1775 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1775 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- George, Prince RegentGeorge IV of the United KingdomGeorge IV was the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and also of Hanover from the death of his father, George III, on 29 January 1820 until his own death ten years later... - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- vacant
Events
- September 8 - An earthquake measuring 5.1 is felt in Swansea.
- Outbreak of the War of American Independence enables Anthony BaconAnthony Bacon (industrialist)Anthony Bacon was an English-born merchant and industrialist who was significantly responsible for the emergence of Merthyr Tydfil as the iron-smelting centre of Britain.-Background:...
to obtain munitions contracts for his ironworks. - Dr Samuel JohnsonSamuel JohnsonSamuel Johnson , often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer...
accompanies Hester ThraleHester ThraleHester Lynch Thrale was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries and correspondence are an important source of information about Samuel Johnson and 18th-century life.-Biography:Thrale was born at Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales...
and her husband Henry on a visit to France.
New books
- Elizabeth GriffithElizabeth GriffithElizabeth Griffith , sometimes also credited Elizabeth Griffiths, was an 18th-century Irish dramatist, fiction writer, essayist and actress, best known for her edition of Shakespeare's comedies published in 1775.- Biography :Griffith was born in Glamorgan, Glamorganshire, Wales to Dublin theatre...
- The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated - Nicholas OwenNicholas OwenNicholas David Arundel Owen is a British journalist and television presenter. He now works for the BBC, presenting on the BBC News channel and BBC One.-Biography:...
(attr.) - History of the Island of Anglesea
Music
- Dafydd JonesDafydd JonesDafydd Jones is a retired Welsh rugby union footballer, who played in the back row for the Llanelli Scarlets in the Magners League. He has also played for Wales...
- Hymnau a Chaniadau Ysprydol (hymns and psalms) - Morgan Rhys - Golwg o Ben Nebo, 3rd ed. (collection of hymns)
- Edward Jones (Bardd y Brenin)Edward Jones (harpist)Edward Jones was a Welsh harpist, bard, performer, composer, arranger, and collector of music. He was commonly known by the bardic name of "Bardd y Brenin", which he took in 1820, when King George IV, his patron, came to the throne....
arrives in London.
Births
- February 22 - John Hughes, minister and author (died 1854)
- ?May 7 - John Parry, minister and author (died 1846)
- November 25 - Charles KembleCharles KembleCharles Kemble was a British actor.-Life:The youngest son of Roger Kemble, and younger brother of John Philip Kemble, Stephen Kemble and Sarah Siddons, he was born at Brecon, South Wales. Like John Philip, he was educated at Douai...
, actor (died 1854)
Deaths
- August 14 - Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th BaronetSir Lynch Cotton, 4th BaronetSir Lynch Salusbury Cotton was a politician in Great Britain. He was Member of Parliament for Denbighshire from 1749 to 1774....
- date unknown - William Vaughan (MP)William Vaughan (MP)William Vaughan was a Welsh politician.He was the Lord Lieutenant of Merionethshire 26 April 1762 – 12 April 1775, Custos Rotulorum of Merionethshire 1731–1775 and Member of Parliament for Merionethshire from 1734 to 1768....
, politician