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1865 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1865 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
  • Princess of Wales — Alexandra

    • Events

  • 5 January — The Festiniog Railway officially opens to passengers, the first narrow gauge railway in the British Isles to do so.
  • 14 January — An American Confederate paddle steamer, Lelia, sinks off the north Wales coast, with the loss of eighteen lives.
  • 1 February — The Vale of Neath Railway is amalgamated with the Great Western Railway.
  • 14 April
  • Opening of the Royal Pier, Aberystwyth, built by Eugenius Birch at a cost of £13,600.
  • Paddle steamer Great Empress collides with Beaumaris Pier.
  • May
  • Opening of Talyllyn Railway.
  • A branch of The Philanthropic Order of True Ivorites Friendly Society is established and registered at Colwinston.
  • 28 May — The Mimosa sets sail with emigrants for Patagonia.
  • 10 June — Opening of Penarth Dock.
  • 3 July — Opening of Barmouth Junction on the Aberystwyth and Welsh Coast Railway.
  • 28 July — The town of Puerto Madryn and the Patagonian colony is founded by Michael D. Jones.
  • 29 November — Two men die when a coal train falls into the North Dock at Swansea.
  • 1 December — Llandrindod Wells is linked to the rail network for the first time.
  • The only outbreak of yellow fever ever to occur in Britain kills fifteen people in Swansea.
  • Francis Kilvert becomes curate of Clyro in Radnorshire.
  • Sale of the Pwyllycrochan estate, leading to the development of Colwyn Bay.
  • John Crichton-Stuart, Marquess of Bute, meets architect and designer William Burges.
  • Robert Jones Derfel retires from the ministry and sets up a Welsh bookshop and press in Manchester.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Aberystwyth. The chair is won by Lewis William Lewis (Llew Llwyfo).

    • New books

  • Morris Davies — Cofiant Ann 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

  • Thomas Gruffydd Jones (Tafalaw Bencerdd) — Gwarchae Harlech (cantata)

    • Sport

  • Cricket
  • 17 July — South Wales Cricket Club travels to Gravesend to play the Gentlemen of Kent.
  • August — Morriston Cricket Club is founded.

    • Births

  • 2 February - Henry Davies, cricketer (died 1934)
  • 28 February — Arthur Symons, poet and critic (died 1945)
  • 7 March — Martyn Jordan, Wales international rugby player (died 1902)
  • 30 April - Max Nettlau, German historian and Welsh learner (died 1944)
  • 3 June — Prince George, second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales and himself Prince of Wales 1901–1910 (later King George V; died 1936)
  • 6 August — Lewis Cobden Thomas, Wales international rugby player (died 1928)
  • 22 August — Stephen Thomas Wales international rugby player (died 1937)
  • 8 September - David Williams, Swansea politician (died 1941)
  • 23 September — William Brace, politician (died 1947)
  • 20 October — Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, 1st Baronet, judge (died 1955)
  • 26 October — Hugh Ingledew, Wales international rugby player (died 1937)
  • October - Jack Doughty, footballer (died 1937)
  • 16 December - George Rowles, footballer (died 1922)
  • December - Richard Bagnall-Oakeley, Olympic archer (died 1947)
  • date unknown
  • Dickie Garrett, rugby player (died 1908)
  • Albert Hybart, rugby player (died 1945)
  • George Owen, footballer (died 1922)
  • Robert Roberts, footballer (died 1945)

    • Deaths

  • 21 February — Stapleton Cotton, military leader, 91
  • 26 April — William Williams, MP, 77
  • 29 April - Thomas Evans (Telynog), poet, 24
  • 18 June - William Parker Foulke, Welsh-descended American geologist, 49
  • 10 August — Hugh Pugh, mariner, 71
  • 28 September — John Lloyd Vaughan Watkins, politician, 63
  • 20 November — Rees Howell Gronow, soldier, politician and memoirist, 70

    • References

    1865 in Wales Wikipedia
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