- 1865 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1865 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 Events
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January 14 - An American Confederatepaddle steamer , "Lelia", sinks off the north Wales coast, with the loss of 18 lives.
*February 1 - TheVale of Neath Railway is amalgamated with theGreat Western Railway .
*April 14 - Opening of the Royal Pier atAberystwyth , built byEugenius Birch at a cost of £13,600.
*May 28 - The "Mimosa" sets sail for Patagonia.
*July 28 - The Patagonian colony is founded byMichael D. Jones .
*November 29 - Two men die when a coal train falls into the North Dock atSwansea .
*The only outbreak ofyellow fever ever to occur in Britain kills 15 people in Swansea.
*TheFfestiniog Railway is the first narrow-gauge passenger railway in the world.
*Construction of Whitford Point Lighthouse on Gower, the only cast-ironlighthouse ever built in the UK.
*Opening ofTal-y-Llyn railway.
*Opening of new branch line fromRuabon to link to the main rail line at Corwen.
*Francis Kilvert becomes curate ofClyro in Radnorshire.
*Sale of the Pwyllycrochan estate, leading to the development ofColwyn Bay .
*John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute , meets architect and designerWilliam Burges .
*Robert Jones Derfel retires from the ministry and sets up a Welsh bookshop and press in Manchester.Arts and literature
Awards
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National Eisteddfod of Wales is held atAberystwyth . The chair is won byLewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo).New books
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Morris Davies - "CofiantAnn Griffiths "
*John Evans (I. D. Ffraid) - "Coll Gwynfa" (translation of Milton's "Paradise Lost")
*John Ceiriog Hughes - "Y Bardd a'r Cerddor"
*John Jones (Mathetes) - "Pregeth i Fyfyrwyr Coleg Hwlffordd ..."
*John Thomas (Ifor Cwmgwys) - "Diferion Meddyliol"Music
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Thomas Gruffydd Jones (Tafalaw Bencerdd) - "Gwarchae Harlech" (cantata)port
*Cricket
**July 17 - South Wales Cricket Club travels to Gravesend to play the Gentlemen of Kent.Births
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February 23 -William George , lawyer and local politician (died1967 )
*June 3 - Prince George, second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales and himself Prince of Wales 1901 - 1910
*September 23 -William Brace , politician (died1947 )
*October 20 -Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet , judge (died1955 )Deaths
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February 21 - Stapleton Cotton, military leader, 91
*April 28 - William Williams, MP, 77
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