1892 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1892 to Wales
and its people
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— held at Rhyl
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...
— The Prince Albert EdwardEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom - 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...
— Alexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of DenmarkAlexandra of Denmark was the wife of Edward VII of the United Kingdom... - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— Clwydfardd
Events
- 14 July — Official inauguration of the LiverpoolLiverpoolLiverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
water supply from Lake VyrnwyLake VyrnwyLake Vyrnwy Nature Reserve and Estate is an area of land in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, surrounding the Victorian reservoir of Lake Vyrnwy. Its stone-built dam, built in the 1880s, was the first of its kind in the world. The Nature Reserve and the area around it are jointly managed by the Royal...
. The Vyrnwy dam is the first high masonry gravity dam in Britain. - St Michael's & All Angels Theological College is founded at AberdareAberdareAberdare is an industrial town in Rhondda Cynon Taf, Wales, situated at the confluence of the Rivers Dare and Cynon. The population at the census was 31,705...
. - The South Wales ArgusSouth Wales ArgusThe South Wales Argus is a daily tabloid newspaper published in Newport, south Wales. The Argus is distributed in Newport and the historic area of Monmouthshire....
is launched, published in NewportNewportNewport is a city and unitary authority area in Wales. Standing on the banks of the River Usk, it is located about east of Cardiff and is the largest urban area within the historic county boundaries of Monmouthshire and the preserved county of Gwent...
. - Children's magazine, Cymru'r Plant, launched by Owen Morgan EdwardsOwen Morgan EdwardsOwen Morgan Edwards was a Welsh historian, educationalist and writer. He is often known as O. M. Edwards....
. - Construction of the Parc and Dare Theatre (as a workingmen's institute).
Awards
National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of Wales
The National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
— held at Rhyl
Rhyl
Rhyl is a seaside resort town and community situated on the north east coast of Wales, in the county of Denbighshire , at the mouth of the River Clwyd . To the west is the suburb of Kinmel Bay, with the resort of Towyn further west, Prestatyn to the east and Rhuddlan to the south...
- Chair — Evan JonesEvan Jones (poet)-Biography:Born in Melbourne, 10 November 1931, Jones attended Melbourne High School, and studied at the University of Melbourne, and Stanford University . After 1960, he taught English at the University of Melbourne...
- Crown — John John Roberts
New books
- D Davies — Patagonia: a description of the country
- Daniel James (Gwyrosydd)Daniel James (Gwyrosydd)Daniel James , also known by his bardic name of Gwyrosydd, was a Welsh poet and hymn-writer, best known for writing the words to the popular hymn, "Calon Lân".-Early life:Daniel James came from Treboeth in Swansea...
— Caniadau Gwyrosydd - Thomas Gwynn JonesThomas Gwynn JonesThomas Gwynn Jones or T. Gwynn Jones was a leading Welsh poet, scholar, literary critic, novelist, translator, and journalist who did important work in Welsh literature, Welsh education, and the study of Welsh folk tales in the first half of the twentieth century...
— Eglwys y Dyn Tlawd - John Richard Williams (J.R. Tryfanwy) — Lloffion yr Amddifad
Music
- Joseph ParryJoseph ParryJoseph Parry , was a Welsh composer and musician. Born in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, he is best known as the composer of Myfanwy and Aberystwyth used in Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika the National anthem of South Africa.The cottage at 4 Chapel Row, Merthyr Tydfil, where Parry was born, is now open to the...
— Saul of Tarsus (oratorio) - David Christmas Williams — Traeth Llafar (cantata)
Sport
- BaseballBaseballBaseball is a bat-and-ball sport played between two teams of nine players each. The aim is to score runs by hitting a thrown ball with a bat and touching a series of four bases arranged at the corners of a ninety-foot diamond...
- The Welsh Baseball UnionWelsh Baseball UnionThe Welsh Baseball Union is the national governing body of British baseball in Wales.It is a member of the International Baseball Board. The WBU organises the men's and youth league and cup competitions, as well as selecting and managing the Wales international teams at adult and youth level.The...
is founded. - FootballFootball (soccer)Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
— The Welsh CupWelsh CupThe Welsh Cup is a knock-out football competition contested annually by teams from Wales.The Football Association of Wales is the organising body of this competition, which has been run every year since its inception in 1877-78...
is won by ChirkChirkChirk is a small town and local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales. It has a population of over 4,000....
for the fourth time in its 13-year history.
Births
- 23 March — Jack WhitfieldJack WhitfieldJack Whitfield was a Welsh international rugby union hooker who played club rugby for Newport and club rugby for Monmouthshire...
, Wales rugby union captain (died 1927) - 20 June — Geoffrey CrawshayGeoffrey CrawshayCapt. Geoffrey Crawshay was a Welsh soldier and social benefactor who is most notable for his connections to rugby union.-Early life and military service:...
, soldier and social benefactor (died 1954) - 25 July — Brigadier Hugh Llewellyn Glyn HughesHugh Llewellyn Glyn HughesBrigadier Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes CBE, DSO & Two Bars, MC, MRCS was a British military officer in the Royal Army Medical Corps and later medical administrator, educationalist and sports administrator...
, soldier and medical administrator (died 1973) - 12 August — Jerry SheaJerry SheaJeremiah "Jerry" Shea was a Welsh international dual-code rugby centre who played club rugby for Newport and Pill Harriers under the rugby union code and later represented Wigan Wasps as a rugby league player. Shea was an all round athlete, and was an accomplished swimmer and professional boxer...
, Welsh rugby union and rugby league player (died 1947) - 12 November — Tudor DaviesTudor Davies-Biography:Tudor Davies was born in Cymmer, near Porth, South Wales, on 12 November 1892. He studied in Cardiff and at the Royal College of Music in London. He served as an engineer in the Royal Navy during World War I...
, operatic tenor (died 1958) - 19 November — Huw T. EdwardsHuw T. EdwardsHuw Thomas Edwards was a Welsh trade union leader and politician.Edwards was trade unionist who was for many years was the most influential figure in the Labour Party in north Wales. He was appointed the first chair of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire in 1949...
, trade union leader and politician (died 1970) - date unknown — Hilda VaughanHilda VaughanHilda Campbell Vaughan was a Welsh poet, novelist and short story writer.She was born in Builth Wells, the daughter of a solicitor. In 1923 she married the novelist Charles Langbridge Morgan, and they had two children...
, novelist (died 1985)
Deaths
- 5 March — Theophilus RedwoodTheophilus RedwoodTheophilus Redwood was a Welsh pharmacist who was one of the founding members of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. He was born in Boverton, Llantwit Major....
, pharmacist, 85 - 24 April — John Davies (Ossian Gwent), poet, 53
- 19 June — Lewis Llewelyn DillwynLewis Llewelyn DillwynLewis Llewelyn Dillwyn was a Welsh industrialist and Liberal politician.Dillwyn was born in Swansea, Wales, the second son of Lewis Weston Dillwyn and Mary Dillwyn . His father had been sent to Swansea by his father William, to take over the management of the Cambrian Pottery, and lived at Sketty...
, industrialist and politician, 78 - 18 December — Richard OwenRichard OwenSir Richard Owen, FRS KCB was an English biologist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist.Owen is probably best remembered today for coining the word Dinosauria and for his outspoken opposition to Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by natural selection...
, anatomist, 88 - 27 December — Samuel HollandSamuel Holland (politician)Samuel Holland was a Welsh Liberal Party politician.- Upbringing :The son of Samuel and Katherine Holland, he was born in Duke Street, Liverpool.- Politics :...
, politician, 89