1879 in Wales

1879 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1879 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

Events

*January 13 - In a mining accident at Dinas Colliery, Rhiwabon, 63 men are killed.
*22–January 23 - The defence of Rorke's Drift by 139 British soldiers from the South Wales Borderers results in the award of 11 VCs, the recipients including Private John Williams and Private Robert Jones.
*September 22 - In a mining accident at Waunllwyd, Ebbw Vale, 84 men are killed.
*The ballroom of the Lord Nelson Hotel, Milford Haven, becomes the first in the UK to be lit by electricity.
*Pryce Pryce-Jones builds the Royal Welsh Warehouse at Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
*Completion of the Severn Railway Bridge (destroyed in 1960).

Arts and literature

New books

*Beriah Gwynfe Evans - "Owain Glyndwr" (play)

Music

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port

*Football - Newtown win the Welsh Cup in the second year of its existence.
*Rugby union - Brecon RFC, Ebbw Vale RFC and Treherbert RFC are founded.

Births

*January 1 - Ernest Jones, psychiatrist (died 1958)
*August 29 - Donough O'Brien, cricketer (died 1953)
*September 4 - Eliot Crawshay-Williams, politician and writer (died 1962)
*October 2 - Idris Bell, papyrologist (died 1967)
*November 6 - George Daggar MP, politician (died 1950)
*November 27 - Dick Jones, Welsh international rugby player (died 1958)

Deaths

*September 23 - Francis Kilvert, diarist (born 1840)
*December 11 - William Thomas (Gwilym Marles), minister and writer, uncle of Dylan Thomas (born 1834)


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