The following lists events that happened in 1916 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch – Christian X
- Minister – Einar Arnórsson
Events
- 5 August – Icelandic parliamentary election, August 1916
- 21 October – Icelandic parliamentary election, October 1916
- 21 October – Icelandic community service referendum, 1916
Births
- 6 December – Kristján Eldjárn, politician (d. 1982).[1]
- 7 December – Sigurður Ólafsson, footballer (d. 1993)
- 21 December – Brandur Brynjólfsson, footballer (d. 1999).[2]
Deaths
- 11 July – Jón Ólafsson, editor, journalist, and poet (b. 1850)
References
- ^ "Kristján Eldjárn, Former President of Iceland". The New York Times. Associated Press. 16 September 1982. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
- ^ "Brandur Brynjólfsson". mbl.is. Retrieved 7 July 2018.