1913 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1913 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed
[edit] Events
- 14 October - Senghenydd Colliery Disaster: 439 men are killed in a mining accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd - the worst accident in British mining history. 1913 is the peak year for coal production in Wales.
- 27 October - A tornado hit South Wales, killing four people. [1]
- Civil servant William Henry Hoare Vincent is knighted.
- Carmarthen Farm Institute is founded - the first of its kind.
- Monmouthshire Training College is founded at Caerleon, with Sir Edward Anwyl as its first principal.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Abergavenny
- Chair - Thomas Jacob Thomas
- Crown - William Evans (Wil Ifan)
[edit] New books
- Frances Hoggan - American Negro Women During Their First Fifty Years of Freedom
- Thomas Gwynn Jones - Cofiant Thomas Gee
- Sir John Morris-Jones - Welsh Grammar: Historical and Comparative
- Moelona - Teulu Bach Nantoer
- Edward Thomas - The Happy-Go-Lucky Morgans
[edit] Music
[edit] Film
- Ivanhoe is filmed at Chepstow Castle.
[edit] Sport
- Boxing - Bill Beynon wins the British bantamweight championship.
- Rugby Union
- 18 January - Wales are defeated 12–0 in a game played at the National Stadium, Cardiff
[edit] Births
- 29 March - Ronald Stuart Thomas, poet
- 27 May - Mervyn Stockwood, Anglican bishop
- 5 June - Moelwyn Merchant, poet and novelist
- 6 July - Gwyn Thomas, author
- 23 July - Michael Foot, politician, MP for Ebbw Vale 1960-1992
- 28 September - Edith Pargeter, Shropshire novelist
[edit] Deaths
- 16 February (in Australia) - Lewis Thomas, colliery proprietor and politician
- 11 March - Charles Morgan, Viscount Tredegar
- 19 March - John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia), harpist
- 30 March - Sidney Herbert, 14th Earl of Pembroke
- 3 April - Henry Matthews, 1st Viscount Llandaff, politician
- 15 April - William Jones, Victoria Cross recipient
- 4 June - Stuart Rendel, 1st Baron Rendel, politician
- 6 November - Sir William Henry Preece, engineer
- 7 November - Alfred Russel Wallace, scientist
- date unknown
- John Jones (Coch Bach y Bala), notorious criminal
