1900 in Wales

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1890s \| 1901 \| Other years in Wales
1900 in the United Kingdom
1900 in Ireland
Other events of 1900

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1900 to Wales and its people.

1 Incumbents
2 Events
3 Arts and literature
4 Sport
5 Births
6 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

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

[edit] Events

4 April - An anarchist shoots at the Prince of Wales during his visit to Belgium for the birthday celebrations of the King of Belgium.
June - The Royal Welch Fusiliers form the largest contingent in the multinational coalition forces helping to relieve the siege of Beijing during the Boxer Rebellion.
9 July - The Dowlais Iron Company and Arthur Keen's Patent Nut and Bolt Company merged to form Guest, Keen & Co. Ltd.
10 September - A German steamship, Stormarn, and the Gordon Castle collide in fog in Cardigan Bay with the loss of 20 lives.
25 September - Beginning of the United Kingdom general election, in which:
- Keir Hardie is elected for Merthyr Tydfil, the first Labour MP in Britain.
- Frederick Rutherfoord Harris becomes Conservative MP for Monmouth Boroughs.
- Francis Edwards regains Radnorshire for the Liberals.
- George Newnes becomes MP for Swansea Town.
- Edward James Reed regains Cardiff.
- Sir Henry Morton Stanley retires from Parliament.
8 October - The steamer City of Vienna sinks off Swansea with the loss of 20 crew members. There is one survivor.
22 November - Beginning of the long-running Penrhyn Quarry industrial dispute.
28 December - A barque named Primrose Hill is wrecked on South Stack off Holyhead, with the loss of 33 lives.
The 'Long Bridge' at Risca, formerly part of the Monmouthshire Canal, is demolished.
The Aberdare Canal closes.
The United States census figures show a Welsh immigrant population totalling 93,744, plus 173,416 children - an all-time high.
Beginning of the Taff Vale Railway strike.