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* April 15 – [[Reykjavík]] is made a special jurisdiction with its own magistrate by [[Decree|royal decree]]. The first person to hold that position was the Dane [[Rasmus Frydensberg]]. His representative was [[Finnur Magnússon]]. In addition, two police officers were appointed, both of whom were Danish.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Kidd |first=R. Spencer |url=https://www.google.com/books/edition/Police_Uniforms_of_Europe_1615_2015_Volu/WC9RDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=reykjav%C3%ADk+1803+royal+decree&pg=PA12&printsec=frontcover |title=Police Uniforms of Europe 1615 - 2015 Volume One |date=2018-02-17 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=978-0-244-66920-1 |language=en}}</ref>
* November – [[Christian VII of Denmark|The King]] confirms the death sentence of murderers [[Bjarni Bjarnason (1761–1805)|Bjarni Bjarnason]] and [[Steinunn Sveinsdóttir]] at [[Rauðisandur|Sjöundá]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Brunsdale |first=Mitzi M. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EvcWDAAAQBAJ&dq=Steinunn+Sveinsd%C3%B3ttir&pg=PA195 |title=Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction: Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Since 1967 |date=2016-04-27 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-1-4766-2277-4 |language=en}}</ref>
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