1790 in Wales

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1790 in Great Britain

1790 in Ireland

Other events of 1790

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1790 to Wales and its people.

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

[edit] Incumbents

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

[edit] Events

• Richard Griffiths opens a coal mine at Gyfeillon in the Rhondda, becoming the first to exploit the coal-seams of the region.
• Herbert Mackworth gives up the Parliamentary seat of Cardiff when John Stuart, Lord Mount Stuart, comes of age.
• The world's first railway viaduct (used by horse drawn wagons to carry coal from the mines) is built at Blaenavon.
• Construction of the Glamorganshire Canal begins.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] New books

• Thomas Edwards (Twm o'r Nant) - Gardd o Gerddi
• Thomas Pennant - Indian Zoology
• Peter Williams - Tafol i Bwyso Sosiniaeth

[edit] Births

• January 27 - William Davies Evans, chess player (d. 1872)
• August 11 - William Probert, minister and author (d. 1870)
• September 16 - William Vowler Short, Bishop of St Asaph
• September 29 - John Jones (printer) (d. 1855)

[edit] Deaths

• March 20 - Thomas Richards (lexicographer), 80
• October 16 - Daniel Rowland, Methodist leader, 77