Events in the year 1779 in Iceland.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Christian VII
- Governor of Iceland: Lauritz Andreas Thodal
Events
- The Icelandic Society of Learning was founded by Icelandic students in Copenhagen, the group would later be replaced by the Icelandic Literary Society.
Deaths
- 8 September: Bjarni Pálsson, doctor.
- Jón Ólafsson of Grunnavík, scholar.
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