1899 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1899 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Hwfa Môn

Events

*March 29 - A French barque, "Le Marechal Lannes", is wrecked off Grassholm, with the loss of its crew of 25.
*April - The Duke and Duchess of York visit Gwydir Castle.
*July 20 - A rabid dog attacks a group of children in Pontarddulais. In August, eight of them are sent to the Pasteur Institute in Paris to be inoculated.
*Arthur Keen buys the Dowlais Iron Company from Ivor Bertie Guest, 1st Baron Wimborne.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales – held at Cardiff
*Chair - "withheld"
*Crown - Richard Roberts

New books

*Rhoda Broughton - "Foes in Law"
*John Owen Jones (Ap Ffarmwr) - "Cofiant Gladstone"
*Allen Raine - "By Berwyn Banks"

Music

*march 11 - The Gramophone Company makes the first recording in the Welsh language, including Madge Breese singing "Hen wlad fy nhadau".

port

*Football
**The Welsh Cup is won by the "Druids" for the seventh time in its 21-year history.
**Cardiff City F.C. is founded, under the name of "Riverside Reserves".

Births

*April 28 - Len Davies, footballer (died 1945)
*May 17 - H. H. Price, philosopher (died 1984)
*December 20 - Martyn Lloyd-Jones, preacher (died 1981)

Deaths

*April 5 - T. E. Ellis, politician (born 1859)
*August - Owen Glynne Jones, mountaineer (born 1867)