1905 in Wales

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See also:	List of years in Wales 1905 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

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

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales, son of Edward VII
• Princess of Wales - Princess Mary
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed

Events

• 31 January - 1904–1905 Welsh Revival: Rev Peter Price writes to the Western Mail, criticising the "so-called" revival led by Evan Roberts.^[1]
• 10 March - 33 men are killed in a mining accident at Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda.
• 29 March - Evan Roberts embarks on his first and only mission outside Wales, spending a three-week period in Liverpool.^[2]
• 27 May - Thomas Price becomes Prime Minister of South Australia.
• 30 June - Opening of the Prichard Jones Institute at Newborough, Anglesey.
• 11 July - National Colliery disaster at Wattstown in the Rhondda: an underground explosion kills 120, with just one survivor.
• 28 August - The Dyserth branch line is opened to passengers.
• 21 October - The centenary of the death of Horatio Nelson is commemorated in a ceremony at The Kymin. Participants include Lady Llangattock.
• 28 October - Edward VII grants city status to Cardiff.
• 10 December - David Lloyd George joins the new Liberal Cabinet of Sir Henry Campbell-Bannerman as President of the Board of Trade.
• 18 December - 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.
• 28 December - Godfrey Morgan is created Viscount Tredegar.^[3]
• Sir John Williams purchases the Peniarth manuscripts at the instigation of John Gwenogvryn Evans.

Arts and literature

• Edward Morgan Humphreys joins the staff of Y Genedl Gymreig.

Awards

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

New books

English language

• David Ffrangcon Davies - The Singing of the Future
• W. H. Davies - The Soul's Destroyer
• Gwaith Ann Griffiths (ed. Owen Morgan Edwards)
• Allen Raine - Hearts of Wales
• Owen Rhoscomyl - Flame-Bearers of Welsh History

Welsh language

• John Jones (Myrddin Fardd) - Cynfeirdd Lleyn
• Gwyneth Vaughan - O Gorlannau'r Defaid
• John Watson - Yr Hen Ddoctor

Film

• The Life of Charles Peace made by Ifan ab Owen Edwards

Music

• David John de Lloyd is the first music graduate of University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
• John Hughes (1873-1932) - "Cwm Rhondda" (hymn tune, first version, as "Rhondda")
• William Penfro Rowlands - "Blaenwern" (hymn tune)

Sport

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

Births

• 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 April - Alun Oldfield-Davies, controller of BBC Wales (died 1988)
• 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
• 22 December - Gwyn Richards, dual-code rugby player (died 1985)
• 29 December - Billy Williams, dual-code international rugby player (died 1973)

Deaths

• 14 March - Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, 29
• 25 April - David Watkin Jones, poet, 73
• 29 May - Robert Franklin John, Welsh-born farmer and political figure in British Columbia, 54^[4]
• August/September - Peter Rees Jones, entrepreneur, 62
• 14 October - John Thomas, photographer, 67
• 15 October - Thomas Howells (Hywel Cynon), poet and musician, 66
• 28 October - Barry Girling, Wales international rugby union player
• 10 November - Rowland Williams (Hwfa Môn), poet and archdruid, 82
• 19 November - Watkin Hezekiah Williams (Watcyn Wyn), schoolmaster and poet, 61
• 25 November - William Cadwaladr Davies, educationist, 56
• 9 December - Arthur Humphreys-Owen, barrister, landowner and politician, 69
• 14 December - Nathaniel Jones, minister and poet, 73
• 17 December - Robert Jones Derfel, poet and dramatist, 81

References

1. Rhodri Hayward, Resisting History: Religious Transcendence and the Invention of the Unconscious (Manchester University Press, 2007) p 124
2. Gwilym Hughes, "The story of the Liverpool mission". Accessed 8 April 2014
3. Welsh Biography Online. Accessed 1 June 2014
4. "Vital Event Death Registration". BC Archives. Retrieved 2011-08-01.