1890 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1890 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 - Clwydfardd

Events

*February 6 - In an accident at Llanerch Colliery, Pontypool, 176 miners are killed.
*March 10 - In an accident at Morfa Colliery, Port Talbot, 86 miners are killed.
*April 13 - At a by-election in Caernarfon, David Lloyd George wins the seat for the Liberals from the Conservatives, defeating H. J. E. Nanney, the local squire.
*December 21 - Beginning of a 3-week period of severe winter weather causing deaths and disruption to daily life in many parts of Wales.
*"Y Cymro" is launched.
*Queen Elisabeth of Romania visits Llandudno.
*Opening of Rock Mills woollen mill at Capel Dewi.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held at Bangor
*Chair - Thomas Tudno Jones
*Crown - John John Roberts

New books

*Anne Beale - "Old Gwen"
*Rhoda Broughton - "Alas!"

Music

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port

*Cricket - The England ladies' team plays an exhibition match at Newport.
*Football - The Welsh Cup is won by Chirk for the third time.
*Hockey - The Welsh Hockey Association is founded.

Births

*June 21 - W. J. A. Davies, rugby player (died 1967)
*December 16 - P. J. Grigg, politician (died 1964)
*"date unknown" - Jack Anthony, jockey (d. 1954)

Deaths

*January 17 - Christopher Rice Mansel Talbot, landowner (born 1803)
*January 20 - Guillermo Rawson, Argentinian politician and patron of Patagonian Welsh colony (born 1821)
*March 19 - Edmund Swetenham, MP for Caernarfon
*June 29 - Henry Herbert, 4th Earl of Carnarvon (born 1831)
*July 20 - David Davies "Llandinam", industrialist (born 1818)