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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. ...
1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 13-day slower Julian 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. ...
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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 of the United Kingdom. ...
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 15-February 10 - The United Kingdom general election produces a hung parliament. It is the first election in which all Welsh constituencies have been contested. Of a total of 34 MPs elected in Wales, five are Labour and two Conservative. The 27 Liberal MPs include David Alfred Thomas for Cardiff (replacing Ivor Guest, who had been raised to the peerage).
- June 2 - Charles Rolls makes the first non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by air, flying from England to France and back again in just over nine hours.
- July 12 - At the Bournemouth International Aviation Meeting, Charles Rolls becomes the first Briton to be killed in an air crash.
- August - A strike begins at the Cambrian Colliery, as a result of a lockout. This chain of events culminates in the Tonypandy Riot, considered a major event in Welsh history.
- October 12 - Three crew members from the St David's lifeboat drown in Ramsey Sound.
- November 4 - Ernest Thompson Willows makes the first flight from England to France in his dirigible, "City of Cardiff", having earlier in the year made the first flight across the Bristol Channel by airship, from Cardiff to Minehead.
- December 3-December 19 - The second United Kingdom general election of 1910 results in a Liberal government. Wales elects 26 Liberal MPs, five Labour and three Conservative.
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- Harry Grindell-Matthews invents the “aerophone”.
- The Royal Commission on Religion in Wales, appointed in 1906, presents its report.
- The King Edward VII National Memorial Association begins its campaign to eradicate tuberculosis in Wales.
- The first Girl Guides company in Wales is formed at Carmarthen.
January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
February 10 is the 41st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The UK general election of January 1910 was held from 15th January – 10th February 1910. ...
David Alfred Thomas, Viscount Rhondda (1856 - 1918) was a Welsh industrialist and politician. ...
Ivor Churchill Guest, 1st Viscount Wimborne (16 January 1873 - 14 June 1939) was a British Liberal politician, and one of the last Lords Lieutenant of Ireland, serving in that position at the time of the Easter Rising. ...
James (Jimmy) Henry Thomas, (October 3, 1874 - January 21, 1949) was a British trade unionist and Labour politician. ...
June 2 is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ...
The Hon. ...
Satellite view of the English Channel The English Channel (French: La Manche (IPA: ), the sleeve) is the part of the Atlantic Ocean that separates the island of Great Britain from northern France and joins the North Sea to the Atlantic. ...
July 12 is the 193rd day (194th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 172 days remaining. ...
The Tonypandry Riot of 1910 was a dispute between miners and mine owners that took place at the Cambrian Colliery mine in South Wales, UK. The conflict arose when the Naval Colliery Company opened a new seam at the Ely Pit in Penygraig. ...
October 12 is the 285th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (286th in leap years). ...
St Davids (Welsh: Tyddewi) is the smallest city in the United Kingdom, with a population of under 2,000 people. ...
Severn class lifeboat in Poole Harbour, Dorset, England. ...
November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...
Dirigible can refer to : an airship -- a lighter-than-air aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...
The location of the Bristol Channel The Severn Bridge and Bristol Channel, looking northwestward from England towards Wales The Bristol Channel coast at Ilfracombe, North Devon, looking west towards Lee Bay The Bristol Channel is a major inlet in the island of Great Britain, separating South Wales from South West...
USS Akron (ZRS-4) in flight, November 2, 1931 An airship or dirigible is a buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air. ...
Cardiff (English: Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ...
Minehead is a coastal town in West Somerset, England with a population of around 10,000. ...
December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The UK general election of December 1910 was the last held over several days, from 3rd – 19th December 1910. ...
Hugh Edwards was Liberal MP for Accrington from 1923-29. ...
Mid Glamorgan is a ceremonial preserved county of Wales, one of the divisions of the traditional county of Glamorgan. ...
1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Tuberculosis (abbreviated as TB for Tubercle Bacillus) is a common and deadly infectious disease caused by the mycobacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Mycobacterium bovis, which most commonly affects the lungs (pulmonary TB) but can also affect the central nervous system, lymphatic system, circulatory system, genitourinary system, bones, joints, and even the...
It has been suggested that Guides on the Air be merged into this article or section. ...
Carmarthen (Welsh Caerfyrddin - caer fort + Myrddin Moridunum, Merlin (origin disputed)) is the county town of Carmarthenshire, Wales. ...
Arts and literature Arthur Machen (March 3, 1863 – December 15th, 1947) was a leading Welsh-born author of the 1890s. ...
Awards The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...
Colwyn Bay at sunset Colwyn Bay (Welsh: Bae Colwyn) is a town and seaside resort on the coast of the Irish Sea in North Wales. ...
New books Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell OM FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician. ...
Music
Sports - The Welsh Amateur Boxing Association is formed.
Boxing, also called prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing), the sweet science (a common nickname among fans) or the gentlemans sport (used mainly in England), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight classification fight each other with their fists in a series of...
Births July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ...
Eryl Stephen Thomas (1910-2001) was a Bishop of Monmouth and a Bishop of Llandaff. ...
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