1904 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1904 to Wales and its people.

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February - Beginning of the 1904-1905 Welsh Revival
September - A conference at Blaenannerch reinforces the strength of the religious revival.
October - Evan Roberts begins preaching.
November - Joseph Jenkins, instigator of the religious revival, is guest preacher at meetings in Bethany, Ammanford, and "converts" incumbent minister Nantlais Williams.
Second Celtic Congress is held at Caernarfon.
Opening of Llanelli North Dock.
Opening of Tanat Valley light railway.
Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Jones founds the orthopaedic hospital at Baschurch, Shropshire.
Thomas Marchant Williams is knighted in recognition of his role in founding the National Eisteddfod Society.

National Eisteddfod of Wales - held in Rhyl
- Chair - J. Machreth Rees
- Crown - Richard Machno Humphreys

February 24 - Rhys Thomas, rugby player (died 2004)
March - Daniel Granville West, Baron Granville-West, politician (died 1984)
March 6 - Hugh Williams, actor and dramatist (died 1969)
June 8 - Angus McBean, photographer (died 1990)
June 26 - David Richard Seaborne Davies, politician (died 1984)
June 27 - Emrys Davies, cricketer (died 1975)
June 29 - Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, politician (died 1972)
July 31 - Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, politician (died 1985)
September 27 - John Gwilym Jones, dramatist (died 1988)
September 30 - Waldo Williams, poet (died 1971)
October 15 - Sir Julian Hodge, banker (died 2004)
November 3- Caradog Prichard, poet and novelist (died 1980)
date unknown
- Euros Bowen, poet (died 1988)
- Leslie Morris, politician in Canada (died 1964)
- Sir Thomas Parry, academic (died 1985)
- Richard Vaughan, novelist (died 1983)

May 10 - Sir Henry Morton Stanley, explorer
June 26 - William Ormsby-Gore, 2nd Baron Harlech
July 17 - Isaac Roberts, astronomer
November 24 - Lewis Jones, Patagonian settler
date unknown
- James Lewis Thomas, architect
- Sir T. Marchant Williams, lawyer and author