1900 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1900 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
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Hwfa Môn
[edit] Events
- 4 April - An anarchist shoots at the Prince of Wales during his visit to Belgium for the birthday celebrations of the King of Belgium.
- June - The Royal Welch Fusiliers form the largest contingent in the multinational coalition forces helping to relieve the siege of Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
- 9 July - The Dowlais Iron Company and Arthur Keen's Patent Nut and Bolt Company merged to form Guest, Keen & Co. Ltd.
- 10 September - A German steamship, Stormarn, and the Gordon Castle collide in fog in Cardigan Bay with the loss of 20 lives.
- 25 September - Beginning of the United Kingdom general election, in which:
- Keir Hardie is elected for Merthyr Tydfil, the first Labour MP in Britain.
- Frederick Rutherfoord Harris becomes Conservative MP for Monmouth Boroughs.
- Francis Edwards regains Radnorshire for the Liberals.
- George Newnes becomes MP for Swansea Town.
- Edward James Reed regains Cardiff.
- Sir Henry Morton Stanley retires from Parliament.
- 8 October - The steamer City of Vienna sinks off Swansea with the loss of 20 crew members. There is one survivor.
- 22 November - Beginning of the long-running Penrhyn Quarry industrial dispute.
- 28 December - A barque named Primrose Hill is wrecked on South Stack off Holyhead, with the loss of 33 lives.
- The 'Long Bridge' at Risca, formerly part of the Monmouthshire Canal, is demolished.
- The Aberdare Canal closes.
- The United States census figures show a Welsh immigrant population totalling 93,744, plus 173,416 children - an all-time high.
- Beginning of the Taff Vale Railway strike.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Liverpool
- Chair - John Owen Williams
- Crown - John Thomas Job
[edit] New books
- Owen Morgan Edwards - Tro yn Llydaw
- David Brynmor Jones & John Rhys – The Welsh People
- Allen Raine - Garthowen
- Ernest Rhys – The Whistling Maid
- Silyn Roberts & W. J. Gruffydd -Telynegion
- Bertrand Russell - A Critical Exposition of the Philosophy of Leibniz
[edit] Music
- Sir Walford Davies - Four Songs of Innocence
[edit] Sport
- Rugby union - Wales win the Triple Crown.
[edit] Births
- 23 January - William Ifor Jones, conductor (died 1988)
- 19 April - Richard Hughes, novelist (died 1976)
- 2 June - David Wynne, composer (died 1983)
- 30 June - Idwal Jones, politician (died 1982)
- 15 August - Wynford Vaughan-Thomas, journalist and broadcaster
- date unknown
- Eiluned Lewis, writer (died 1979)
- David Williams, historian (died 1978)
[edit] Deaths
- 20 January - R. D. Blackmore, novelist with Welsh associations
- 22 January - David E. Hughes, musician and professor of music
- 22 March - Thomas Charles Edwards, Presbyterian leader
- 14 June - Catherine Gladstone (nee Glynne)- Wife of British Prime Minister, William Ewart Gladstone
- 9 October - John Crichton-Stuart, 3rd Marquess of Bute, owner of Cardiff Castle and Castell Coch
- date unknown
- William Williams, vet
