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1880 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1880 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
  • Princess of Wales — Alexandra
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Clwydfardd

    • Events

  • 25 February — The Resurgam, an early mechanically-powered submarine, sinks off Rhyl.
  • 10 March — Six miners are killed in an accident at the Bedwellty Colliery, Tredegar.
  • 29 April — At the United Kingdom general election, Wales elects 28 Liberal MPs. David Davies, Llandinam, is returned unopposed as member for Cardigan.
  • 17 June — Rebuilt Holyhead railway station and inner harbour officially opened.
  • 15 July — 120 miners are killed in an accident at the Risca Colliery.
  • 3 August — Nine miners are killed in an accident at the Bersham Colliery in Wrexham.
  • 10 December — 101 miners are killed in an accident at the Penygraig Colliery, Rhondda.

    • Arts and literature

  • Beriah Gwynfe Evans' Owain Glyndwr, one of the first full-length plays in the Welsh language, is first performed at Llanberis.

    • Awards

    National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Caernarfon (first "official" National Eisteddfod)

  • Chair - W. B. Joseph
  • Crown - Ellis Roberts (Elis Wyn o Wyrfai)

    • New books

  • Sir William Boyd Dawkins — Early Man in Britain and his place in the Tertiary Period
  • Amy Dillwyn — The Rebecca Rioter

    • Music

  • Joseph Parry — Emmanuel (cantata)

    • Sport

  • Football — The Druids of Rhiwabon win the Welsh Cup for the first time.
  • Rugby union — Cwmbran RFC and Crumlin RFC are founded.
  • Yachting — Penarth Yacht Club is founded as Penarth Boat Club.

    • Births

  • 31 January — Phil Hopkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
  • 12 February — William Joseph Rhys, writer (died 1967)
  • 17 March — Harry Grindell Matthews, inventor (died 1941)
  • 8 April — Thomas Thomas, boxing champion (died 1911)
  • 19 April — Jack Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1971)
  • 30 April — George Maitland Lloyd Davies, pacifist (died 1949)
  • 9 May — Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, patron of the arts (died 1946)
  • 11 May — David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, politician (died 1944)
  • 22 May
  • Dr Teddy Morgan, Wales international rugby player (died 1947)
  • Robert John Rowlands ('Meuryn'), journalist and poet (died 1967)
  • 31 May — Edward Tegla Davies, author (died 1967)
  • 22 June — Rhys Gabe, rugby player (died 1967)
  • 2 September — Isaac Daniel Hooson, poet (died 1948)
  • 15 September — William Charles Williams, VC recipient (died 1915)
  • 20 September — Ernie Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1958)

    • Deaths

  • 6 January — John Thomas ('Minimus'), minister and author, 71
  • 2 March — Charles Meredith, Tasmanian politician, 68
  • 12 April — Thomas Joseph Brown, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1796)
  • 23 April — Robert Thomas ('Ap Vychan'), minister and writer, 70
  • 10 May — David Charles II, hymn-writer, 76?
  • 30 August — Mordecai Jones, industrialist, 67

    • References

    1880 in Wales Wikipedia
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