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{{Year in Wales header|1887}}This article is about the particular significance of the year 1887 to Wales and its people. Incumbents- Prince of Wales — Albert Edward
- Princess of Wales — Alexandra
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales — Clwydfardd
Events- 18 February — 39 miners are killed in an accident at Standard Colliery, Ynyshir.
- June — The Riot Act is read at Mochdre in the Vale of Clwyd at the height of a "Tithe War".
- November — The Helvetia wrecked off Worms Head, Rhossili (remains can still be seen at low tide).
- New Cardiff Metropolitan Cathedral completed.
- The Turner House Gallery, Penarth, is built to house the art collection of Major James Pyke Thompson.
- Opening of Wrexham School of Science and Art, predecessor of Wrexham Glyndŵr University.
- Lewis Llewelyn Dillwyn and Stuart Rendel affirm the Welsh Liberal Party's support of Irish Home Rule.[1]
- Richard John Lloyd Price establishes a Welsh whisky distillery on his Rhiwlas estate at Frongoch.[2]
Arts and literatureAwardsNational Eisteddfod of Wales — held at London- Chair — Robert Arthur Williams
- Crown — John Cadfan Davies
New books- Amy Dillwyn — Jill and Jack
- Daniel Silvan Evans — Dictionary of the Welsh Language (Geiriadur Cymraeg)
Music- John Thomas (Pencerdd Gwalia) - Cambria’s Homage to our Empress Queen
Sport- Football
- Chirk win the Welsh Cup for the first time.
- Knighton Town F.C. is founded.
- Rugby union
- Ammanford RFC, Caerphilly RFC, Mumbles RFC, Newport RFC, Pontyclun RFC and Taffs Well RFC are established.
- Wales play their first international in Llanelli; though the original venue of Stradey Park is moved to a local cricket pitch due to a frozen pitch.
Births- 13 January — Hedd Wyn, poet (died 1917)
- 27 February — James Dickson Innes, landscape painter (died 1914)
- 23 March — Percy Jones, Wales international rugby player (died 1969)
- 19 April — Bertrand Turnbull, Olympic hockey player (died 1943)
- 23 April — Len Trump, Wales international rugby player (died 1948)
- 13 July — Elizabeth Watkin-Jones, children's author (died 1966)
- 21 September — T. H. Parry-Williams, poet, author and academic (died 1975)
- 11 October — William Davies, national librarian (died 1952)
- 29 December — Jack Wetter, Wales international rugby union captain (died 1967)
- Date unknown
- Bessie Jones, singer (died 1974)
- Artie Moore, wireless operator (died 1949)
Deaths- 25 January — Rowland Prichard, musician, 76
- 16 February — Richard Owen, preacher, 47
- 24 March — William Lucas Collins, priest and writer, 71
- 23 April — John Ceiriog Hughes, poet, 54
- 19 July — Lewis Edwards, educationist, 77
- 11 August — Sir Richard Green-Price, 1st Baronet, politician, 83
References 1. ^{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s-DILL-DIL-1650|title=Dillwyn|publisher=National Library of Wales|work=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|accessdate=2017-12-24}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=I Never Knew That About Wales|first=Christopher|last=Winn|location=London|publisher=Ebury|year=2007|isbn=978-0-09-191858-3}}
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