This article is about the particular significance of the year 1901 to Wales and its people. This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ... Year 1901 (MCMI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday [1] of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the country. ... The Welsh are, according to Hastings (1997), an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward Albert, Prince of Wales, son of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - Alexandra of Denmark
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Hwfa Môn

The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria; 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901) was the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 20 June 1837, and the first Empress of India from 1 May 1876, until her death on 22 January 1901. ... Camilla Mountbatten-Windsor, the current Princess of Wales. ... Princess Alexandra of Denmark (later Queen Alexandra of the United Kingdom; 1 December 1844 – 20 November 1925), was Queen Consort to Edward VII of the United Kingdom and thus Empress of India during her husbands reign. ... Druid can refer to: a priest of the religion of the ancient Celts, see Druidry. ... The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...

Events

• January - Samuel Thomas Evans becomes the last QC appointed by Queen Victoria.
• 22 January - The Prince of Wales accedes to the throne, following the death of Queen Victoria.
• 31 March - The 10-yearly Census of England and Wales is taken.
• 3 April - Frederick Rutherfoord Harris, MP for Monmouth Boroughs, is unseated for alleged electoral malpractice.
• 7 May - In the by-election at Monmouth Boroughs, Joseph Lawrence becomes the new Conservative MP.
• 24 May - 81 miners are killed in an accident at Universal Colliery, Senghenydd.
• 10 September - Twelve miners are killed in an accident at Llanbradach Colliery in Glamorgan.
• 9 November - Prince George, Duke of York and his wife Mary of Teck officially become Prince and Princess of Wales.
• Gomer Berry and William Ewart Berry co-found Advertising World.
• Samuel Walker Griffith helps draft the Australian constitution.
• Shipping magnate Alfred Lewis Jones is knighted.
• Construction of the 156-room Grand Hotel at Llandudno, the largest in Wales at the time.

January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Edward VII (Albert Edward; 9 November 1841 – 6 May 1910) was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King of the Commonwealth Realms, and the Emperor of India. ... March 31 is the 90th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (91st in leap years), with 275 days remaining. ... is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Doctor Frederick Rutherfoord Harris (1 May 1856 – 1 September 1920) was a Conservative Party politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament (MP) between 1900 and 1906. ... is the 127th day of the year (128th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 144th day of the year (145th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 – 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, which he created from the British branch of the German House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Mary of Teck (Victoria Mary Augusta Louise Olga Pauline Claudine Agnes; 26 May 1867 – 24 March 1953) was the Queen Consort of George V. Queen Mary was also the Empress of India and Queen of Ireland. ... Sir William Ewart Berry (1879-1954) was the second of three brothers from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, who founded a long-running press dynasty. ... Sir Alfred Lewis Jones (1845 - December 13, 1909), British ship-owner, was born in Carmarthenshire. ... , This article is about the town in Wales. ...

Arts and literature

• Arthur Machen joins Frank Benson’s travelling theatre company.

Arthur Machen (March 3, 1863 – December 15th, 1947) was a leading Welsh-born author of the 1890s. ... Frank Benson is the name of: Frank Weston Benson, an American impressionist artist F.R. Benson, a British actor-manager This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Merthyr Tydfil
  • Chair - Evan Rees
  • Crown - John Gwili Jenkins

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: ) is a town and county borough in Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ...

New books

• Morris Williams (Nicander) - Damhegion Esop ar Gân (published posthumously)
• The Dau Wynne – A Maid of Cymru

Music

• John Glyn Davies - Cerddi Huw Puw

Sport

• Rugby Union
  • 9 February Scotland beat Wales 18–8 at Inverleith, Edinburgh.

A rugby union scrum. ... is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...

Births

• 20 January - Cecil Griffiths, athlete (died 1973)
• 18 February - Will Owen, politician (died 1981)
• 4 March - Edward Prosser Rhys, journalist and poet
• 19 April - John Ellis Williams, novelist
• 9 November - Rhys Davies, writer (died 1978)
• 10 December - Ivor Jones, rugby player (died 1982)
• 24 December - Hilary Marquand, economist and MP (died 1972)
• date unknown - Iorwerth Peate, poet, author and founder of the Museum of Welsh Life

January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Cecil Richmond Griffiths (January 20, 1901 _ July 29, 1973) was a British athlete, winner of gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1920 Summer Olympics. ... Year 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. ... February 18 is the 49th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... William James Owen (18 February 1901 – 3 April 1981) was a British miner and politician, whose career as a Member of Parliament was blighted by his trial under the Official Secrets Act 1911 for giving secrets to Czechoslovak intelligence. ... Year 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 63rd day of the year (64th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... is the 313th day of the year (314th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rhys Davies (1901-1978) (born Vivian Rees Davies) was a Welsh novelist and short story writer, who wrote in the English language. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... Ivor Egwad Jones (1901 - 1982) was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a back-row forward, mainly at flanker, for Llanelli and won 16 caps for Wales, three of them as captain. ... Year 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar). ... is the 358th day of the year (359th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rt Hon. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Manor House of St Fagans castle. ...

Deaths

• February 21 - John Deffett Francis, artist
• June - Abel Jones (Bardd Crwst), balladeer (born 1830)
• June 1
  • John Viriamu Jones, scientist
  • Morgan Albert Ellis, Welsh-American preacher (born 1832)
• September 5 - Rhys Gwesyn Jones, minister and author
• September 15 - John Richards (Isalaw), musician (born 1843)
• September 22 - William Davies (Mynorydd), artist (born 1826)