Events in the year 1803 in Iceland.
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See also: | Other events in 1803 · Timeline of Icelandic history |
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governors of Iceland: Ólafur Stefánsson
Events
- April 15 – Reykjavík is made a special jurisdiction with its own magistrate by 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.[1]
- November – The King confirms the death sentence of murderers Bjarni Bjarnason and Steinunn Sveinsdóttir at Sjöundá.[2]
Death
- 18 July – Magnús Ketilsson, 71, author.[3]
References
- ^ Kidd, R. Spencer (2018-02-17). Police Uniforms of Europe 1615 - 2015 Volume One. Lulu.com. ISBN 978-0-244-66920-1.
- ^ Brunsdale, Mitzi M. (2016-04-27). Encyclopedia of Nordic Crime Fiction: Works and Authors of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden Since 1967. McFarland. ISBN 978-1-4766-2277-4.
- ^ "Listi yfir handrit | Handrit.is". handrit.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-07-13.