title: 1880 in Iceland
text: # 1880 in Iceland
  
  Events in the year 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
  