1904 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1904 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents
Events
- January - Opening of Llanelli North Dock.
- 5 January - Opening of Tanat Valley Light Railway between Llynclys and Llangynog.
- February - Beginning of the 1904–1905 Welsh revival in religion.
- 4 May - Charles Rolls and Henry Royce meet for the first time in Manchester to agree production of Rolls-Royce motor cars.
- 31 May - Wentwood Reservoir inaugurated for Newport Corporation.
- 26 May - Harvey du Cros junior makes the first successful ascent of Snowdon by automobile.[2]
- 11 June - Henry Paget, 5th Marquess of Anglesey, is declared bankrupt; from 29 July sales of his assets at Plas Newydd (Anglesey) begin.
- 21 July - Edward VII and Queen Alexandra open the Elan Valley Reservoirs.[3]
- 3 August - The first Royal Welsh Show is held at Aberystwyth.[4]
- September - The second Pan-Celtic Congress is held at Caernarfon.
- 28–29 September - A conference at Blaenannerch reinforces the strength of the religious revival.
- October - Evan Roberts begins preaching.
- c. October - Mrs H. Millicent McKenzie is appointed Associated Professor of Education at the University College of South Wales and Monmouthshire in Cardiff, the first woman in Britain to hold a professorial title.[5]
- 3 October - Five people are killed in a railway accident near Loughor.
- 31 October - Rhondda Tramways Company begins operation.[6]
- November - Joseph Jenkins, instigator of the religious revival, is guest preacher at meetings in Bethany, Ammanford, and "converts" incumbent minister Nantlais Williams.[7]
- In local authority elections, the Liberal Party win control of all county councils in Wales.
- Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Jones becomes Honorary Surgeon to the Baschurch Home in Shropshire which he will develop into the world's first specialized orthopaedic hospital.
- Thomas Marchant Williams is knighted in recognition of his role in founding the National Eisteddfod Society.[8]
- No. 1 blast furnace at the old Blaenavon Ironworks is shut down.
Arts and literature
- February - Gwen John arrives in Paris, in the company of Dorelia McNeill.[9]
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Rhyl
English language
Welsh language
- Owen Dafydd (died c. 1814) - Cynhyrchion Barddonol yr Hen Felinydd Owen Dafydd Cwmaman
- Daniel Jenkins and David Lewis - Cerddi Cerngoch[12]
- Eluned Morgan - Dringo'r Andes
- Silyn Roberts - Trystan ac Esyllt a Chaniadau Eraill[13]
Music
- Sir Henry Walford Davies - Everyman (oratorio)
Sport
- Rugby league - In the first international league match, played between England and Other nationalities, ex-Wales rugby international Jack Rhapps becomes the World's first dual-code rugby international.
- Rugby union - Percy Bush scores 104 points for the British team on their tour of Australia and New Zealand.
Births
- 6 March - Hugh Williams, actor and dramatist (died 1969)
- 17 March - Daniel Granville West, Baron Granville-West, politician (died 1984)[14]
- 12 April - David Jenkins, Wales national rugby footballer (died 1951)
- 18 May - Eynon Evans, actor and screenwriter
- 7 June - Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby player (died 1994)
- 8 June - Angus McBean, photographer (died 1990)[15]
- 26 June - Prof Seaborne Davies, law teacher and three times President of the National Eisteddfod (died 1984)[16]
- 27 June - Emrys Davies, cricketer (died 1975)
- 29 June - Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, politician (died 1972)[17]
- 28 July - Ned Jenkins, Wales international rugby player (died 1990)
- 31 July - Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, politician (died 1985)[18]
- 4 August – Sir Thomas Parry, academic (died 1985)
- 8 August - Dai Parker, Wales and British Lion rugby player (died 1965)
- 22 August - Tommy Rees, Wales dual-code rugby player (died 1968)
- 12 September
- Euros Bowen, poet (died 1988)
- Donald Holroyde Hey, chemist (died 1987)
- 24 September - George Andrews, Wales dual-code rugby player (died 1989)
- 27 September - John Gwilym Jones, dramatist (died 1988)
- 30 September - Waldo Williams, poet (died 1971)
- 10 October (in Somerset) – Leslie Morris, politician in Canada (died 1964)
- 15 October - Sir Julian Hodge, banker (died 2004)[19]
