- 1882 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1882 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of QueenVictoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales -Alexandra of Denmark
*Archdruid of theNational Eisteddfod of Wales - ClwydfarddEvents
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February 11 - Six miners are killed in an accident at the Lewis Merthyr Colliery.
*March 3 - Five miners are killed in an accident at the Henwaen Colliery,Blaina .
*October 20 - The steamer "Clan MacDuff" sinks offHolyhead , resulting in 32 deaths.
*November 1 - An Austrianbarque , the "Petroslava", is wrecked onSkokholm with the loss of 10 of its 11 crew members.
*Anti-Irish riots break out atTredegar .
*Lager is brewed atWrexham , for the first time in the UK.
*SA Brain & Company Ltd opens its brewery inCardiff .
*St Catharine's Church, Baglan, is consecrated.Arts and literature
Awards
National Eisteddfod of Wales - held atDenbigh
*Chair - "withheld"
*Crown -Dafydd Rees Williams New books
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Richard Davies (Mynyddog) - "Pedwerydd Llyfr Mynyddog"
*Frances Hoggan - "Education for Girls in Wales"Music
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port
*Football - Druids win the
Welsh Cup for the third time in its five-year history.
*Rugby Union -Bargoed RFC ,Loughor RFC ,Pentyrch RFC andPontardawe RFC formed.Births
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January 3 -Johnnie Williams Welsh international rugby player (died1916 )
*February 3 -Harry Wetter , Welsh international rugby union player (died1934 )
*February 11 -Gwendoline Davies , patron of the arts (died1951 )
*July 24 -Reginald Clarry , politician (died1945 )
*September 6 -Tommy Vile , Welsh international rugby player (died1958 )
*September 30 -Charlie Pritchard Welsh international rugby player (died1916 )
*November 6 -David Rees Griffiths , poet (died1953 )
*December 16 -Cyril Fox , archaeologist (died1967 )
*"date unknown" -Ivor Lewis , artist (died1958 )Deaths
*August -
John Dillwyn Llewelyn , botanist and photographer (born1810 )
*December 16 -Alfred Ollivant , Bishop of Llandaff (born1798 )
*1883
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