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title="1791 in Iceland">1791</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1792_in_Iceland" title="1792 in Iceland">1792</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1793_in_Iceland" title="1793 in Iceland">1793</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1794_in_Iceland" title="1794 in Iceland">1794</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1795_in_Iceland" title="1795 in Iceland">1795</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1796_in_Iceland" title="1796 in Iceland">1796</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1797_in_Iceland" title="1797 in Iceland">1797</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1798_in_Iceland" title="1798 in Iceland">1798</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1799_in_Iceland" title="1799 in Iceland">1799</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1800_in_Iceland" title="1800 in Iceland">1800</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">19th century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1801_in_Iceland" title="1801 in Iceland">1801</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1802_in_Iceland" title="1802 in Iceland">1802</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1803_in_Iceland" title="1803 in Iceland">1803</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1804_in_Iceland" title="1804 in Iceland">1804</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1805_in_Iceland" title="1805 in Iceland">1805</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1806_in_Iceland" title="1806 in Iceland">1806</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1807_in_Iceland" title="1807 in Iceland">1807</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1808_in_Iceland" title="1808 in Iceland">1808</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1809_in_Iceland" title="1809 in Iceland">1809</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1810_in_Iceland" title="1810 in Iceland">1810</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1811_in_Iceland" title="1811 in Iceland">1811</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1812_in_Iceland" title="1812 in Iceland">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_in_Iceland" title="1813 in Iceland">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_in_Iceland" title="1814 in Iceland">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1815_in_Iceland" title="1815 in Iceland">1815</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_in_Iceland" title="1816 in Iceland">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_in_Iceland" title="1817 in Iceland">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_in_Iceland" title="1818 in Iceland">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_in_Iceland" title="1819 in Iceland">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_in_Iceland" title="1820 in Iceland">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1821_in_Iceland" title="1821 in Iceland">1821</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_in_Iceland" title="1822 in Iceland">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_in_Iceland" title="1823 in Iceland">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_in_Iceland" title="1824 in Iceland">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_in_Iceland" title="1825 in Iceland">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_in_Iceland" title="1826 in Iceland">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1827_in_Iceland" title="1827 in Iceland">1827</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_in_Iceland" title="1828 in Iceland">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_in_Iceland" title="1829 in Iceland">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_in_Iceland" title="1830 in Iceland">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_in_Iceland" title="1831 in Iceland">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_in_Iceland" title="1832 in Iceland">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_in_Iceland" title="1833 in Iceland">1833</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_in_Iceland" title="1834 in Iceland">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_in_Iceland" title="1835 in Iceland">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_in_Iceland" title="1836 in Iceland">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_in_Iceland" title="1837 in Iceland">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_in_Iceland" title="1838 in Iceland">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1839_in_Iceland" title="1839 in Iceland">1839</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_in_Iceland" title="1840 in Iceland">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1841_in_Iceland" title="1841 in Iceland">1841</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_in_Iceland" title="1842 in Iceland">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_in_Iceland" title="1843 in Iceland">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_in_Iceland" title="1844 in Iceland">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1845_in_Iceland" title="1845 in Iceland">1845</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_in_Iceland" title="1846 in Iceland">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_in_Iceland" title="1847 in Iceland">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_in_Iceland" title="1848 in Iceland">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_in_Iceland" title="1849 in Iceland">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_in_Iceland" title="1850 in Iceland">1850</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_in_Iceland" title="1851 in Iceland">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_in_Iceland" title="1852 in Iceland">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_in_Iceland" title="1853 in Iceland">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1854_in_Iceland" title="1854 in Iceland">1854</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_in_Iceland" title="1855 in Iceland">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_in_Iceland" title="1856 in Iceland">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_in_Iceland" title="1857 in Iceland">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1858_in_Iceland" title="1858 in Iceland">1858</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_in_Iceland" title="1859 in Iceland">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_in_Iceland" title="1860 in Iceland">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1861_in_Iceland" title="1861 in Iceland">1861</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1862_in_Iceland" title="1862 in Iceland">1862</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_in_Iceland" title="1863 in Iceland">1863</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_in_Iceland" title="1864 in Iceland">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_in_Iceland" title="1865 in Iceland">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1866_in_Iceland" title="1866 in Iceland">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1867_in_Iceland" title="1867 in Iceland">1867</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_in_Iceland" title="1868 in