Benedictine community, Llanthony Abbey. Construction of the fort at St Catherine's Island, off Tenby. Prehistoric burial remains are discovered at Parc le Breos on the Gower Peninsula. John Owen of Tyn-llwyn is evicted from his farm for voting Tory. Arts and literature Awards The first official National Eisteddfod of Wales takes place at Holywell. New books J. H. Clark – History of Monmouthshire John Hugh Evans – Jane Hughes – David Watkin Jones Nathaniel Jones John Petherick – Travels in Central Africa and Explorations of the Western Nile Tributaries William Rowlands – (Bibliography of the Welsh) (posthumous; ed. Daniel Silvan Evans) Jane Williams (Ysgafell) – A History of Wales derived from Authentic Sources Robert Williams (Trebor Mai) – Music Owen Jones – (collection of hymns) Sport Football – Ruabon footballers set up a club at Plas Madoc. Mountaineering – Emmeline Lewis Lloyd attempts an ascent of the Matterhorn. Births 11 January – Ralph Sweet-Escott, English born, Wales rugby international (died 1907) 9 April – John Hugh Edwards, politician (died 1945) 19 May – John Henry Williams, Welsh politician (died 1936) 20 May – Robert Griffith Berry, minister and writer (died 1945) 12 August – Fred Parfitt, Wales international rugby player (died 1953) 6 September – Walford Davies, composer (died 1944) 24 September – Maud Cunnington, archaeologist (died 1951) 29 October – Bill Morris, Wales international rugby player (died 1946) 15 November – Percy Bennett, Wales international rugby player (died 1936) 20 November – Herbert Tudor Buckland, architect working in Birmingham (died 1951) Deaths 23 March – William Williams (Caledfryn), poet, 68 31 March – David Rees (Y Cynhyrfwr), Nonconformist leader and author, 67 16 April – James Davies (Iago ap Dewi), poet, 68 1 July – David Jones, banker and politician, 58 14 July – Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon, 64 26 August – William Williams (Creuddynfab), 55 October – John Jones (Talhaiarn), poet, 59 (suicide) 7 October – George Rice-Trevor, 4th Baron Dynevor, politician, 74 9 November – Harriet Windsor-Clive, 13th Baroness Windsor, philanthropist, 15 December – David Williams, politician, 70 17 December – Sarah Jacob, "the fasting girl", 12 References Wales