1893 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1893 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales â Clwydfardd[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey â Richard Davies[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire â Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire â John Ernest Greaves[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Herbert Davies-Evans[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â John Campbell, 2nd Earl Cawdor[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â William Cornwallis-West[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire â Hugh Robert Hughes[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire â W. R. M. Wynne[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Henry Somerset, 8th Duke of Beaufort[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â William Edwardes, 4th Baron Kensington[11]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Arthur Walsh, 2nd Baron Ormathwaite[12]
Events
- 13 February â The South Wales Daily Post is launched in Swansea.
- 11 April â In an underground fire at Great Western Mine, Pontypridd, 63 miners are killed.[17]
- 6 June â Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway opens South Dock in Newport Docks.[18]
- 6 July â The future Prince of Wales, Prince George (later George V), marries Mary of Teck; their wedding rings are made of Welsh gold.[19]
- 7 August â 24 people are drowned at Aberavon when a boat carrying trippers on a Sunday school outing from Ystrad Rhondda capsizes in the bay. A survivor claimed that the inexperienced passengers had been frightened by the waves and all ran to one side of the boat.[20]
- September â An International Eisteddfod takes place in Chicago, USA, during the Chicago World's Fair.[21]
- 17 November â Two boatmen involved in the Aberavon drowning disaster of 7 August are found not guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court.[20]
Arts and literature
Awards
National Eisteddfod of Wales â held at Pontypridd
- Chair â John Ceulanydd Williams, "Pulpud Cymru"[22]
- Crown â Ben Davies
New books
- Charles Ashton â Hanes Llenyddiaeth Gymreig o 1651 hyd 1850
- John Gruffydd Moelwyn Hughes â Caniadau Moelwyn
- Edwin Cynrig Roberts â Hanes Dechreuad y Wladfa Gymreig
- Eleazar Roberts â Owen Rees
Music
- Hymnau yr Eglwys (collection of hymns)
Sport
- Football â The Welsh Cup is won by Wrexham for the third time in its 14-year history.
- Rugby union â Wales wins the Triple Crown for the first time.
- Rugby union â Glamorgan Wanderers, Laugharne RFC and Tredegar RFC are established.
Births
- 15 January â Ivor Novello, composer and actor (died 1951)[23]
- 27 January â John Russell, VC recipient (died 1917)
- 25 February
- Billy Jennings, footballer (died 1968)
- Gordon Lang, politician (died 1981)
- 23 May â Tudor Thomas, pioneering ophthalmic surgeon (died 1976)[24]
- 24 May â William Hubert Davies, musician (died 1965)
- 1 June â Lewis Valentine, political activist (died 1986)[25]
- 2 June â David James Davies, economist, industrialist and writer (died 1956)
- 1 July â Douglas Marsden-Jones, rugby player (died 1955)
- 2 July â Ralph Hancock, garden architect (died 1950)
- 13 July â Evan Morgan, 2nd Viscount Tredegar, poet, occultist and horticulturalist (died 1949)
- 1 August â Lionel Beaumont Thomas, MC, businessman and politician (died 1942)
- 15 October â Saunders Lewis, Welsh nationalist poet, dramatist and critic (died 1985)[26]
- 18 October â Ivor Rees, VC recipient (died 1967)
- 29 December â Cyril Lakin, politician (died 1948)
- 31 December â Ossie Male, rugby player (died 1975)
- date unknown â Eleanor Evans, actress, singer and theatre director (died 1969)
Deaths
- 14 January â John Hawley Edwards, footballer, 42
- 23 January â Dr William Price, eccentric, 92
- 28 January â David Owen, politician in Wisconsin, 64[27]
- 29 January â Griffith Edwards (Gutyn Padarn), poet and antiquary, 80[28]
- 12 February â Thomas Eyton-Jones, surgeon, physician, magistrate, local politician and army officer, 60[29]
- 27 March â John Roberts, Sr., billiards champion, 69
- 30 March â Richard Crawley, writer, 52[30]
- 24 August â Willie Llewelyn, cricketer, 25 (suicide)[31]
- 5 September â Morgan Lloyd, politician, 71[32]
- 17 September â Edwin Cynrig Roberts, Patagonian colonist, about 55
- 1 October â Samuel Griffith, Pennsylvania politician, 77[33]
- 23 December â Sir George Elliot, 1st Baronet, MP and founder of the Elliot Home for Seamen in Newport[34] 79
