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1873 in Wales
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Other events of 1873
This article is about the particular significance of the year
1873
to
Wales
and
its people
.
Contents
1
Incumbents
2
Events
3
Arts and literature
3.1
New books
3.2
Music
4
Sport
5
Births
6
Deaths
Incumbents
Prince of Wales
—
The Prince Albert Edward
, son of
Queen Victoria
of the United Kingdom
Princess of Wales
—
Alexandra of Denmark
Events
1 March
— The sailing ship
Chacabuco
sinks off the
Great Orme
with the loss of 24 lives.
9 October
— The first recorded
sheepdog trial
in the UK takes place at
Bala
.
2 December
— In a mining accident at Hafod Colliery,
Rhiwabon
, five men are killed.
Construction of the
Holyhead
breakwater (the longest in the world) is completed after 28 years.
Work begins on the
Severn tunnel
.
The Glyn Valley Tramway opens, carrying
slate
from Glyn Ceiriog to
Chirk
.
Construction of the
Morriston Tabernacle
chapel, the biggest in Wales at the time.
Construction of lighthouse on
Ynys Llanddwyn
.
Arts and literature
New books
Rhoda Broughton
—
Nancy
Robert Elis (Cynddelw)
—
Manion Hynafiaethol
Music
Henry Brinley Richards
—
Songs of Wales
Sport
December — Major
Walter Wingfield
of Nantclwyd Hall at
Llanelidan
designs a game for the amusement of his visitors. Wingfield soon patents nets for the game of
lawn tennis
, which he calls "sphairistike".
Births
7 January
—
Christopher Williams
, Welsh artist (died 1934)
16 January
—
Ivor Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne
, politician (died 1939)
7 April
John Dyfnallt Owen
, poet and Archdruid (died 1956)
Charles Butt Stanton
, politician (died 1946)
23 April
—
Sir Robert Thomas, 1st Baronet
, politician (died 1951)
1 May
—
Harry Evans
, musician (died 1914)
2 June
—
Anna Eliza Williams
, supercentenarian (died 1987)
5 June
—
Ben Davies
, Wales international rugby player (died 1930)
date unknown
— Arthur Tysilio Johnson ("The Perfidious Welshman") (died 1956)
Deaths
January — John Emlyn Jones, poet (born 1818)
27 January
— Josiah Thomas Jones, publisher (born 1799)
29 March
—
David Jones
, merchant in Australia (born 1793)
17 May
—
Lord William Paget
, soldier and politician (born 1803)
9 October
—
John Evan Thomas
, sculptor (born 1810)
31 October
—
William Ambrose
(Emrys), poet (born 1813)
10 November
—
Maria Jane Williams
, musician (born 1795)
date unknown
—
William Jones
, Chartist leader