1872 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1872 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
- Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark
[edit] Events
- January 5 - In a mining accident at Blackwood Colliery, five men are killed.
- March 2 In a mining accident at Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale, nineteen men are killed.
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth, is founded, with 26 students; Thomas Charles Edwards is its first principal.
- Stocks are used on the last recorded occasion in the UK, at Adpar in Cardiganshire, when a man is imprisoned in them for drunkenness.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] New books
- R. D. Blackmore - The Maid of Sker
- Thomas Thomas - Hynodion Hen Bregethwyr Cymru
[edit] Music
- The South Wales "Cor Mawr", conducted by Griffith R. Jones (Caradog) wins a national choral competition at Crystal Palace.
[edit] Sport
- Cricket - First game played at Elwy Grove Park, St Asaph.
- Football - Wrexham Football Club is founded.
- Rugby union - Llanelli RFC is founded.
[edit] Births
- May 18 - Bertrand Russell, philosopher (died 1970)
- August 27 - Charles Stewart Rolls, aviator (died 1910)
- October 8 - John Cowper Powys, Anglo-Welsh writer (died 1963)
- date unknown - Vernon Hartshorn, politician (died 1931)
[edit] Deaths
- August 3 - William Davies Evans, chess player (born 1790)
- August 22 - Evan Davies, educationist (born 1826)
