1904 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1904 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales â Hwfa Môn[1]
- Lord Lieutenant of Anglesey â Sir Richard Henry Williams-Bulkeley, 12th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Brecknockshire â Joseph Bailey, 1st Baron Glanusk[2]
- Lord Lieutenant of Caernarvonshire â John Ernest Greaves[3]
- Lord Lieutenant of Cardiganshire â Herbert Davies-Evans[4]
- Lord Lieutenant of Carmarthenshire â Sir James Williams-Drummond, 4th Baronet[5]
- Lord Lieutenant of Denbighshire â William Cornwallis-West[6]
- Lord Lieutenant of Flintshire â Hugh Robert Hughes[7]
- Lord Lieutenant of Glamorgan â Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth
- Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire â W. R. M. Wynne[8]
- Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire â Godfrey Morgan, 1st Viscount Tredegar[9]
- Lord Lieutenant of Montgomeryshire â Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet
- Lord Lieutenant of Pembrokeshire â Frederick Campbell, 3rd Earl Cawdor[10]
- Lord Lieutenant of Radnorshire â Powlett Milbank[11]
- Bishop of Bangor â Watkin Williams[12]
- Bishop of Llandaff â Richard Lewis[13]
- Bishop of St Asaph â A. G. Edwards (later Archbishop of Wales)[14]
- Bishop of St Davids â John Owen[15]
Events
- January - Opening of Llanelli North Dock.
- 5 January - Opening of Tanat Valley Light Railway between Llynclys and Llangynog.
- February - Beginning of the 1904â1905 Welsh revival in religion.
- 4 May - Charles Rolls and Henry Royce meet for the first time in Manchester to agree production of Rolls-Royce motor cars.
- 31 May - Wentwood Reservoir inaugurated for Newport Corporation.
- 26 May - Harvey du Cros junior makes the first successful ascent of Snowdon by automobile.[16]
- 11 June - Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, is declared bankrupt; from 29 July sales of his assets at Plas Newydd (Anglesey) begin.
- 21 July - Edward VII and Queen Alexandra open the Elan Valley Reservoirs.[17]
- 3 August - The first Royal Welsh Show is held at Aberystwyth.[18]
- September - The second Pan-Celtic Congress is held at Caernarfon.
- 28â29 September - A conference at Blaenannerch reinforces the strength of the religious revival.
- October - Evan Roberts begins preaching.
- c. October - Mrs H. Millicent McKenzie is appointed Associated Professor of Education at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in Cardiff, the first woman in Britain to hold a professorial title.[19]
- 3 October - Five people are killed in a railway accident near Loughor.
- 31 October - Rhondda Tramways Company begins operation.[20]
- November - Joseph Jenkins, instigator of the religious revival, is guest preacher at meetings in Bethany, Ammanford, and "converts" incumbent minister Nantlais Williams.[21]
- In local authority elections, the Liberal Party win control of all county councils in Wales.
- Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Jones becomes Honorary Surgeon to the Baschurch Home in Shropshire which he will develop into the world's first specialized orthopaedic hospital.
- Thomas Marchant Williams is knighted in recognition of his role in founding the National Eisteddfod Society.[22]
- No. 1 blast furnace at the old Blaenavon Ironworks is shut down.
Arts and literature
- February - Gwen John arrives in Paris, in the company of Dorelia McNeill.[23]
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Rhyl
New books
English language
Welsh language
- Owen Dafydd (died c. 1814) - Cynhyrchion Barddonol yr Hen Felinydd Owen Dafydd Cwmaman
- Daniel Jenkins and David Lewis - Cerddi Cerngoch[26]
- Eluned Morgan - Dringo'r Andes
- R. Silyn Roberts - Trystan ac Esyllt a Chaniadau Eraill[27]
Music
- Sir Henry Walford Davies - Everyman (oratorio)
Sport
- Rugby league - In the first international league match, played between England and Other nationalities, ex-Wales rugby international Jack Rhapps becomes the World's first dual-code rugby international.
- Rugby union - Percy Bush scores 104 points for the British team on their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Births
- 6 March - Hugh Williams, actor and dramatist (died 1969)[28]
- 17 March - Daniel Granville West, Baron Granville-West, politician (died 1984)[29]
- 12 April - David Jenkins, Wales national rugby footballer (died 1951)[30]
- 18 May - Eynon Evans, actor and screenwriter (died 1989)[31]
- 7 June - Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby player (died 1994)
- 8 June - Angus McBean, photographer (died 1990)[32]
- 26 June
- Prof Seaborne Davies, law teacher and three times President of the National Eisteddfod (died 1984)[33]
- Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, politician (died 1972)[34]
- 27 June - Emrys Davies, cricketer (died 1975)[35]
- 28 July - Ned Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1990)
- 31 July - Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, politician (died 1985)[36]
- 4 August â Sir Thomas Parry, academic (died 1985)[37]
- 8 August - Dai Parker, Wales and British Lion rugby player (died 1965)
- 22 August - Tommy Rees, Wales dual-code rugby player (died 1968)
- 12 September
- Euros Bowen, poet (died 1988)
- Donald Holroyde Hey, chemist (died 1987)
- 24 September - George Andrews, Wales dual-code rugby player (died 1989)
- 27 September - John Gwilym Jones, dramatist (died 1988)
- 30 September - Waldo Williams, poet (died 1971)[38]
- 10 October (in Somerset) â Leslie Morris, politician in Canada (died 1964)
- 15 October - Sir Julian Hodge, banker (died 2004)[39]
- 3 November - Caradog Prichard, poet and novelist (died 1980)[40]
- 30 November - Philip Burton, theatre director and radio producer (died 1995)[41]
- date unknown - Richard Vaughan, novelist (died 1983)
Deaths
- 21 April - William Williams, businessman and politician, 64[42]
- 10 May - Sir Henry Morton Stanley, journalist and explorer, 63
- 26 June - William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech, 85[43]
- 12 July â Samuel M. Jones, mayor of Toledo, Ohio, USA, 57[44]
- 17 July - Isaac Roberts, astronomer, 75[45]
- 25 July - James Valentine, English rugby international, 37 (struck by lightning while on holiday in Barmouth)[46]
- September - Benjamin Davies, Welsh-descended Canadian politician, 91[47]
- 4 October - James Lewis Thomas, architect, 78[48]
- 21 November - Jimmy Michael, cyclist, 27 (alcohol-related)
- 24 November - Lewis Jones, one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 68[49]
- 26 December - William Henry Powell, American Civil War hero, 79[50]
- 29 December - Edward Treharne, Wales international rugby player, 42 (heart attack)[51]