1903 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1903 to Wales
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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 of WalesGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
, son of King Edward VII of the United KingdomEdward 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... - 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...
- Mary of TeckMary of TeckMary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V.... - 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 :...
- Hwfa MônRowland Williams (Hwfa Môn)Rev. Rowland Williams , commonly known by his bardic name of "Hwfa Môn", was a Welsh clergyman and poet, who served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1895 to 1905.- Early Life and education:...
Events
- End of the lock-out at Penrhyn QuarryPenrhyn QuarryThe Penrhyn Slate Quarry is a slate quarry located near Bethesda in north Wales. At the end of the nineteenth century it was the world's largest slate quarry; the main pit is nearly long and deep, and it was worked by nearly 3,000 quarrymen. It has since been superseded in size by slate quarries...
, near BethesdaBethesda, WalesBethesda is a town lying on the River Ogwen and the A5 road on the edge of Snowdonia, in Gwynedd, north-west Wales, colloquially called Pesda by the locals.- History :...
- the longest major industrial dispute in British history. - Sygun Copper MineSygun Copper MineSygun Copper Mine is a Victorian copper mine that was closed in 1903 and was renovated and reopened by the Amies family as a tourist attraction in 1986, focusing on audio-visual tours of the underground workings.- Location :...
is abandoned. - Closure of the lifeboatLifeboat (rescue)A rescue lifeboat is a boat rescue craft which is used to attend a vessel in distress, or its survivors, to rescue crewmen and passengers. It can be hand pulled, sail powered or powered by an engine...
station on Ynys LlanddwynYnys LlanddwynYnys Llanddwyn or Llanddwyn Island is a small tidal island off the west coast of Anglesey, North Wales. The nearest town is Newborough.-Geology and geography:...
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Awards
- 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 :...
- held in LlanelliLlanelliLlanelli , the largest town in both the county of Carmarthenshire and the preserved county of Dyfed , Wales, sits on the Loughor estuary on the West Wales coast, approximately west-north-west of Swansea and south-east of the county town, Carmarthen. The town is famous for its proud rugby...
- Chair - John Thomas JobJohn Thomas JobJohn Thomas Job , was a Welsh minister, hymn-writer and poet.He was born at Llandybie in Carmarthenshire, and educated locally. He went on to Trefeca College to train as a Methodist minister. In 1894, he married Etta Davies, and they had three children...
- Crown - John Evans Davies
- Chair - John Thomas Job
Cinema
- William HaggarWilliam HaggarWilliam Haggar was a British pioneer of the cinema industry. Beginning his career as a travelling entertainer, Haggar, whose large family formed his theatre company, later bought a Bioscope show and earned his money in the fairgrounds of south Wales...
releases Desperate Poaching AffrayDesperate Poaching AffrayDesperate Poaching Affray is a 1903 British chase film by William Haggar. Three minutes long, the film is recognised as an early influence on narrative drama in American film, especially in chase genre. The film used a number of innovative techniques including on location shooting, panning shots...
, seen as an important influence on the chase genre pf film.
Births
- 1 January - Horace Evans, royal physician (died 1963)
- 9 February - Gipsy DanielsGipsy DanielsWilliam "Gipsy" Daniels , was a Welsh Light-heavyweight boxing champion of Britain who, in an eighteen-year career, took in 141 contests, including eight fights in New York, and notably knocked out Max Schmeling in the first round of a 1928 encounter.There is some confusion as to Daniels' actual...
, Welsh boxer - 17 April - Thomas Rowland HughesThomas Rowland HughesThomas Rowland Hughes , was a Welsh novelist, dramatist and poet He was the son of a quarryman from Llanberis, Caernarvonshire , in northern Wales...
, novelist, poet and dramatist (died 1949) - 9 May - Tudor Watkins, Baron WatkinsTudor Watkins, Baron WatkinsTudor Elwyn Watkins, Baron Watkins was a Welsh Labour Party politician.- Background :Watkins was born at Abercrave on 9 May 1903...
