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List of events
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1906 to
Wales and
its people .
Incumbents
Events
13 February - In the
United Kingdom general election :
5 June - At the
Eifion by-election , brought about by the resignation of
John Bryn Roberts , Liberal candidate
Ellis Davies is elected unopposed.
[17]
27 June - One of the strongest
earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes
Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the
Richter Scale , damaging several buildings.
[18]
August -
Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the
1904-1905 Welsh Revival .
[19]
14 August - The
East Denbighshire by-election , brought about by the resignation of
Samuel Moss , is won by the
Liberal candidate
Edward Hemmerde .
[20]
30 August - Official opening of
Fishguard Harbour .
12 September - Opening of
Newport Transporter Bridge .
[21]
October
The new
City Hall, Cardiff , and Law Courts are opened in
Cathays Park .
[22]
Opening of the first purpose-built
sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn,
Newport .
[23]
A by-election is held in Mid Glamorganshire as a result of the appointment of its MP,
Samuel Evans , as Recorder of Swansea; he is required to seek re-election and in the by-election he is returned unopposed.
[24]
date unknown
Arts and literature
Awards
New books
English language
Welsh language
Music
Theatre
Sport
Births
10 January -
Tom Arthur , Wales international rugby player
16 January -
Watcyn Thomas , rugby player (died 1977)
19 February -
Grace Williams , composer (died 1977)
[31]
4 March -
Tommy Jones-Davies , Wales international rugby player (died 1960)
15 March -
Bill Everson , Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
4 April -
John Roberts Wales international rugby player (died 1965)
24 April -
Leslie Thomas , politician (died 1971)
25 June -
Roger Livesey , actor (died
1976 )
[32]
27 June -
Vernon Watkins , poet (died
1967 )
[33]
12 July -
Archie Skym , international rugby union player
15 July -
Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies , judge (died 1992)
16 October -
Maudie Edwards , actress (died 1991)
18 November -
Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl , politician (died 1981)
[34]
8 December -
Richard Llewellyn , novelist (died 1983)
[35]
Deaths
6 January
25 March -
Gwilym Williams , judge, 66
4 June -
John William Evans , politician, 36
[38]
24 June -
Henry Dennis , industrialist, 80
24 July -
John Edwards (Meiriadog) , poet, 93
27 August -
James Charles , painter, 55
[39]
4 September -
William Bowen Rowlands , politician
[40]
16 September -
Robert Llugwy Owen , minister and writer, 69
22 September -
Griffith Arthur Jones , Anglican priest, 78
[41]
21 October -
Griffith Jones (Glan Menai) , writer, 70
25 November -
William W. Davies , Mormon leader, 73
[42]
29 November -
Mary Dillwyn Welby , photographer, 90
[43]
30 November - Sir
Edward James Reed , politician, 76
[44]
30 December -
William Stadden , Wales international rugby player, 45 (suicide)
[45]
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