1807 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1807 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Events
- March 25 - Opening of the world's first fare-paying passenger railway - the horse-drawn Oystermouth Railway between Oystermouth and Mumbles.[1]
- May 7 - The first Welsh language Bible issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society is published.
- North Wales Chronicle begins publication in Bangor.[2]
- Walter Coffin opens a coal seam at Dinas Rhondda.
- William Taitt of the Dowlais Company brings a libel action against Samuel Homfray. Damages of £300 are awarded.
- The world's oldest international football stadium, the Racecourse Ground, opens in Wrexham, although it will not host football games until 1872.
- The red dragon on a green mount is adopted as the Royal Badge of Wales.[3]
Arts and literature
New books
- Thomas Charles - Hyfforddwr
- Peter Bailey Williams - Trysorfa Gwybodaeth
Music
- Anthem y Saint… gan Evan Dafydd (collection of hymns)
Births
- July 4 - Robert John Pryse (Gweirydd ap Rhys), writer (d. 1889)
- date unknown - Sir William Milbourne James (judge) (d. 1881)
Deaths
- July 18 - Thomas Jones, mathematician, 51
References
- ↑ Lee, Charles E. (1942). The First Passenger Railway: the Oystermouth or Swansea and Mumbles Line. London: Railway Publishing Co.
- ↑ "North Wales Chronicle". British Newspapers 1800-1900. British Library. 2009. Retrieved 2012-07-11.
- ↑ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. p. 732. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
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