1777 in Wales

1777 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1777 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Princess of Wales - George, Princess Regent
*Prince of Wales - "vacant"

Events

*March 1 - David Samwell, at sea between New Zealand and Tahiti with Captain Cook, writes a "pennillion".
*July 22 - The business partnership between Anthony Bacon and William Brownrigg is dissolved.
*Thomas Pennant marries Anne Mostyn, daughter of Sir Thomas Mostyn, 4th Baronet.
*Francis Towne and John White go on a painting tour of North Wales.

Arts and literature

New books

*Evan Hughes (Hughes Fawr) - "Duwdod Crist"
*Nicholas Owen - "British Remains"
*Thomas Pennant - "British Zoology", vol. 4
*William Williams Pantycelyn - "Ductor Naptiarum: Neu Gyfarwyddwr Priodas"

Music

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Births

*June 15 - David Daniel Davis, royal obstetrician (died 1841)
*August 29 - John James, hymn-writer (died 1848)
*September 15 - John Jones of Ystrad, MP (died 1842)

Deaths

*March 4 - Edward Richard, teacher and poet, 62
*April - John Hodges, Methodist, 77
*July 1 - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet, 64
*August 30 - Dafydd Jones, hymn-writer, 66
*December 18 - William Lloyd, translator, 60


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