1774 in Wales

1774 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1774 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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

Events

*Dr Samuel Johnson accompanies Hester Thrale and her husband on a visit to North Wales.
*John Wilkinson takes out a patent for cannon-boring at his works in Bersham.

Arts and literature

New books

*Hugh Hughes - "Rheolau Bywyd Dynol" (translation of Robert Dodsley's "The Oeconomy of Human Life"
*Dafydd Jones - "Marwnad Enoch Ffransis"
*Hugh Jones (Maesglasau) - "Cydymaith yr Hwsmon"

Music

*William Williams Pantycelyn - "Ychydig Hymnau" (hymns)

Births

*May - John Elias, preacher (died 1841)
*June 24 - Azariah Shadrach, writer (died 1844)

Deaths

*"date unknown" - Dafydd Nicolas, poet


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