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- 13 February - In the United Kingdom general election:
- 5 June - At the Eifion by-election, brought about by the resignation of John Bryn Roberts, Liberal candidate Ellis Davies is elected unopposed.[17]
- 27 June - One of the strongest earthquakes recorded in the UK strikes Swansea with a strength of 5.2 on the Richter Scale, damaging several buildings.[18]
- August - Evan Roberts suffers a breakdown, signalling the end of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival.[19]
- 14 August - The East Denbighshire by-election, brought about by the resignation of Samuel Moss, is won by the Liberal candidate Edward Hemmerde.[20]
- 30 August - Official opening of Fishguard Harbour.
- 12 September - Opening of Newport Transporter Bridge.[21]
- October
- The new City Hall, Cardiff, and Law Courts are opened in Cathays Park.[22]
- Opening of the first purpose-built sanatorium in Wales, at Allt-yr-yn, Newport.[23]
- A by-election is held in Mid Glamorganshire as a result of the appointment of its MP, Samuel Evans, as Recorder of Swansea; he is required to seek re-election and in the by-election he is returned unopposed.[24]
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- 10 January - Tom Arthur, Wales international rugby player
- 16 January - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player (died 1977)
- 19 February - Grace Williams, composer (died 1977)[31]
- 4 March - Tommy Jones-Davies, Wales international rugby player (died 1960)
- 15 March - Bill Everson, Wales international rugby player (died 1966)
- 4 April - John Roberts Wales international rugby player (died 1965)
- 24 April - Leslie Thomas, politician (died 1971)
- 25 June - Roger Livesey, actor (died 1976)[32]
- 27 June - Vernon Watkins, poet (died 1967)[33]
- 12 July - Archie Skym, international rugby union player
- 15 July - Herbert Edmund-Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge (died 1992)
- 16 October - Maudie Edwards, actress (died 1991)
- 18 November - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician (died 1981)[34]
- 8 December - Richard Llewellyn, novelist (died 1983)[35]
- 6 January
- 25 March - Gwilym Williams, judge, 66
- 4 June - John William Evans, politician, 36[38]
- 24 June - Henry Dennis, industrialist, 80
- 24 July - John Edwards (Meiriadog), poet, 93
- 27 August - James Charles, painter, 55[39]
- 4 September - William Bowen Rowlands, politician[40]
- 16 September - Robert Llugwy Owen, minister and writer, 69
- 22 September - Griffith Arthur Jones, Anglican priest, 78[41]
- 21 October - Griffith Jones (Glan Menai), writer, 70
- 25 November - William W. Davies, Mormon leader, 73[42]
- 29 November - Mary Dillwyn Welby, photographer, 90[43]
- 30 November - Sir Edward James Reed, politician, 76[44]
- 30 December - William Stadden, Wales international rugby player, 45 (suicide)[45]
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Cyril James Oswald Evans (1953). Monmouthshire, Its History and Topography. W. Lewis (printers). p. 190.
Joseph Whitaker, ed. (1913). Whitaker's Almanack. Whitaker's Almanack. p. 847.
Burke's Genealogical and Heraldic History of Peerage, Baronetage and Knightage. Burke's Peerage Limited. 1925. p. 2437.
Monaco, James (1991). The encyclopedia of film. New York, NY: Perigee Books. p. 10. ISBN 9780399516047.
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Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003. volume 1, page 1151
"Death of Sir Edward Reed". The Times. 1 December 1906. p. 6.