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1905 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1905 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - George (later George V)
  • Princess of Wales - Mary
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed

    • Events

  • 31 January - 1904–1905 Welsh Revival: Rev Peter Price writes to the Western Mail, criticising the "so-called" revival led by Evan Roberts.
  • 10 March - 33 men are killed in a mining accident at Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda.
  • 29 March - Evan Roberts embarks on his first and only mission outside Wales, spending a three-week period in Liverpool.
  • 27 May - Thomas Price becomes Premier of South Australia.
  • 30 June - Opening of the Prichard Jones Institute at Newborough, Anglesey.
  • 11 July - National Colliery disaster at Wattstown in the Rhondda: an underground explosion kills 120, with just one survivor.
  • 28 August - The Dyserth branch line is opened to passengers.
  • 21 October - The centenary of the death of Horatio Nelson is commemorated in a ceremony at The Kymin. Participants include Lady Llangattock.
  • 28 October - Edward VII grants city status to Cardiff.
  • 10 December - David Lloyd George joins the new Liberal Cabinet of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as President of the Board of Trade.
  • 18 December - The earldom of Plymouth is revived in favour of Robert George Windsor-Clive, 14th Baron Windsor, who also becomes Viscount Windsor of St. Fagan's.
  • 28 December - Godfrey Morgan is created Viscount Tredegar.
  • Sir John Williams purchases the Peniarth manuscripts at the instigation of John Gwenogvryn Evans.

    • Arts and literature

  • Edward Morgan Humphreys joins the staff of Y Genedl Gymreig.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Mountain Ash
  • Chair - withheld
  • Crown - Thomas Mathonwy Davies

    • English language

  • David Ffrangcon Davies - The Singing of the Future
  • W. H. Davies - The Soul's Destroyer
  • Gwaith Ann Griffiths (ed. Owen Morgan Edwards)
  • Allen Raine - Hearts of Wales
  • Owen Rhoscomyl - Flame-Bearers of Welsh History

    • Welsh language

  • John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) - Cynfeirdd Lleyn
  • Gwyneth Vaughan - O Gorlannau'r Defaid
  • John Watson - Yr Hen Ddoctor

    • Film

  • The Life of Charles Peace made by Ifan ab Owen Edwards

    • Music

  • David John de Lloyd is the first music graduate of University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
  • John Hughes - "Cwm Rhondda" (hymn tune, first version, as "Rhondda")
  • William Penfro Rowlands - "Blaenwern" (hymn tune)

    • Sport

  • Bowls - The International Bowling Board is formed in Cardiff.
  • Rugby union
  • 11 March - Wales win the Home Nations Championship and take the Triple Crown.
  • 16 December - Wales defeat the first touring New Zealand team at Cardiff Arms Park.

    • Births

  • 6 January - Idris Davies, poet (died 1953)
  • 10 February - Rachel Thomas, actress (died 1995)
  • 28 February - Glyn Jones, writer (died 1995)
  • 1 March - Doris Hare, actress (died 2000)
  • 18 April - Alun Oldfield-Davies, controller of BBC Wales (died 1988)
  • 18 May - Thomas Jones Pierce, historian (died 1964)
  • 28 June - Albert Clifford Williams, politician (died 1987)
  • 11 July - Jack Bassett, Wales international rugby union player (died 1989)
  • 2 August - Myrna Loy, actress of Welsh descent (died 1993)
  • 13 August - Gareth Jones, journalist and advisor to David Lloyd George (died 1935)
  • 28 August - Cyril Walters, cricketer (died 1992)
  • 31 October - W. F. Grimes, archaeologist (died 1988)
  • 26 November - Emlyn Williams, dramatist and actor (died 1987)
  • 10 December - John Edward Jones, Plaid Cymru leader (died 1970)
  • 18 December - Stanley Cornwell Lewis, artist
  • 22 December - Gwyn Richards, dual-code rugby player (died 1985)
  • 29 December - Billy Williams, dual-code international rugby player (died 1973)

    • Deaths

  • 14 March - Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, 29
  • 25 April - David Watkin Jones, poet, 73
  • 29 May - Robert Franklin John, Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia, 54
  • August/September - Peter Rees Jones, entrepreneur, 62
  • 14 October - John Thomas, photographer, 67
  • 15 October - Thomas Howells (Hywel Cynon), poet and musician, 66
  • 28 October - Barry Girling, Wales international rugby union player
  • 10 November - Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), poet and archdruid, 82
  • 19 November - Watkin Hezekiah Williams (Watcyn Wyn), schoolmaster and poet, 61
  • 25 November - William Cadwaladr Davies, educationist, 56
  • 9 December - Arthur Humphreys-Owen, barrister, landowner and politician, 69
  • 14 December - Nathaniel Jones, minister and poet, 73
  • 17 December - Robert Jones Derfel, poet and dramatist, 81

    • References

    1905 in Wales Wikipedia
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