1820 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1820 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent (until January 29, 1820)
- Princess of Wales - Caroline of Brunswick (until January 29, 1820)
[edit] Events
- January 29 - The Prince of Wales becomes King George IV on the death of King George III of the United Kingdom.
- The first "colliery school" in the South Wales coalfield is established at Hirwaun.
- Thomas Price (Carnhuanawc) founds a Welsh school at Gelli Felen.
- Crawshay Bailey becomes a partner at Nant-y-glo ironworks with his brother, Joseph Bailey.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- Felicia Hemans - The Sceptic
- John Jones (Tegid) - Traethawd ar Gadwedigaeth yr Iaith Gymraeg
- Robert Jones - Drych yr Amseroedd
[edit] Music
- Edward Jones - Hen Ganiadau Cymru
[edit] Births
- May 21 - Sir Thomas Lloyd, 1st Baronet, politician and landowner (d. 1877)
- June 20 - Thomas Essile Davies (Dewi Wyn o Essyllt), poet (d. 1891)
- September 5 - Evan Jones (Ieuan Gwynedd), minister and journalist (d. 1852)
[edit] Deaths
- January 29 - King George III of the United Kingdom, Prince of Wales 1751-1760, 81
- June 16 - Thomas Jones of Denbigh, Methodist preacher and writer, 64
- June 27 - William Lort Mansel, bishop and academic, 67
- August 23 - Edward Randles, harpist, 57
- August 28 - Henry Mills, musician, 63