Iceland">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1869_in_Iceland" title="1869 in Iceland">1869</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_in_Iceland" title="1870 in Iceland">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1871_in_Iceland" title="1871 in Iceland">1871</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_in_Iceland" title="1872 in Iceland">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1873_in_Iceland" title="1873 in Iceland">1873</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_in_Iceland" title="1874 in Iceland">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1875_in_Iceland" title="1875 in Iceland">1875</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_in_Iceland" title="1876 in Iceland">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1877_in_Iceland" title="1877 in Iceland">1877</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_in_Iceland" title="1878 in Iceland">1878</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_in_Iceland" title="1879 in Iceland">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_in_Iceland" title="1880 in Iceland">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1881_in_Iceland" title="1881 in Iceland">1881</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_in_Iceland" title="1882 in Iceland">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1883_in_Iceland" title="1883 in Iceland">1883</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_in_Iceland" title="1884 in Iceland">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1885_in_Iceland" title="1885 in Iceland">1885</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_in_Iceland" title="1886 in Iceland">1886</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1887_in_Iceland" title="1887 in Iceland">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_in_Iceland" title="1888 in Iceland">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_in_Iceland" title="1889 in Iceland">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_in_Iceland" title="1890 in Iceland">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_in_Iceland" title="1891 in Iceland">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_in_Iceland" title="1892 in Iceland">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1893_in_Iceland" title="1893 in Iceland">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_in_Iceland" title="1894 in Iceland">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1895_in_Iceland" title="1895 in Iceland">1895</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_in_Iceland" title="1896 in Iceland">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1897_in_Iceland" title="1897 in Iceland">1897</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_in_Iceland" title="1898 in Iceland">1898</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1899_in_Iceland" title="1899 in Iceland">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_in_Iceland" title="1900 in Iceland">1900</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">20th century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1901_in_Iceland" title="1901 in Iceland">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_in_Iceland" title="1902 in Iceland">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1903_in_Iceland" title="1903 in Iceland">1903</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_in_Iceland" title="1904 in Iceland">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1905_in_Iceland" title="1905 in Iceland">1905</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_in_Iceland" title="1906 in Iceland">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1907_in_Iceland" title="1907 in Iceland">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_in_Iceland" title="1908 in Iceland">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1909_in_Iceland" title="1909 in Iceland">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_in_Iceland" title="1910 in Iceland">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1911_in_Iceland" title="1911 in Iceland">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_in_Iceland" title="1912 in Iceland">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1913_in_Iceland" title="1913 in Iceland">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_in_Iceland" title="1914 in Iceland">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1915_in_Iceland" title="1915 in Iceland">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_in_Iceland" title="1916 in Iceland">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1917_in_Iceland" title="1917 in Iceland">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_in_Iceland" title="1918 in Iceland">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1919_in_Iceland" title="1919 in Iceland">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_in_Iceland" title="1920 in Iceland">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1921_in_Iceland" title="1921 in Iceland">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_in_Iceland" title="1922 in Iceland">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1923_in_Iceland" title="1923 in Iceland">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_in_Iceland" title="1924 in Iceland">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1925_in_Iceland" title="1925 in Iceland">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_in_Iceland" title="1926 in Iceland">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1927_in_Iceland" title="1927 in Iceland">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_in_Iceland" title="1928 in Iceland">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1929_in_Iceland" title="1929 in Iceland">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_in_Iceland" title="1930 in Iceland">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1931_in_Iceland" title="1931 in Iceland">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_in_Iceland" title="1932 in Iceland">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1933_in_Iceland" title="1933 in Iceland">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_in_Iceland" title="1934 in Iceland">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1935_in_Iceland" title="1935 in Iceland">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_in_Iceland" title="1936 in Iceland">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1937_in_Iceland" title="1937 in Iceland">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_in_Iceland" title="1938 in Iceland">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1939_in_Iceland" title="1939 in Iceland">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_in_Iceland" title="1940 in Iceland">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1941_in_Iceland" title="1941 in Iceland">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_in_Iceland" title="1942 in Iceland">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1943_in_Iceland" title="1943 in Iceland">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_in_Iceland" title="1944 in Iceland">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1945_in_Iceland" title="1945 in Iceland">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_in_Iceland" title="1946 in Iceland">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1947_in_Iceland" title="1947 in