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874 Ingólfur Arnarson arrives as first permanent Viking settler in Iceland, settling in Reykjavík
(probable date).
985 Greenland
colonized by Icelandic Viking
Erik the Red
(the date is according to legend but has been established as at least approximately correct - see History of Greenland)
1000 Scandinavia
, Iceland and Hungary
Christianized
.
1006 Holmgang declared illegal in Iceland.
1080 Ísleifur Gissurarson, the first bishop in Iceland, dies while giving mass in Skálholt church.
1085 Ísleifur Gissurarson is made the first bishop of Iceland
1100 In Iceland, Althing
decides that the laws should be transferred to a written form
1104 The volcano Hekla erupts in Iceland, destroying settlements
1151 The first plague and fire insurance policy is issued in Iceland
1380 Iceland, as a part of Norway
passes under the Danish
crown.
1539 Lutheranism is forcefully introduced to Iceland, despite the opposition of Bishop Jón Arason.
1602 A private trading company is established in Copenhagen
, with the monopoly
on the trade with Iceland.
1771 The trade monopoly with Iceland is transferred to the Danish
crown.
1783 The volcano
Laki, in Iceland, begins an eight-month eruption which kills 9350 people and starts a seven-year famine
. Eruption causes deaths of livestock when they eat contaminated grass and also widespread crop failure.
1786 The trade with Iceland is opened to all Danish
and Norwegian
traders.
1800 The Althing
of Iceland, the world's oldest parliament
, is abolished.
1843 Danish
government re-establishes althing
in Iceland as an advisory body
1854 The Iceland trade is opened to foreigners.
1874 Iceland is granted a constitution
and limited home rule.
1915 Female suffrage in Denmark
and Iceland
1918 December 1 — Iceland becomes a self-governing kingdom, yet remains united with Denmark
.
1918 Katla erupts in Iceland, 12. October — 4. Nóvember.
1935 Iceland becomes the first country to legalize abortion
on medical grounds
1940 World War II
: Iceland invaded by the United Kingdom
.
1941 World War II: American
forces take over the defence of Iceland from the British
1941 World War II
: The destroyer USS ''Kearney'' is torpedoed and damaged near Iceland, killing eleven sailors - the first American military casualties of the war.
1941 World War II
: The destroyer USS ''Reuben James'' is torpedoed by a German
U-boat
near Iceland, killing more than 100 United States Navy
sailors.
1944 The proclamation and discovery of the Republic of Iceland.
1944 Iceland declares full independence from Denmark
.
1945 Denmark
recognizes independent Iceland
1946 Afghanistan
, Iceland and Sweden
join the United Nations
1949 Soviet Union
vetoes United Nations
membership of Ceylon, Finland
, Iceland, Italy
, Jordan
and Portugal
.
1958 Iceland extends its fishing limits to 12 miles
1963 A volcanic eruption under the sea near Iceland creates a new island, Surtsey.
1971 July 13 – Ólafur Jóhannesson forms a government in Iceland.
1972 Worship of Norse gods officially approved in Iceland.
1973 Eldfell on the Icelandic island of Heimaey erupts.
1976 UK
and Iceland end the Cod War
.
1980 Vigdis Finnbogadottir becomes the president of Iceland.
1986 Cold War
: Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev
meet in Reykjavík
, Iceland, in an effort to continue discussions about scaling back their intermediate missile arsenals in Europe
(the talks break down in failure).
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