1883 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1883 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

*January 27 - In the same storm, the "James Gray" is wrecked on Tusker Rocks, Porthcawl, and the "Agnes Jack" off Port Eynon. The Mumbles lifeboat puts out, and 5 of its crew are drowned in the rescue attempt.
*February 1 - Five miners are killed in an accident at the Lewis Merthyr Colliery.
*June 25 - Six miners are killed in an accident at the New Duffryn Colliery, Rhymney.
*August 21 - Five miners are killed in an accident at the Gelli Colliery, Gelli, Glamorgan.
*October 31 - 18 people are drowned when the German barque "Alhambra" sinks off Holyhead.
*November - Samuel Griffith becomes Prime Minister of Queensland.
**Closure of Point of Ayr lighthouse.
*Peak year for zinc production in Wales.
*Dr William Price, aged 83, marries Gwenllian Llywelyn.

Arts and literature

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held at Cardiff
*Chair - "withheld"
*Crown - Anna Walter Thomas

New books

*Rhoda Broughton - "Belinda"
*Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) - "Gwaith Barddonol Trebor Mai" (posthumously published)

Music

*Treorchy Male Voice Choir formed.

port

*Football - Wrexham win the Welsh Cup for the second time in its six-year history.

Births

*January 6 - Harry Uzzell, Wales international rugby union captain (died 1960)
*April 30 - David John de Lloyd, composer (died 1948)
*May 28 - Clough Williams-Ellis, architect (died 1978)
*"date unknown"
**John Jones (Tydu), poet (died 1968)
**Percy Thomas, architect (died 1969)
**James Walker, politician

Deaths

*November 8 - William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog), poet (born 1802)