18th Century
| Year | Date | Event |
|---|---|---|
| 1703 | First Icelandic census. | |
| 1707 | The Bubonic plague spreads in Iceland. A quarter of the population dies. | |
| 1712 | Jarðabók is completed. | |
| 1720 | The manuscripts of Árni Magnússon are moved to Denmark. | |
| 1760 | Icelanders start exporting salted fish to Spain. | |
| 1783 | Móðuharðindin – a volcanic eruption at Lakagígar destroys a great deal of the livestock in Iceland, causing famine and misery. | |
| 1787 | Danish trade monopoly ceases. | |
| 1800 | 6 June | The Althing is abolished. |
Read more about this topic: Timeline Of Icelandic History
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