1770 in Wales

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1770 in Great Britain

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1770 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 New books 3.2 Music 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
• Princess of Wales - vacant

[edit] Events

• September - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 4th Baronet, holds his legendary coming-of-age party, to which 15,000 guests are invited. Three coachloads of cooks are sent from London to provide the refreshments, and a hall is built especially for the occasion at Wynnstay.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New books

• Robert Jones - Lleferydd yr Asyn
• Thomas Meredith - An Illustration of Several Texts of Scripture
• Sir John Wynn - History of the Gwydir Family (posthumously published)

[edit] Music

[edit] Births

• January 15 - Sir John Edwards, Baronet, politician (died 1850)
• April 14 - John Evans, explorer (died 1799)
• April 30 - David Thompson, explorer (died 1857)

[edit] Deaths

• August 8 - John Jones (Vicar of Alconbury), clergyman and author, 70