This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1860 - 1869 to Wales and its people. Incumbents Prince of Wales – Albert Edward Princess of Wales – Alexandra (from 1863) Events 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 Arts and literature Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales 1861 - Aberdare 1862 - Caernarfon 1863 - Swansea 1864 - Llandudno 1865 - Aberystwyth 1866 - Chester 1867 - Carmarthen - A crown is presented for the first time 1868 - Ruthin - The Eisteddfod Council is disbanded 1869 - Holywell New books R. D. Blackmore - Clara Vaughan (1864) George Borrow - Wild Wales (1862) Rhoda Broughton - Cometh up as a Flower (1867) Richard Davies (Mynyddog) - Caneuon Mynyddog (1866) Huw Derfel - Llawlyfr Carnedd Llywelyn (1864) Robert Jones Derfel - Traethodau ac Areithiau (1864) John Ceiriog Hughes Oriau'r Hwyr (1860) Oriau'r Bore (1862) Cant o Ganeuon (1863) Y Bardd a'r Cerddor (1865) Oriau eraill (1868) David Watkin Jones (Dafydd Morgannwg) - Yr Ysgol Farddol (1869) William Rees (Gwilym Hiraethog) - Emmanuel (1861) William Thomas (Islwyn) - Caniadau (1867) Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) Fy Noswyl (1861) Geninen (1869) Alfred Russel Wallace The Origin of Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced from the Theory of 'Natural Selection (1864) The Malay Archipelago (1867) Music William Griffiths (Ifander) - Gwarchae Harlech (cantata) (1864) Hugh Jerman - Deus Misereatur (1861) Henry Brinley Richards - "God Bless the Prince of Wales" (1863) John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) Llewelyn (cantata) (1863) The Bride of Neath Valley (cantata) (1866) Sport 1860 - The first bowls club in Wales is founded at Abergavenny. Births 1860 date unknown - Sir William Price (died 1938) 1861 date unknown John Edward Lloyd, historian (died 1947) Thomas Mardy Rees, writer (died 1953) 1862 date unknown - John Daniel Evans, Patagonia settler 1863 January 17 - David Lloyd George, politician (died 1945) March 3 - Arthur Machen, writer (died 1947) 1864 January 8 - Prince Albert Victor, first child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (died 1892) October 17 - Sir John Morris-Jones, grammarian (died 1929) date unknown - Charles Alfred Howell Green, first Bishop of Monmouth (died 1944) 1865 June 3 - Prince George, second son of the Prince and Princess of Wales and himself Prince of Wales 1901–1910 (later George V) date unknown - William Brace, politician (died 1947) 1866 October 12 - James Ramsay