1919 in Wales

1919 in Wales
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1919 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland • Scotland
Other events of 1919

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1919 to Wales and its people.

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 - Evan Rees (known by the bardic name Dyfed)

Ongoing - 1918 flu pandemic.
13 January - The Red flag is hoisted during a mutiny on HMS Kilbride at Milford Haven.
4–5 March - Kinmel Park Riots by Canadian troops at Kinmel Camp, Bodelwyddan. Five men are killed and 28 injured.
31 March - Submarine HMS H52 is launched at Pembroke Dock; commissioned on 16 December, she is the last Welsh-built fighting ship to enter the Royal Navy.
14 May - The University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, establishes probably the world's first Chair in International Politics, endowed by David Davies and his sisters in honour of Woodrow Wilson, with Alfred Eckhard Zimmern as first professor.^[1]
6 June - A race riot breaks out in Newport, Monmouthshire.
11 June - Three people are killed in a 4-day race riot in Cardiff.
10 July - Coalition Liberal candidate David Matthews wins the Swansea East by-election following the death of Thomas Jeremiah Williams MP.
4 August - Death of Thomas Francis Roberts, Principal of the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, since 1891; he is succeeded by John Humphreys Davies.
25 August - Fire destroys the Waterloo Hydro, Aberystwyth's largest hotel.
20 December - Six seamen drowned while returning to their ship by boat at Milford Haven.
John Sankey chairs the commission that recommends nationalisation of the coal industry.
Surgeon John Lynn-Thomas is knighted.
James Cory, Cardiff shipowner and philanthropist, is created a baronet.
William James Thomas (Trethomas), coalowner and philanthropist, is created a baronet.

17 February (in Washington, Co. Durham) - Jonah Jones, sculptor, writer and educationist (died 2004)
18 March - Menna Gallie née Humphreys, novelist and translator (died 1990)^[2]
15 April - Emyr Humphreys, writer
22 May - Glyn Davies, economist (died 2003)
16 June - Morys Bruce, 4th Baron Aberdare (died 2005)
12 December - Cliff Davies, Wales international rugby player (died 1967)
27 December - Brinley Rees, academic (died 2004)

2 January - Arthur Gould, Wales international rugby captain, 54
3 January - James Hills-Johnes, Victoria Cross recipient, 85
24 February - Edward Bishop, Wales international rugby player, 54
27 February - Robert Harris, Welsh-born painter, 69
12 June - Thomas Jeremiah Williams, Coalition Liberal Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea East
13 July - Theo Harding, Wales international rugby player
26 July
- Griffith Hugh Jones (Gutyn Arfon), composer
- Richard Hughes Williams (Dic Tryfan), writer
4 August - Thomas Francis Roberts, academic, 58
27 September - Adelina Patti, singer, 76
15 October - Arthur Owen Vaughan (Owen Rhoscomyl), novelist, 56
3 December - Volney Rogers, Welsh-American lawyer, 73

↑ "The Legacy of One Man's Vision". Aberystwyth University, Department of International Politics. Retrieved 2015-01-27.
↑ "Menna Gallie". Writers plaques. Literature Wales. Retrieved 2015-01-27.