1880 in Iceland

Incumbents

• Monarch: Christian IX
• Minister for Iceland: Johannes Nellemann

Events

• May – The funeral of Icelandic independence movement leader Jón Sigurðsson takes place.

Births

• 8 January – Guðrún Lárusdóttir, politician
• 24 February – Einar Arnórsson, politician
• 5 April – Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson, economist
• 19 June – Jóhann Sigurjónsson, playwright