1878 in Wales

1878 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1878 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark

Events

*September 11 - In a mining accident at the Prince of Wales Colliery, Abercarn, 268 men are killed.
*The open-hearth method of making steel is developed at Blaenavon by Percy Gilchrist and Sidney Gilchrist Thomas.
*Founding of Dr Williams' School for Girls at Dolgellau.
*Opening of Marine Drive around the Great Orme at Llandudno.
*A passenger ferry service is established between Bangor and Porthaethwy on the Menai Strait.
*Industrialist John Corbett buys Ynysymaengwyn.

Arts and literature

New books

*Daniel Silvan Evans - "Celtic Remains"
*William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) - "Llythyrau 'Rhen Ffarmwr"

Music

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port

*Football - The Welsh Cup competition takes place for the first time, and is won by Wrexham.

Births

*January 4 - Augustus John, painter (died 1961)
*January 30 - Reg Skrimshire, Wales and British Lions rugby union player (died 1963)
*February 24 - Lou Phillips, Wales international rugby player (died 1916)
*March 3 - Edward Thomas, poet (died 1917)
*April 16 - Owen Thomas Jones, geologist (died 1967)
*May 26 - Abel J. Jones, writer (died 1949)
*June 28 - Evan Roberts, preacher (died 1951)
*July 1 - Billy Trew, rugby player and Welsh Triple Crown winning captain (died 1926)
*November 8 - Dorothea Bate, palaeontologist (died 1951)
*December 31 - Caradoc Evans, writer (died 1945)
*"date unknown"
**Thomas Richards, historian (died 1962)
**Richard Hughes Williams (Dic Tryfan), writer (died 1919)

Deaths

*September 30 - Evan James, poet, lyricist of the Welsh national anthem, 69
*November 20 - William Thomas (Islwyn), poet, 46
*November 18 - John Jones (Mathetes), clergyman and writer, 57
*November 25 - Llewelyn Lewellin, clergyman and academic, 80


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