- 1876 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1876 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
*January - Argentine government appoints
Antonio Oneto as civil authority over the Welsh colony inPatagonia , the population of which numbers 690.
*January 9 - The death ofJohn Russell, Viscount Amberley , leavesBertrand Russell an orphan.
*July 13 - Act of Parliament allows theNorth Wales Narrow Gauge Railways Company to abandon plans for a line betweenCroesor Junction andBetws-y-Coed .
*December 2 -Cardiff RFC plays its first match, againstNewport .
*December 18 In a mining accident at South Wales Pit,Abertillery , twenty men are killed.
*Opening ofLlandudno pier.
*Francis Kilvert becomes vicar of Saint Harmon,Radnorshire .Arts and literature
New books
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George Thomas Orlando Bridgeman - "History of the Princes of South Wales"Music
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Eos Bradwen - "Bugeiles yr Wyddfa"port
*Football
**February -Llewelyn Kenrick sets up the Football Association of Wales, in response to a challenge issued by "The Field" magazine, to organize an international match between Wales and Scotland or Ireland.
**March 25 - Wales play Scotland inGlasgow , losing 4 - 0.
**Formation of Caernarfon athletics club, laterCaernarfon Town .
*Rugby union -Aberavon RFC ,Cardiff RFC ,Cardigan RFC ,Llandaff RFC ,Merthyr RFC andPontypridd RFC are established.Births
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June 22 -Gwen John , artist (died1939 )
*July 15 -Jehoida Hodges , Welsh international rugby union player (died1930 )
*September 18 -Charles Kemeys-Tynte, 8th Baron Wharton (died1934 )
*November 17 -Dicky Owen , Welsh international rugby union player (died1932 )Deaths
*April -
Frances Bunsen , painter (born1791 )
*May 2 -Daniel Thomas Williams (Tydfylyn), poet and musician (born1820 )
*July 19 -George E. Pugh , Welsh-American politician (born1822 )
*November 9 -John David Jenkins , philanthropist (born1828 )
*November 17 -Thomas Rees (Twm Carnabwth) , leader of Rebecca Riots
*November 20 -Robert Herbert Williams (Corfanydd), musician (born1805 )
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