1786 in Wales

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1786 in Great Britain

1786 in Ireland

Other events of 1786

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1786 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 New books 3.2 Music 4 Births 5 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - George, Prince Regent
• Princess of Wales - vacant

[edit] Events

• December 25 - Plymouth ironworks is leased to Richard Hill.
• The Kinmel estate is sold to the Rev Edward Hughes.
• Abraham Rees completes his edition of Chambers 's Encyclopaedia, and is elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his work.
• Charles Pratt is created Earl Camden.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New books

• David Samwell - A Narrative of the Death of Captain James Cook
• Hester Lynch Piozzi - Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson, Ll.D., during the last twenty years of his life

[edit] Music

• William Ellis - Ychydig o Hymnau a Chaniadau Newyddion (collection of hymns)
• Benjamin Francis - Aleluia (collection of hymns)

[edit] Births

• May - John Jones, printer and inventor (died 1865)
• June 22 - Ellis Evans, minister and author (died 1864)

[edit] Deaths

• January 21 - Anthony Bacon, ironmaster, 67
• September 16 - Edward Parry, preacher, poet and hymn-writer, 63