1882 in Wales

1882 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1882 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 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 off Holyhead, resulting in 32 deaths.
*November 1 - An Austrian barque, the "Petroslava", is wrecked on Skokholm with the loss of 10 of its 11 crew members.
*Anti-Irish riots break out at Tredegar.
*Lager is brewed at Wrexham, for the first time in the UK.
*SA Brain & Company Ltd opens its brewery in Cardiff.
*St Catharine's Church, Baglan, is consecrated.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held at Denbigh
*Chair - "withheld"
*Crown - Dafydd Rees Williams

New books

*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 and Pontardawe RFC formed.

Births

*January 3 - Johnnie Williams Welsh international rugby player (died 1916)
*February 3 - Harry Wetter, Welsh international rugby union player (died 1934)
*February 11 - Gwendoline Davies, patron of the arts (died 1951)
*July 24 - Reginald Clarry, politician (died 1945)
*September 6 - Tommy Vile, Welsh international rugby player (died 1958)
*September 30 - Charlie Pritchard Welsh international rugby player (died 1916)
*November 6 - David Rees Griffiths, poet (died 1953)
*December 16 - Cyril Fox, archaeologist (died 1967)
*"date unknown" - Ivor Lewis, artist (died 1958)

Deaths

*August - John Dillwyn Llewelyn, botanist and photographer (born 1810)
*December 16 - Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff (born 1798)
*1883


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