This article is about the particular significance of the year 1909 to Wales and its people. This article is about the particular significance of the year 1910 to Wales and its people. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ... 1909 (MCMIX) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... This article is about the country. ... The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group or nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince of Wales, son of King Edward VII of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - Mary of Teck
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed

The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... 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. ... Camilla Mountbatten-Windsor, the current Princess of Wales. ... 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. ... 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 16 - Edgeworth David is a member of the expedition which successfully reaches the Magnetic South Pole.
• August - The Plebs League is founded at Rhondda by Noah Ablett.
• October - Monthly rainfall of 56.5 inches is measured at Llyn Llydaw, Snowdonia - a British record.
• October 29 - A mining accident at Darren Colliery, New Tredegar, kills 26 men.
• Thirty-six men are killed when a trench collapses during construction of the Alexandra Dock in Newport.
• King's Dock, Swansea, is opened.
• Thomas Rees becomes principal of Bala-Bangor Theological College.
• The first mines rescue station in south Wales is opened at Aberaman.

January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Sir Tannant William Edgeworth David (January 28, 1858 - August 28, 1934 was an Australian geologist and explorer. ... The ceremonial South Pole. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... New Tredegar (Welsh: ) is a former mining community in the Rhymney Valley, South Wales. ... For other uses, see Newport (disambiguation). ... For other places with the same name, see Swansea (disambiguation). ... Thomas Rees may refer to: Thomas Rees (1777–1864), Welsh Unitarian minister and scholar. ...

Arts and literature

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in London
  • Chair - T. Gwynn Jones
  • Crown - W. J. Gruffydd

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Professor William John Gruffydd was a Welsh academic and politician. ...

New books

• Emrys ap Iwan - Homilïau vol. 2 (posthumous)
• Edward Thomas - The South Country

Emrys ap Iwan (1848-1906), was born Robert Ambrose Jones in Abergele, Conwy (then Denbighshire). ... Do you mean: Edward Thomas, the English poet, killed at Arras in 1917 Corporal Edward Thomas, who fired the first British shots in World War I This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ...

Music

Sports

• Boxing
  • August 23 - Freddie Welsh wins the European lightweight title.
  • November 8 - Freddie Welsh wins the British lightweight title, and becomes the first Welshman to be awarded a Lonsdale Belt.

Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, called pugilism (from Latin), prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science[1] is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... Freddie Welsh (March 5, 1886 - July 29, 1927) was a boxing champion. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... The Lonsdale Belt is the oldest championship belt in boxing and its origins started in London back in 1909. ...

Births

• January 29 - George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy
• August 25 - Arwel Hughes, composer
• October 24 - Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, politician
• November 7 - Eirene White, politician
• date unknown
  • Aneirin Talfan Davies, writer and publisher
  • Isaac Davies (Eic Davies), dramatist
  • Arthur Probert, politician
  • Goronwy Rees, journalist and academic
  • Evan Roberts, botanist
  • Howard Thomas, radio and television producer
  • Ronald Welch, historical novelist

January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Right Honourable Thomas George Thomas, 1st Viscount Tonypandy (29 January 1909 - 22 September 1997) was a British Labour politician. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... Arwel Hughes (August 25, 1909-September 23, 1988), was a Welsh orchestral conductor and composer. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Frederick Elwyn Elwyn-Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones (1909-1989) was a British peer and politician. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Eirene LLoyd White was a Labour politician and peer. ... Aneirin Talfan Davies (1909-1980) was a Welsh poet, broadcaster and literary critic. ... Arthur Reginald Probert (1909 – 14 February 1975) was a Welsh Labour Party politician. ... Goronwy Rees (1909-1979) was a Welsh journalist, academic and writer. ... Evan Roberts MBE, M.Sc. ... Howard Thomas (c 1909—6 November 1986) was a Welsh-born British radio producer and television executive. ... Ronald Welch (Pseudonym of Ronald Oliver Felton) (1909 - 1982) His pseudonym comes from his wartime regiment, The Welch. ...

Deaths

• May 31 - Thomas Price, Prime Minister of South Australia
• August 1 - Hugh Rowlands, VC recipient
• November 10 - George Essex Evans, Welsh-Australian poet
• December 11 - Ludwig Mond, industrialist
• December 13 - Sir Alfred Lewis Jones, shipping magnate
• date unknown
  • Ivor James, educationist
  • Catherine Prichard, poet