title: 1869 in Iceland
text: # 1869 in Iceland
  
  Events in the year 1869 in Iceland.
  
  ## Incumbents
  
  * Monarch: Christian IX
  * Council President of Denmark: Christian Emil Krag-Juel-Vind-Frijs
  
  ## Events
  
  * Capital punishment in Iceland: The death penalty was abolished for minor offences.
  * Miðdalskirkja was constructed in Mosfellsprestakalli.
  
  ## Births
  
  * 25 April − Jón Jónsson Aðils, historian
  