1770s in Wales

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Other events of the decade

This article is about the particular significance of the decade 1770–1779 to Wales and its people.

Events

Arts and literature

New books

Thomas Churchyard - The Worthines of Wales, a Poem
Evan Evans (Ieuan Fardd) - Casgliad o Bregethau
Williams Evans - A New English-Welsh dictionary: Containing All Words Necessary for Reading an English Author
Elizabeth Griffith - The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated
Evan Hughes (Hughes Fawr) - Duwdod Crist
Jinny Jenks - Tour through Wales
Dafydd Jones - Marwnad Enoch Ffransis
Hugh Jones (Maesglasau)
*Cydymaith yr Hwsmon
*Gardd y Caniadau
Robert Jones
*Lleferydd yr Asyn
*Drych i'r Anllythrennog
Iolo Morganwg - Dagrau yr Awen
Nicholas Owen - British Remains
Thomas Pennant - British Zoology, vol. 4
David Powell (Dewi Nantbrân) - Allwydd y Nef. O gasgliad D.P. Off.
Daniel Rowland - Pum Pregeth ac Amryw o Hymnau
Nathaniel Williams - Dialogus
William Williams Pantycelyn - Ductor Naptiarum: Neu Gyfarwyddwr Priodas
Sir John Wynn - ''History of the Gwydir Family''

Music

Dafydd Jones - Difyrrwch i'r Pererinion, vol. 3

Births

1770
*15 January - Sir John Edwards, Baronet, politician
*14 April - John Evans, explorer
*30 April - David Thompson, explorer
1772
*10 January - William Jenkins Rees, antiquary
*July - Edward Hughes (Y Dryw), bard
*25 October - Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn, 5th Baronet
1773
*14 November - Stapleton Cotton, 1st Viscount Combermere, military leader
1774
*May - John Elias, preacher
*24 June - Azariah Shadrach, writer
1775
*25 November - Charles Kemble, actor
1776
*April - Ann Griffiths, hymn-writer
*2 August - Thomas Assheton Smith I, industrialist and politician
1777
*15 June - David Daniel Davis, royal obstetrician
*29 August - John James, hymn-writer
*15 September - John Jones of Ystrad, MP
1778
*29 September - Benjamin Hall, industrialist and politician
1779
*24 August - Charles Norris, artist

Deaths

1771
*15 May - Thomas Morgan (of Rhiwpera), politician, 43
*date unknown
**Lewis Hopkin, poet
**Alban Thomas, doctor, librarian and antiquarian
**Richard Trevor, former bishop of St David's
1772
*16 October - Richard Farrington, antiquary, 71
1773
*21 July - Howell Harris, Methodist leader, 59
1774
*date unknown - Dafydd Nicolas, poet
1775
*14 August - Sir Lynch Cotton, 4th Baronet
1776
*1 November - Miles Harry, Baptist minister, 76
*date unknown - Sir John Powell Pryce, 6th Baronet
1777
*4 March - Edward Richard, teacher and poet, 62
*April - John Hodges, Methodist, 77
*1 July - Sir John Glynne, 6th Baronet, 64
*30 August - Dafydd Jones, hymn-writer, 66
*18 December - William Lloyd, translator, 60
1778
*6 October - William Worthington, priest and author, 74
1779
*11 December - "Madam" Bridget Bevan, philanthropist, 81