1882 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1882 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
The Cambrian Academy of Art becomes the 'Royal Cambrian Academy of Art' after gaining patronage from Queen Victoria.
Awards
National Eisteddfod of Wales — held at Denbigh
- Chair — withheld
- Crown — Dafydd Rees Williams
New books
Music
Sport
Births
- 3 January — Johnnie Williams Wales international rugby player (died 1916)
- 3 February — Harry Wetter, Wales international rugby union player (died 1934)
- 11 February — Gwendoline Davies, patron of the arts (died 1951)
- 5 April — Howell Jones, Wales international rugby player (died 1908)
- 7 May — Reggie Gibbs, Wales international rugby player (died 1938)
- 24 July — Reginald Clarry, politician (died 1945)
- 6 September — Tommy Vile, Wales international rugby player (died 1958)
- 14 September — Jack Powell, Wales international rugby player (died 1941)
- 30 September — Charlie Pritchard Wales international rugby player (died 1916)
- 13 October — Trevor Preece, cricketer (died 1965)
- 6 November — David Rees Griffiths, poet (died 1953)
- 8 November — Jack Williams, Wales international rugby player (died 1911)
- 21 November — Harold Lowe, officer on board RMS Titanic (died 1944)
- 16 December — Cyril Fox, archaeologist (died 1967)
- 31 December — Tom Evans, Wales international rugby player (died 1955)
- date unknown — Ivor Lewis, artist (died 1958)
Deaths
- 9 January — Joseph Edwards, sculptor, 69
- 8 March — William Bulkeley Hughes, politician, 84
- 20 June — David Thomas, industrialist, 87
- 15 July — John Petherick, engineer and traveller, 69
- August — John Dillwyn Llewelyn, botanist and photographer, 62
- 21 November — Banastyre Pryce Lloyd, linguist and civil servant, 58
- 16 December — Alfred Ollivant, Bishop of Llandaff, 84
- date unknown — George Grant Francis, antiquary