1916 in Iceland

Incumbents

• Monarch – Christian X
• Minister - Einar Arnórsson

Events

• 5 August – Icelandic parliamentary election, August 1916
• 21 October – Icelandic parliamentary election, October 1916
• 21 October – Icelandic community service referendum, 1916
• 1916 Úrvalsdeild

Births

• 6 December – Kristján Eldjárn, politician
• 7 December – Sigurður Ólafsson, footballer
• 21 December – Brandur Brynjólfsson, footballer

Deaths

• 11 July – Jón Ólafsson, editor, journalist, and poet
• 15 December – Þórhallur Bjarnarson, the sixth Bishop of Iceland, served in office since 1908