeland.com/Page.aspx?ID=88 2025-04-26
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