1906 in Wales

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Centuries:

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Decades:

1880s
1890s
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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

13 February - In the United Kingdom general election:
- For the first time ever, no Conservative MP is elected in Wales.
- William Brace becomes Labour MP for South Glamorganshire.
- David Davies becomes Liberal MP for Montgomeryshire.
- Ivor Guest becomes Liberal MP for Cardiff District.
- Alfred Mond becomes Liberal MP for Chester.
- John David Rees becomes Liberal MP for Montgomery District.
- Ivor Treowen becomes MP for South Monmouthshire.
- John Williams becomes MP for Gower District.
27 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.
30 August - Official opening of Fishguard Harbour.
12 September - Opening of Newport Transporter Bridge.
October - New City Hall, Cardiff, opens in Cathays Park.
Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.
David Brynmor Jones is knighted.
Opening of the first purpose-built sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn, Newport.
Hydro-electricity is generated for the first time in Wales, at Cwm Dyli in Gwynedd.
Cray Reservoir completed to supply Swansea.
Anglican Benedictine monks arrive at Caldey Island to found a community.
The South Wales Miners' Federation affiliates to the Labour Party.

Arts and literature

Ernest Rhys becomes editor of Everyman's Library.

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Caernarfon
- Chair - John James Williams (J. J.)
- Crown - Hugh Emyr Davies

New books

Owen Morgan Edwards - Clych Adgof
Arthur Machen – The House of Souls
W. J. Parry – The Cry of the People
Edward Thomas - The Heart of England
Eifion Wyn - Telynogion Maes a Mor

Music

The Welsh Folk Song Society is co-founded by soprano Mary Davies.
David Vaughan Thomas - The Knight's Burial

Theatre

10 December - New Theatre, Cardiff, opens to the public, with a performance of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.

Sport

Boxing
- 23 May - Tom Thomas wins the British middleweight title.
Rugby union
- Wales finish second in the 1906 Home Nations Championship, beating England and Scotland, but losing to Ireland.
- 1 December - Wales lose 11-0 to South Africa in the first encounter between the two countries.
Tennis - For the first and only time, a Davis Cup final is played in Wales. The USA defeat Australia at Newport.

Births

10 January - Tom Arthur, Wales international rugby player
16 January - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player (died 1977)
19 February - Grace Williams, composer (died 1977)
4 March - Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player (died 1960)
15 March - Bill Everson, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
4 April - John Roberts Wales international rugby player (died 1965)
24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died 1971)
25 June - Roger Livesey, actor (died 1976)
27 June - Vernon Watkins, poet (died 1967)
12 July - Archie Skym, international rugby union player
15 July - Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge (died 1992)
16 October - Maudie Edwards, actress (died 1991)
18 November - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician (died 1981)
8 December - Richard Llewellyn, novelist (died 1983)

Deaths

6 January - Emrys ap Iwan, writer, 54
25 March - Gwilym Williams, judge, 66
24 June - Henry Dennis, industrialist, 80
24 July - John Edwards (Meiriadog), poet, 93
4 September - William Bowen Rowlands, politician
16 September - Robert Llugwy Owen, minister and writer, 69
21 October - Griffith Jones (Glan Menai), writer, 70
30 November - Sir Edward James Reed, politician, 76
30 December - William Stadden, Wales international rugby player

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