1909 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1909 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales, son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
- Princess of Wales - Mary of Teck
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed
[edit] Events
- 16 January - Edgeworth David is a member of the expedition which successfully reaches the Magnetic South Pole.
- August - The Plebs League is founded at Rhondda by Noah Ablett.
- October - Monthly rainfall of 56.5 inches is measured at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia - a British record.
- 29 October - A mining accident at Darren Colliery, New Tredegar, kills 26 men.
- Thirty-six men are killed when a trench collapses during construction of the Alexandra Dock in Newport.
- King's Dock, Swansea, is opened.
- Thomas Rees becomes principal of Bala-Bangor Theological College.
- The first mines rescue station in south Wales is opened at Aberaman.
- The Bryn Eglwys slate quarry, the Abergynolwyn estate and village and Talyllyn Railway are purchased by Sir Henry Haydn Jones.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in London
- Chair - T. Gwynn Jones
- Crown - W. J. Gruffydd
[edit] New books
- Emrys ap Iwan - Homilïau vol. 2 (posthumous)
- Edward Thomas - The South Country
[edit] Music
- Evan Thomas Davies - Ynys y Plant
[edit] Sport
- Boxing
- 23 August - Freddie Welsh wins the European lightweight title.
- 8 November - Freddie Welsh wins the British lightweight title, and becomes the first Welshman to be awarded a Lonsdale Belt.
- Thomas Thomas is awarded the first Lonsdale Belt at middleweight.
- Athletics (track and field)
- 23 August - Welshman Fred 'Tenby' Davies beats Irishman Bert Day at Pontypridd to become world champion over the half-mile distance.
[edit] Births
- 29 January - George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy
- 25 August - Arwel Hughes, composer
- 24 October - Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, politician
- 7 November - Eirene White, politician
- 29 November - Goronwy Rees, journalist and academic
- 14 December - Ronald Welch, historical novelist
- date unknown
- Aneirin Talfan Davies, writer and publisher
- Isaac Davies (Eic Davies), dramatist
- Arthur Probert, politician
- Evan Roberts, botanist
- Howard Thomas, radio and television producer
- Mansel Thomas, composer and conductor
[edit] Deaths
- 9 January - Frederick Courtenay Morgan, politician, 74
- 31 May - Thomas Price, Prime Minister of South Australia
- 1 August - Hugh Rowlands, VC recipient
- 10 November - George Essex Evans, Welsh-Australian poet
- 11 December - Ludwig Mond, industrialist
- 13 December - Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, shipping magnate
- date unknown
- Ivor James, educationist
- Catherine Prichard, poet
