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1887 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1887 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

  • 18 February — 39 miners are killed in an accident at Standard Colliery, Ynyshir.
  • June — The Riot Act is read at Mochdre in the Vale of Clwyd at the height of a "Tithe War".
  • November — The Helvetia wrecked off Worms Head, Rhossili (remains can still be seen at low tide).
  • New Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral completed.
  • The Turner House Gallery, Penarth, is built to house the art collection of Major James Pyke Thompson.
  • Opening of Wrexham School of Science and Art.
  • Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn and Stuart Rendel affirm the Welsh Liberal Party's support of Irish Home Rule.
  • Richard John Lloyd Price establishes a Welsh whisky distillery on his Rhiwlas estate at Frongoch.

    • Awards

    National Eisteddfod of Wales — held at London

  • Chair — Robert Arthur Williams
  • Crown — John Cadfan Davies

    • New books

  • Amy Dillwyn — Jill and Jack
  • Daniel Silvan Evans — Dictionary of the Welsh Language (Geiriadur Cymraeg)

    • Music

  • John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) - Cambria’s Homage to our Empress Queen

    • Sport

  • Football
  • Chirk win the Welsh Cup for the first time.
  • Knighton Town F.C. is founded.
  • Rugby union
  • Ammanford RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Mumbles RFC, Newport RFC, Pontyclun RFC and Taffs Well RFC are established.
  • Wales play their first international in Llanelli; though the original venue of Stradey Park is moved to a local cricket pitch due to a frozen pitch.

    • Births

  • 13 January — Hedd Wyn, poet (died 1917)
  • 27 February — James Dickson Innes, painter (died 1914)
  • 23 March — Percy Jones, Wales international rugby player (died 1969)
  • 19 April — Bertrand Turnbull, Olympic hockey player (died 1943)
  • 23 April — Len Trump, Wales international rugby player (died 1948)
  • 13 July — Elizabeth Watkin-Jones, children's author (died 1966)
  • 21 September — T. H. Parry-Williams, poet, author and academic (died 1975)
  • 11 October — William Davies, national librarian (died 1952)
  • 29 December — Jack Wetter, Wales international rugby union captain (died 1967)
  • Date unknown
  • Bessie Jones, singer (died 1974)
  • Artie Moore, wireless operator (died 1949)

    • Deaths

  • 25 January — Rowland Prichard, musician, 76
  • 16 February — Richard Owen, preacher, 47
  • 24 March — William Lucas Collins, priest and writer, 71
  • 23 April — John Ceiriog Hughes, poet, 54
  • 19 July — Lewis Edwards, educationist, 77
  • 11 August — Sir Richard Green-Price, 1st Baronet, politician, 83

    • References

    1887 in Wales Wikipedia
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