1917 in Iceland
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The following lists events that happened in 1917 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X
- Prime Minister – Jón Magnússon (from 4 January)
Events
- 4 January – First cabinet of Jón Magnússon
- 1917 Úrvalsdeild
- Jón Helgason became the seventh Bishop of Iceland, following the death of Þórhallur Bjarnarson the previous year.[1]
Births
- 21 January – Jón úr Vör, poet (d. 2000).[2]
- 20 February – Louisa Matthíasdóttir, painter (d. 2000)
- 17 December – Ellert Sölvason, football player (d. 2002).[3]
Deaths
- Rögnvaldur Ólafsson, architect (b. 1874).[4]
References
- ^ "Churches of Iceland: as seen by museum directors and a bishop | National Museum of Iceland". www.thjodminjasafn.is. Retrieved 2025-11-06.
- ^ "JÓN ÚR VÖR". mbl.is. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "ELLERT D. SÖLVASON". mbl.is. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Fyrsti arkitektinn – Rögnvaldur Ágúst Ólafsson". ai.is. Retrieved 7 July 2018.