Iceland">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_in_Iceland" title="1948 in Iceland">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1949_in_Iceland" title="1949 in Iceland">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_in_Iceland" title="1950 in Iceland">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1951_in_Iceland" title="1951 in Iceland">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_in_Iceland" title="1952 in Iceland">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1953_in_Iceland" title="1953 in Iceland">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_in_Iceland" title="1954 in Iceland">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1955_in_Iceland" title="1955 in Iceland">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_in_Iceland" title="1956 in Iceland">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1957_in_Iceland" title="1957 in Iceland">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_in_Iceland" title="1958 in Iceland">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1959_in_Iceland" title="1959 in Iceland">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_in_Iceland" title="1960 in Iceland">1960</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_in_Iceland" title="1962 in Iceland">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_in_Iceland" title="1963 in Iceland">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_in_Iceland" title="1964 in Iceland">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_in_Iceland" title="1965 in Iceland">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_in_Iceland" title="1966 in Iceland">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_in_Iceland" title="1967 in Iceland">1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_in_Iceland" title="1968 in Iceland">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_in_Iceland" title="1969 in Iceland">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_in_Iceland" title="1970 in Iceland">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_in_Iceland" title="1971 in Iceland">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_in_Iceland" title="1972 in Iceland">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_in_Iceland" title="1973 in Iceland">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_in_Iceland" title="1974 in Iceland">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_in_Iceland" title="1975 in Iceland">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_in_Iceland" title="1976 in Iceland">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_in_Iceland" title="1977 in Iceland">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_in_Iceland" title="1978 in Iceland">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_in_Iceland" title="1979 in Iceland">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_in_Iceland" title="1980 in Iceland">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_in_Iceland" title="1981 in Iceland">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_in_Iceland" title="1982 in Iceland">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_in_Iceland" title="1983 in Iceland">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_in_Iceland" title="1984 in Iceland">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_in_Iceland" title="1985 in Iceland">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_in_Iceland" title="1986 in Iceland">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_in_Iceland" title="1987 in Iceland">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_in_Iceland" title="1988 in Iceland">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_in_Iceland" title="1989 in Iceland">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_in_Iceland" title="1990 in Iceland">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_in_Iceland" title="1991 in Iceland">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_in_Iceland" title="1992 in Iceland">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_in_Iceland" title="1993 in Iceland">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_in_Iceland" title="1994 in Iceland">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_in_Iceland" title="1995 in Iceland">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_in_Iceland" title="1996 in Iceland">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_in_Iceland" title="1997 in Iceland">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_in_Iceland" title="1998 in Iceland">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_in_Iceland" title="1999 in Iceland">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_in_Iceland" title="2000 in Iceland">2000</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">21st century</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2001_in_Iceland" title="2001 in Iceland">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_in_Iceland" title="2002 in Iceland">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_in_Iceland" title="2003 in Iceland">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_in_Iceland" title="2004 in Iceland">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_in_Iceland" title="2005 in Iceland">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_in_Iceland" title="2006 in Iceland">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_in_Iceland" title="2007 in Iceland">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_in_Iceland" title="2008 in Iceland">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_in_Iceland" title="2009 in Iceland">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_in_Iceland" title="2010 in Iceland">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_in_Iceland" title="2011 in Iceland">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_in_Iceland" title="2012 in Iceland">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_in_Iceland" title="2013 in Iceland">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_in_Iceland" title="2014 in Iceland">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_in_Iceland" title="2015 in Iceland">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_in_Iceland" title="2016 in Iceland">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_in_Iceland" title="2017 in Iceland">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_in_Iceland" title="2018 in Iceland">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_in_Iceland" title="2019 in Iceland">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_in_Iceland" title="2020 in Iceland">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_in_Iceland" title="2021 in Iceland">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_in_Iceland" title="2022 in Iceland">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_in_Iceland" title="2023 in Iceland">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_in_Iceland" title="2024 in Iceland">2024</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_in_Iceland" title="2025 in Iceland">2025</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="1961_in_Europe" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible autocollapse navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Year_in_Europe" title="Template:Year in Europe"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li 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