- 3 November - Caradog Prichard, poet and novelist (died 1980)[20]
- 30 November - Philip Burton, theatre director and radio producer
- date unknown
- Richard Vaughan, novelist (died 1983)
Deaths
- 21 April - William Williams, businessman and politician, 64[21]
- 10 May - Sir Henry Morton Stanley, journalist and explorer, 63
- 26 June - William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech, 85[22]
- 12 July – Samuel M. Jones, mayor of Toledo, Ohio, USA, 57[23]
- 17 July - Isaac Roberts, astronomer, 75[24]
- 25 July - James Valentine, English rugby international, 37 (struck by lightning while on holiday in Barmouth)[25]
- September - Benjamin Davies, Welsh-descended Canadian politician, 91
- 4 October - James Lewis Thomas, architect, 78[26]
- 21 November - Jimmy Michael, cyclist, 27 (alcohol-related)
- 24 November - Lewis Jones, one of the founders of the Welsh settlement in Patagonia, 68
- 26 December - William Henry Powell, American Civil War hero, 79[27]
- 29 December - Edward Treharne, Wales international rugby player, 42 (heart attack)[28]
References
- Hywel Teifi Edwards (20 July 2016). The Eisteddfod. University of Wales Press. p. 39. ISBN 978-1-78316-914-6.
- The Manchester Guardian 1904-05-27.
- A little book on water supply. CUP Archive. 1922. pp. 41.
- "Royal Welsh Show celebrates 100th as its roots strengthen". WalesOnline. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
- Cunningham, Vanessa; Goodwin, John (2001). Cardiff University: a celebration. Cardiff University. pp. 30–31. ISBN 0-9540884-0-9.
- R. Large (1977). Passenger tramways of Pontypridd. Oakwood Press. p. 7.
- Morgan-Guy, John (1 April 2016). Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485-2011. Routledge. p. 143. ISBN 978-1-317-06784-9.
- The Weekly Notes. Incorporated Council of Law Reporting for England and Wales. 1904. p. IV.
- Foster, Alicia (1999). Gwen John. London: Tate Gallery. p. 24. ISBN 9781854372833.
- "Winners of the Chair | National Eisteddfod". eisteddfod.wales. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- Meic Stephens (23 September 1998). The new companion to the literature of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 838. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
- Daniel JENKINS (and AP CEREDIGION, pseud.) (1904). Cerddi Cerngoch. Lampeter.
- Thomas, David. "Roberts, Robert (Silyn)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
- John Graham Jones. "West, Daniel Granville, Baron Granville-West of Pontypool (1904-1984), Labour politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- Pepper, Terence (2006). Angus McBean Portraits. National Portrait Gallery Publications. ISBN 1855145154.
- John Graham Jones. "Seaborne-Davies, David Richard (1904-1984), lawyer and politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- John Graham Jones. "Ungoed-Thomas, (Arwyn) Lynn (1904-1972), Labour politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- R. McHenry; Daphne Daume; J.E. Davis (April 1986). Britannica book of the year: 1986. Encyclopaedia Britannica. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-85229-437-6.
- John Cunningham (21 July 2004). "Sir Julian Hodge". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
- Menna Baines. "Prichard, Caradog (1904-1980), novelist and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
- "Obituary". The Times. 22 April 1904. p. 8.
- Dod's Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage of Great Britain and Ireland, Including All the Titled Classes. 1921. p. 289.
- Northwest Ohio Quarterly. Historical Society of Northwestern Ohio. 1978. p. 86.
- Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Roberts, Isaac (1829-1904), astronomer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- "Famous Footballer Killed by Lightning on a Welsh Mountain – Sad Scene: Widespread Sympathy". Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser. 30 July 1904. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- Robert Thomas Jenkins. "Thomas, John Evan (1810-1873), sculptor". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- "William H. Powell Obituaries". West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Retrieved 11 April 2017.
- The Lancet. J. Onwhyn. 1905. p. 60.
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