, politician (died 1983) - 6 June - Ceri RichardsCeri Richards-Biography:Richards was born in the village of Dunvant, near Swansea, the son of Thomas Coslett Richards and Sarah Richards . He and his younger brother and sister, Owen and Esther, were brought up in a highly cultured, working-class environment...
, artist (died 1971) - 22 June - Harry PhillipsHarry PhillipsHenry 'Harry' Thomas Phillips was a Welsh international rugby union lock who played club rugby for Cross Keys and Newport and international rugby for Wales...
, Wales international rugby player (died 1978) - 22 November - David Rees-Williams, Baron Ogmore (died 1976)
- 2 December - Jim Sullivan, Wales and British Isles rugby league player (died 1977)
- date unknown
- Dorothy EdwardsDorothy Edwards (Welsh novelist)Dorothy Edwards , was a Welsh novelist of the early 20th century.Edwards was from Ogmore Vale in South Wales. She was educated at Howell's School for girls in Llandaff and at Cardiff University. She was politically active, working for socialist and Welsh nationalist causes, but wrote in English. ...
, novelist (died 1934) - Gwilym R. JonesGwilym R. JonesGwilym Richard Jones was the first person to have been awarded all three major literary awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Jones was awarded the crown in 1935, the chair in 1938 and the prose medal in 1941...
, poet and editor (died 1993) - Will PaynterWill PaynterWilliam Thomas Paynter was a Welsh miners' leader involved in the hunger marches of the 1930s.Paynter was born in Cardiff, where he had a basic education before going to work at a colliery at the age of fourteen. By the age of eighteen, he was working on the coal-face, and soon joined the...
, miners’ leader (died 1984) - Glyn SimonGlyn SimonWilliam Glyn Hughes Simon was the Anglican Archbishop of Wales from 1968 to 1971.Simon was born in Swansea, where his father was curate at St Gabriel's church. He was baptised by David Lewis Prosser, later to become the third Archbishop of Wales....
, Archbishop of Wales 1968-71) (died 1972)
- Dorothy Edwards
Deaths
- 17 February - 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...
, composer - 8 March - Morgan ThomasMorgan ThomasMorgan Thomas was a Welsh-Australian surgeon and public benefactor.Thomas was born in Wales. He qualified for the medical profession and came to Adelaide in 1851. He was appointed first house surgeon to the Adelaide hospital and practised at Nairne and Adelaide...
, surgeon - 12 April - Daniel Silvan EvansDaniel Silvan EvansDaniel Silvan Evans was a Welsh scholar and lexicographer.He was born at Fron Wilym Uchaf, Llanarth, Ceredigion. Having started to preach to the Independent congregation of which he was a member, Evans decided at a relatively young age, to train for the ministry...
, writer and lexicographer - 19 June - Herbert Vaughan, Archbishop of Westminster
- 13 October - Morgan B. WilliamsMorgan B. WilliamsMorgan B. Williams was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania.Morgan B. Williams was born in Rhandir-Mwyn and attended the public schools...
, United States politician - 18 September - Sir Llewellyn TurnerLlewellyn TurnerSir Llewellyn Turner , was a Welsh politician and Deputy Constable of Caernarfon Castle.He was born at Parkia, Criccieth, the son of William Turner of Parkia, who had been High Sheriff of both Caernarfonshire and Merionethshire . He was educated privately by Rev H. D...
, politician - date unknown
- Eliezer PughEliezer PughEliezer Pugh was a Welsh cotton merchant and philanthropist.Born in Dolgellau, Merionethshire , in north-west Wales, he moved to the seaport of Liverpool, England in 1827 to improve his educational opportunities. He spent the rest of his life by the River Mersey, becoming a very successful cotton...
, philanthropist - Watcyn Wyn, preacher and poet
- Eliezer Pugh