1893 in Wales

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See also:	List of years in Wales 1893 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1893 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
• Princess of Wales — Alexandra
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Clwydfardd

Events

• 13 February — The South Wales Daily Post is launched in Swansea.
• 11 April — In an underground fire at Great Western Mine, Pontypridd, 63 miners are killed.
• 6 June — Alexandra (Newport and South Wales) Docks and Railway opens South Dock in Newport Docks.
• 6 July — The future Prince of Wales, Prince George (later George V), marries Mary of Teck; their wedding rings are made of Welsh gold.
• 7 August — 24 people are drowned at Aberavon when a boat carrying trippers on a Sunday school outing from Ystrad Rhondda capsizes in the bay. A survivor claimed that the inexperienced passengers had been frightened by the waves and all ran to one side of the boat.^[1]
• 17 November — Two boatmen involved in the Aberavon drowing disaster of 7 August are found not guilty of manslaughter by a jury at Cardiff Crown Court.^[1]
• An International Eisteddfod takes place in Chicago, USA.

Arts and literature

Sport

• Football — The Welsh Cup is won by Wrexham for the third time in its 14-year history.
• Rugby union — Wales wins the Triple Crown for the first time.
• Rugby union — Glamorgan Wanderers, Laugharne RFC and Tredegar RFC are established.

Births

• 15 January — Ivor Novello, composer and actor (died 1951)
• 27 January - John Russell, VC recipient (died 1917)
• 25 February
  • Billy Jennings, footballer (died 1968)
  • Gordon Lang, politician (died 1981)
• 23 May — Tudor Thomas, pioneering ophthalmic surgeon (died 1976)
• 24 May — William Hubert Davies, musician (died 1965)
• 1 June — Lewis Valentine, political activist (died 1986)
• 2 June — David James Davies, economist, industrialist and writer (died 1956)
• 1 July - Douglas Marsden-Jones, rugby player (died 1955)
• 2 July — Ralph Hancock, garden architect (died 1950)
• 1 August — Lionel Beaumont Thomas, MC, businessman and politician (died 1942)
• 15 October — Saunders Lewis, Welsh nationalist poet, dramatist and critic (died 1985)
• 18 October — Ivor Rees, VC recipient (died 1967)
• 29 December - Cyril Lakin, politician (died 1948)
• 31 December - Ossie Male, rugby player (died 1975)
• date unknown - Eleanor Evans, actress, singer and theatre director (died 1969)

Deaths

• 14 January — John Hawley Edwards, footballer, 42
• 23 January — Dr William Price, eccentric, 92
• 29 January — Griffith Edwards (Gutyn Padarn), poet and antiquary, 80^[2]
• 27 March — John Roberts, Sr., billiards champion, 69
• 5 September — Morgan Lloyd, politician, 71
• 17 September — Edwin Cynrig Roberts, Patagonian colonist, about 55

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