This article is about the particular significance of the year 1915 to Wales and its people. This article is about the particular significance of the year 1914 to Wales and its people. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ... 1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the country. ... The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group or nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Dyfed

The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... Edward VIII (Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David Windsor; later The Prince Edward, Duke of Windsor; 23 June 1894 – 28 May 1972) was King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36), on... George V (George Frederick Ernest Albert; 3 June 1865 - 20 January 1936) was the first British monarch belonging to the House of Windsor, as a result of his creating it from the British branch of the House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. ... Camilla Mountbatten-Windsor, the current Princess of Wales. ... Druid can refer to: a priest of the religion of the ancient Celts, see Druidry. ... The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...

Events

• 25 April - At Gallipoli, Able Seaman William Charles Williams helps secure lighters on the HMS River Clyde under continuous fire. He is posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross - the first such award made to a member of the Royal Navy.
• 7 May - When RMS Lusitania is sunk by a German torpedo, notable survivors include David Alfred Thomas, Viscount Rhondda.
• 1 October - For his conduct at the Battle of Hooge, Lt. Rupert Price Hallowes of Port Talbot is posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross.
• Three German prisoners-of-war escape from an internment camp at Llansannan in Gwynedd, but are quickly recaptured.
• The Glamorganshire Canal closes between Abercynon and Pontypridd.
• The first branch of the Women's Institute in Britain opens at Llanfair PG, Anglesey.
• In the by-election caused by the death of Keir Hardie, Charles Butt Stanton becomes MP for Merthyr.

April 25 is the 115th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (116th in leap years). ... Gallipoli peninsula (Turkish: , Greek: ) is located in Turkish Thrace, the European part of Turkey, with the Aegean Sea to the west and the Dardanelles straits to the east. ... William Charles Williams was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ... May 7 is the 127th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (128th in leap years). ... The RMS Lusitania was a British ocean liner owned by the Cunard Steamship Line Shipping Company, built by John Brown and Company of Clydebank, Scotland, and launched on Thursday, June 7, 1906. ... David Alfred Thomas, Viscount Rhondda (1856 - 1918) was a Welsh industrialist and politician. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Rupert Price Hallowes (VC, MC) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. ... Port Talbot (Welsh also Aberafan or Porth Talbot) is an industrial town in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, UK, with a population of approximately 50,000. ... Victoria Cross medal, ribbon, and bar. ... The Glamorganshire Canal was a canal in Glamorgan, South Wales, UK, running from Merthyr Tydfil to Cardiff. ... Abercynon is a small village in the Cynon Valley, Wales. ... Pontypridd is a town in Glamorgan, Wales, in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff. ... The Womens Institute (WI) is a membership organisation for women in England and Wales. ... Charles Butt Stanton (1873-1946) was a Welsh politician. ...

Arts and literature

• Gomer Berry and William Ewart Berry buy The Sunday Times.
• Clough Williams-Ellis marries Amabel Strachey.

Sir William Ewart Berry (1879-1954) was the second of three brothers from Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, who founded a long-running press dynasty. ... The Sunday Times is a Sunday broadsheet newspaper distributed in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland, published by Times Newspapers Ltd, a subsidiary of News International which is in turn owned by News Corporation. ... Village Hall, Stone. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bangor)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - T. H. Parry-Williams
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - T. H. Parry-Williams

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Bangor, in north Wales, is one of the smallest cities in the United Kingdom. ...

New books

• Caradoc Evans – My People
• Arthur Machen – The Great Return
• Eluned Morgan - Plant yr Haul

Caradoc Evans (1878-1945) was a Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright. ... Arthur Machen (March 3, 1863 – December 15th, 1947) was a leading Welsh-born author of the 1890s. ...

Music

Film

• The Birth of a Nation directed by Welsh-descended D. W. Griffith.

The Birth of a Nation is a famously controversial film which promoted the superiority of the white race. ... D. W. Griffith David Llewelyn Wark Griffith, commonly known as D. W. Griffith (January 22, 1875–July 23, 1948) was an American film director. ...

Sport

• Boxing - Llew Edwards wins the British and Commonwealth featherweight titles.

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Births

• 11 February - Mervyn Levy, artist (died 1996)
• 20 February - Mary Jones, actor (died 1990)
• 25 March - Dorothy Squires, singer (died 1998)
• 1 July - Alun Lewis (poet) (died 1944)
• 10 September - Geraint Bowen, poet and Archdruid
• 22 September - Thomas Williams, politician (died 1986)
• 23 September - John Samuel Rowlands, GC (died 2006)
• 11 October - T. Llew Jones, writer
• date unknown
  • Roland Mathias, poet and critic
  • Keidrych Rhys, poet and journalist (died 1987)
  • John Griffith Williams, writer (died 1987)

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mervyn Levy (February 11, 1915 - April 14, 1996) was a Welsh artist and critic, best known for his association with Dylan Thomas. ... February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This page is about the United States community organizer; there is also a magazine named after her. ... March 25 is the 84th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (85th in leap years). ... Dorothy Squires (1915-1998) was a Welsh vocalist. ... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... Alun Lewis (July 1, 1915 - March 5, 1944), was a poet of the Anglo-Welsh school. ... September 10 is the 253rd day of the year (254th in leap years). ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Sir William Thomas Williams, QC (22 September 1915 - 28 February 1986) was a Labour Party politician. ... September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... October 11 is the 284th day of the year (285th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas Llewelyn Jones (born 1915 at 1 Bwlch Melyn Pentrecwrt, Carmarthenshire) is a Welsh language writer who over a writing career of more than 50 years has been one of the most prolific and popular authors of childrens books in Welsh. ... Roland Mathias (b. ... William Ronald Rhys Jones (1915-1987), who used the name Keidrych Rhys, was a Welsh literary journalist and editor, and a poet. ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Deaths

• 19 January - Anna Leonowens, governess who claimed Welsh birth (but was actually born in India)
• 25 April - William Charles Williams, VC recipient
• 26 September - Keir Hardie, MP for Merthyr Tydfil
• 30 September - Rupert Price Hallowes, VC recipient
• 10 December - David Jenkins, composer
• 17 December - John Rhys, philologist
• date unknown
  • Rachel Davies, Baptist preacher
  • David Gwynne-Vaughan, botanist