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1912 In Iceland
The following lists events in 1912 in Iceland. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederik VIII (until 14 May); Christian X (starting 14 May) *Prime Minister – Kristján Jónsson (until 24 July); Hannes Hafstein (from 24 July) Events *The 1912 Úrvalsdeild season was the first season of league football in Iceland. * Kveldúlfur was established. *Íshúsfélag Ísfirðinga was established. *The Farmers' Party was established. *Bandalag íslenskra skáta was founded. Births *8 January – Sigurður Þórarinsson, geologist, volcanologist, and glaciologist (d. 1983). Deaths *31 August – Indriði Indriðason, spiritualist medium (b. 1883) *24 November – Björn Jónsson, politician (b. 1846) References {{Year in Europe, 1912 Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912
Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ** German Geophysics, geophysicist Alfred Wegener first presents his theory of continental drift. ** New Mexico become the 47th U.S. State. * January 8 – The African National Congress is founded as the South African Native National Congress, at the Waaihoek Wesleyan Church in Bloemfontein, to promote improved rights for Black people, black South Africans, with John Langalibalele Dube as its first president. * January 14 – Raymond Poincaré forms a coalition government in France, beginning his first term of office as Prime Minister on 21 January. * January 17 – British polar explorer Captain Robert Falcon Scott and a team of four become the second expeditionary group to reach the South Pole. * January 18 (Old Style and New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Farmers' Party (Iceland, 1913)
The Farmers' Party ( is, Bændaflokkur) was a political party in Iceland between 1913 and 1916. History The party was established in 1913 by MPs from the Union Party (Iceland), Union Party, which was formed in 1912 as a joint group of the Home Rule Party and the moderate majority in the Independence Party (Iceland, historical), Independence Party. The party suffered a split in 1916 when some members left to form the Independent Farmers,Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p520 but there were no MPs among them. In the August 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election, August 1916 elections to the six previously appointed seats in the upper house of the Althing, the party finished fourth with 7.5%. However, by the October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election, October elections to both houses, it finished third in the popular vote, winning four seats in the lower house and one in the upper house.Dieter Nohlen, Nohlen, D & Stöver, P (2010) ''Electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 By Country
Year 191 ( CXCI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Apronianus and Bradua (or, less frequently, year 944 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 191 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Parthia * King Vologases IV of Parthia dies after a 44-year reign, and is succeeded by his son Vologases V. China * A coalition of Chinese warlords from the east of Hangu Pass launches a punitive campaign against the warlord Dong Zhuo, who seized control of the central government in 189, and held the figurehead Emperor Xian hostage. After suffering some defeats against the coalition forces, Dong Zhuo forcefully relocates the imperial capital from Luoyang to Chang'an. Before leaving, Dong Zhuo orders his troops to loot the tombs of the Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1912 In Iceland
The following lists events in 1912 in Iceland. Incumbents * Monarch: Frederik VIII (until 14 May); Christian X (starting 14 May) *Prime Minister – Kristján Jónsson (until 24 July); Hannes Hafstein (from 24 July) Events *The 1912 Úrvalsdeild season was the first season of league football in Iceland. * Kveldúlfur was established. *Íshúsfélag Ísfirðinga was established. *The Farmers' Party was established. *Bandalag íslenskra skáta was founded. Births *8 January – Sigurður Þórarinsson, geologist, volcanologist, and glaciologist (d. 1983). Deaths *31 August – Indriði Indriðason, spiritualist medium (b. 1883) *24 November – Björn Jónsson, politician (b. 1846) References {{Year in Europe, 1912 Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (alon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Jónsson
Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was minister for Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only regent of Iceland and first president of Iceland. Björn became Minister for Iceland after Hannes Hafstein and his supporters suffered losses in the elections of 1908, where the voters rejected the draft of a new constitution. Björn was forced to resign after forcing the General Director of the National Bank, Tryggvi Gunnarsson, out of that post due to heavy criticism of their supporters. Björn and other opponents of the Draft won a landslide victory in the 1908 elections. He served as speaker of the Althing in 1909. Björn was commonly known for Ísafold, the paper he published and edited from 1874 to 1909, and was known as Björn í Ísafold or Ísafoldar-Björn. Björn offended the Danish Authorities in 1909 by appointing a Councillor of Commerce to work on business negotiations for Iceland, when he appointed h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Indriði Indriðason
