Events in the year 1812 in Iceland.
Incumbents
Monarch: Frederick VI Governors of Iceland: Johan Carl Thuerecht von Castenschiold, Stefán Þórarinsson, Ísleifur Einarsson and Rasmus Frydensberg
Events
Fines for having children out of wedlock are abolished. The fines had been in place since the Stóridómur was passed in 1564.
Births
Kristín Bjarnadóttir, politician.Guðjón Friðriksson, „Konur á karlafundi. Öld liðin síðan fyrsta konankaus í Reykjavík “, Ný saga 2 (1988) 17 February: Pétur Havsteen, politician. 13 November: Páll Melsteð, historian and politician.
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