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1863 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1863 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
  • Princess of Wales — Alexandra (after 10 March)

    • Events

  • 10 March — Marriage of Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, to Alexandra of Denmark. Alexandra becomes the first Princess of Wales since 1820.
  • 23 October — Festiniog Railway introduces steam locomotives into general service, the first time this has been done anywhere in the world on a public railway of such a narrow gauge (2 ft (60 cm)).
  • Founding of the Anglesey Central Railway.
  • English church services are introduced for English-speaking minorities in Welsh-speaking areas.
  • Sir Hugh Owen becomes an honorary secretary of the London committee formed to set up the University of Wales.
  • Mesac Thomas becomes the first Bishop of Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia.
  • Publication of The Bards of Wales, first written in 1857 by Hungarian poet János Arany, using the story of Edward I's conquest of Wales to disguise criticism of the Austro-Hungarian empire.
  • Machynlleth born John Evans arrives in British Columbia, Canada, with a group of other Welsh miners. He subsequently becomes a major political figure in the province.
  • Spa pump room built at Trefriw.
  • Guest Memorial Library at Dowlais opened.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Swansea.

    • New books

  • John Ceiriog Hughes — Cant o Ganeuon
  • John Jones (Ioan Emlyn) — Golud yr Oes
  • David William Nash — The Pharaoh of the Exodus
  • Ebenezer Thomas — Cyff Beuno

    • Music

  • John Ceiriog Hughes — Cant O Ganeuon
  • John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) — Llewelyn (cantata)

    • Sport

  • Cricket
  • 23 July — South Wales Cricket Club defeat MCC at Lord's.
  • 27 July — South Wales Cricket Club defeat Gentlemen of Kent at Cranbrook.

    • Births

  • 15 January — James Webb, Wales rugby international (died 1913)
  • 17 January — David Lloyd George, politician (died 1945)
  • 3 March — Arthur Machen, writer (died 1947)
  • 16 March — Dan Beddoe, operatic tenor (died 1937)
  • 25 March — Owen Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant (died 1937)
  • 13 April — Walter E. Rees, Secretary of the Welsh Rugby Union (died 1949)
  • May — William Rees Morgan Davies, politician (died 1939)
  • 8 May — Charles Taylor Wales rugby international (died 1915)
  • 18 May — Lewis Davies (Lewis Glyn Cynon), novelist and historian (died 1951)
  • 21 May — William Jones Williams, civil servant (died 1949)
  • 11 June — Llewellyn Henry Gwynne, first suffragan Bishop of Khartoum (died 1957)
  • 18 June — George Essex Evans, Australian poet of Welsh parentage (died 1909)
  • 2 July — Billy Douglas, Wales international rugby player (died 1943)
  • 7 August — Edward Perkins Alexander, Wales international rugby player (died 1931)
  • 8 August — John Herbert Roberts, Baron Clwyd of Abergele, politician (died 1955)
  • 17 August — Joseph Harry, minister, writer and teacher (died 1950)
  • 29 August — Sir Daniel Lleufer Thomas, magistrate (died 1940)
  • 10 September — Walter Rice Evans, Wales international rugby player (died 1909)
  • 7 November — Rowley Thomas, Wales international rugby player (died 1949)

    • Deaths

  • 17 February — Ebenezer Thomas (Eben Fardd), poet, 60
  • 28 February — David Williams (Alaw Goch), industrialist, 53
  • 21 March — David Griffiths, missionary, 71
  • 24 March — Thomas Powell, industrialist, 84
  • 13 April — George Cornewall Lewis, statesman, 56
  • May/June — David Bevan Jones (Dewi Elfed), Mormon leader, 55
  • 15 July — Edward Pryce Owen, artist, 75
  • 8 November — Joseph Hughes (Carn Ingli), poet, 60
  • 13 December — Robert Saunderson, printer, 83

    • References

    1863 in Wales Wikipedia
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