Indriði Indriðason (12 October 1883 – 31 August 1912) was an Icelandic spiritualist medium. He was the first medium documented in Iceland and his discovery was a major impetus to the establishment of spiritualism there. Life Indriði was raised on a remote farm and was uneducated. At 22, he moved to Reykjavík to work at a newspaper as a printer's apprentice. The wife of the relative at whose house he was living was interested in the Experimental Society that Einar Hjörleifsson Kvaran had established to investigate spiritualist claims; early in 1905 she brought him with her to a session and when he participated in a table-tilting experiment, she claimed the table moved "violently". The Experimental Society was formalized in fall 1905 in order to investigate Indriði. It paid him a salary and he was required not to give séances without its permission. He moved into Kvaran's home, and then in 1907 the Society built an Experimental House for him to provide maximally contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjorn Jonsson
Bjorn (English, Dutch), Björn (Swedish, Icelandic, Dutch, and German), Bjørn (Danish, Faroese and Norwegian), Beorn (Old English) or, rarely, Bjôrn, Biorn, or Latinized Biornus, Brum (Portuguese), is a Scandinavian male given name, or less often a surname. The name means "bear" (the animal). In Finnish and Finland Swedish, sometimes also in Swedish, the nickname Nalle ("teddy bear") refers to Björn. Surname *Claus Bjørn, Danish author, historian, and television and radio broadcaster *Evert Björn, Swedish Olympic athlete *Hugo Björne, Swedish actor *Kristian Bjørn, Norwegian skier * Lars "Lasse" Björn, Swedish Olympic ice hockey player *Thomas Bjørn, Danish golfer Given name Acting *Björn Andrésen, Swedish actor and musician *Björn Bjelfvenstam, Swedish actor *Björn Granath, Swedish actor *Björn Gustafsson, Swedish comedian and actor *Björn Kjellman, Swedish actor and singer *Björn Skifs, Swedish singer and actor Art and music *Björn Afzelius, Swedish musician ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 In Iceland
The following lists events that happened in 1983 in Iceland. Incumbents *President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir *Prime Minister – Gunnar Thoroddsen, Steingrímur Hermannsson Events * 13 March – The feminist political party, Women's List, was founded. * The social-democratic political party, Alliance of Social Democrats, was founded. Births *1 April – Hera Hjartardóttir, singer-songwriter *1 April – Ólafur Ingi Skúlason, footballer. *7 September – Garðar Gunnlaugsson, footballer Deaths *19 June – Vilmundur Gylfason, politician, historian and poet (b. 1948) *8 February – Sigurður Þórarinsson, geologist (b. 1912) *25 September – Gunnar Thoroddsen, politician (b. 1910) References {{Year in Europe, 1983 1980s in Iceland Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Ic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurður Þórarinsson
Sigurdur Thorarinsson ( Icelandic: Sigurður Þórarinsson) (January 8, 1912 – February 8, 1983) was an Icelandic geologist, volcanologist, glaciologist, professor and lyricist. He is considered a pioneer in the field of tephrochronology, and he made significant contributions in many areas of geology, especially volcanology and glaciology, both in Iceland and abroad. Biography Sigurður Þórarinsson was born in Vopnafjörður in northeastern Iceland in 1912. He received his Ph.D. from Stockholm University College in 1944 and began a long and distinguished academic career as professor of geography at the University of Iceland. According to his obituary in ''The Geographical Journal'', "He was something of a polymath who contrived to take geology, geomorphology, glaciology, climatology, and archaeology in his stride." He died suddenly of a heart attack in Reykjavík in 1983. Subsequently, the International Association of Volcanology and Chemistry of the Earth's Interior (IAVCEI ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandalag íslenskra Skáta
Bandalag íslenskra skáta (BIS, ''Icelandic Boy and Girl Scout Association'') is the national Scouting and Guiding organization of Iceland. Scouting was founded in Iceland in 1912 and was among the earlier members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement in 1924. Guiding in Iceland was founded in 1922 and among the founding members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts. The organization serves 1,741 Scouts (as of 2011) and 2,002 Guides (as of 2003) in 35 troops. History Scouting was introduced in Iceland as early as 1911, when Ingvar Ólafsson, who had entered the Scout Movement in Denmark, formed the first Boy Scout patrol. At that time Iceland was a part of the Danish Crown, enjoying Home Rule only since 1904. A growing feeling of nationalism striving for independence for the country led many societies and movements to look for guidance and motives in other countries than Denmark. This is true for the Scout Movement as in 1912 the leaders of Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
