1905 in Wales

1905 in Wales
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1905 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland
Other events of 1905

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1905 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

10 March - 33 men are killed in a mining accident at Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda.
11 July – National Colliery disaster at Wattstown in the Rhondda: an underground explosion kills 120, with just one survivor.
28 October - King Edward VII grants city status to Cardiff.
Sir John Williams, 1st Baronet Williams of London, purchases the Peniarth manuscripts at the instigation of John Gwenogvryn Evans.
Godfrey Morgan is created Viscount Tredegar.
Thomas Price becomes Prime Minister of South Australia.
David Lloyd George joins the new Liberal Cabinet of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as President of the Board of Trade.
The earldom of Plymouth is revived in favour of Robert George Windsor-Clive, 14th Baron Windsor, who also becomes Viscount Windsor of St. Fagan's.
Opening of the Prichard Jones Institute at Newborough, Anglesey.

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Mountain Ash
- Chair - withheld
- Crown - Thomas Mathonwy Davies

Bowls - The International Bowling Board is formed in Cardiff.
Rugby union
- Wales defeat the first touring New Zealand team at Cardiff Arms Park.
- Wales win the Home Nations Championship and take the Triple Crown.

6 January - Idris Davies, poet (died 1953)
10 February - Rachel Thomas, actress (died 1995)
28 February - Glyn Jones, writer (died 1995)
1 March - Doris Hare, actress (died 2000)
18 May - Thomas Jones Pierce, historian (died 1964)
28 June - Albert Clifford Williams, politician (died 1987)
11 July - Jack Bassett, Wales international rugby union player (died 1989)
2 August - Myrna Loy, actress of Welsh descent (died 1993)
13 August - Gareth Jones, journalist and advisor to David Lloyd George (died 1935)
28 August - Cyril Walters, cricketer (died 1992)
31 October - W. F. Grimes, archaeologist (died 1988)
26 November - Emlyn Williams, dramatist and actor (died 1987)
10 December - John Edward Jones, Plaid Cymru leader (died 1970)
18 December - Stanley Cornwell Lewis, artist
29 December - Billy Williams, dual-code international rugby player (died 1973)