1864 in Wales

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales – Albert Edward
• Princess of Wales – Alexandra

  Events

• June - David Lloyd George's father dies and his family move from Pembrokeshire to Llanystumdwy to be cared for by his maternal uncle, Richard Lloyd, when he is aged 18 months.
• June 23 - Aberystwyth is linked to the rail network for the first time.
• October 6 - The Denbigh, Ruthin and Corwen Railway is completed throughout to Corwen.
• David Davies Llandinam takes a lease of coal in the Upper Rhondda Valley and sinks the Parc and Maindy pits.
• Opening of Rhosydd Quarry narrow gauge railway incline on the upper Croesor Tramway at the head of the Croesor valley.
• The Llandudno Improvement Commissioners attempt to ban Punch and Judy shows. In this year, the town first receives the title "Queen of Welsh Resorts".

  Arts and literature

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales is held at Llandudno. The chair is won by Richard Foulkes Edwards.

  New books

English language

• R. D. Blackmore - Clara Vaughan
• Sir John Henry Philipps - Lyrics
• Alfred Russel Wallace - The Origin of Human Races and the Antiquity of Man Deduced from the Theory of Natural Selection
• Frances Williams-Wynn - Diaries of a Lady of Quality

  Welsh language

• Huw Derfel - Llawlyfr Carnedd Llywelyn
• Robert Jones Derfel - Traethodau ac Areithiau
• Daniel Silvan Evans - Y Marchog Crwydrad: Hen Ffuglith Gymreig

  Music

• William Griffiths - Gwarchae Harlech

  Sport

• Cricket
• *South Wales Cricket Club play Gentlemen of Sussex. The South Wales team includes W. G. Grace, who scores 170.
• Football
• *October 22 - The predecessor of Wrexham A.F.C. plays its first match, making it the oldest association football club in Wales and the world's sixth oldest football club.

  Births

• January 8
• *Prince Albert Victor, first child of the Prince and Princess of Wales
• *Thomas Allen Glenn, soldier and historian
• February 7 - Alfred Augustus Mathews, vicar and Wales international rugby player
• March 11 - John Silas Evans, astronomer
• May 4 - Harry Bowen, Wales international rugby player
• June 5 - Edward Pegge, Wales international rugby player
• July 5 - Lloyd Kenyon, 4th Baron Kenyon
• August 19 - Charles Alfred Howell Green, first Bishop of Monmouth
• September 15
• * Fred Andrews, Wales international rugby player
• * Giotto Griffiths, Wales international rugby player
• September 21 - Ernest Rowland, priest and Wales international rugby player
• October 10
• *Edward Bishop - Wales International rugby union player
• *Arthur Gould - Wales International rugby union captain
• October 17 - Sir John Morris-Jones, grammarian
• November 4 - Margaret Owen, later wife of David Lloyd George

  Deaths

• March 11 - Richard Roberts, engineer, 74
• March 28 - Ellis Evans, Baptist minister and author, 77
• June 18
• *Evan Davies, missionary, 59
• *William Smith O'Brien, Irish nationalist, 60
• June 20 - John Davies, poet, 79
• July 24 - Lloyd Kenyon, 3rd Baron Kenyon, 59
• August 1 - Thomas Rees, Unitarian minister
• December 29 - Mary Jones, early owner of a Welsh Bible, 80