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Hannes Hafstein ( December 4, 1861- December 13, 1922) (born Hannes Ţórđur) was the first Prime Minister of Iceland. In 1904 he was the first Icelander to be appointed to the Danish Cabinet as the Minister for Icelandic Affairs and was responsible to the Icelandic Althing.


He was born on the farm Möđruvellir in Hörgárdalur , Iceland. His parents were Pétur Havstein ( February 17, 1812 - June 24, 1875) and Kristjana Gunnarsdóttir Havstein ( September 20, 1836 - February 24, 1927Centuries: 19th century 20th century 21st century Decades: 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s Years: 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 See also 1927 in aviation 1927 in film 1927 in literature 1927 in mu).

He graduated from The Icelandic National School in 1880Events January 1 Construction of the Panama Canal begins February 2 The first electric streetlight is installed in Wabash, Indiana February 13 Thomas Edison becomes the second person to observe the Edison Effect. February 17 Bomb explodes in Winter Palace and took a lawThis article is about law in society. For other possible meanings, see law (disambiguation). Law (a loanword from Danish-Norwegian lov , in politics and jurisprudence, is a set of rules of conduct which mandate or proscribe (or both) specified relationshi degree from Hafnarháskóli ( University of CopenhagenThe University of Copenhagen (Kobenhavns Universtitet) is the oldest and largest university and research institution in Denmark. It has almost 33,000 students, a majority of which are female, and more than 6,000 employees. It should not be confused with t) in 18861886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) Events January 18 Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. January 29 Karl Benz patents the first successful gasoline-driven automobile. March.

Hafstein died in Reykjavik on December 13,1922.

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