This article is about the particular significance of the year 1920 to Wales and its people. Motto: (Welsh for Wales forever) Anthem: (Welsh for Land of My Fathers) Capital Cardiff (Caerdydd) Largest city Cardiff (Caerdydd) Official language(s) Welsh, English Government Constitutional monarchy  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister of the UK Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Rhodri Morgan AM Unification    - by Gruffudd ap Llywelyn 1056... The Welsh (Cymry) are an ethnic group or nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ...

See also 1919 in Wales, other events of 1920, 1921 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. This article is about the particular significance of the year 1919 to Wales and its people. ... Year 1920 (MCMXX) was a leap year starting on Thursday. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
• 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. ... The Province of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England (of which the four Welsh dioceses had previously been part). ... Alfred George Edwards (1848-1937) was elected the first Archbishop of the disestablished Church in 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

• December 3 - Five crew members from the Rhoscolyn lifeboat are lost off Llanddwyn, Anglesey.
• Creation of the Church in Wales after disestablishment, and appointment of the first Archbishop of Wales. The new diocese of Monmouth is created.
• Mortimer Wheeler becomes Director of the National Museum of Wales.
• More people are employed in the coal industry in Wales in this year than ever before or since.
• Opening of the Queen's Dock in Swansea.
• Founding of University of Wales, Swansea.
• Explorer Edgeworth David is knighted.
• Hugh Evan-Thomas becomes an admiral.

December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ynys Llanddwyn or Llanddwyn Island is a small tidal island off the west coast of Anglesey, north Wales. ... Anglesey (Welsh: , pronounced (IPA)), is an island and county at the northwestern extremity of Wales. ... Flag of the Church in Wales The Church in Wales (Welsh: Yr Eglwys Yng Nghymru) is a member Church of the Anglican Communion, consisting of six dioceses in Wales. ... See also civil religion. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... Brigadier Sir Robert Eric Mortimer Wheeler Kt, CH, CIE, MC (10 September 1890–22 July 1976), was one of the best-known British archaeologists of the twentieth century. ... Entrance to the National Museum and Gallery The National Museum and Gallery of Wales (Welsh: Amgueddfa ac Oriel Genedlaethol Cymru) is a museum and art gallery in Cardiff, Wales. ... Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city in Wales and a Welsh County. ... The University of Wales, Swansea was founded in 1920 as University College, Swansea, the fourth college of the University of Wales, following the report of the Haldane Commission into University Education in Wales. ... Sir Tannant William Edgeworth David (January 28, 1858 - August 28, 1934 was an Australian geologist and explorer. ... Sir Hugh Evan-Thomas (1852–1928) was an admiral of the Royal Navy. ...

Arts and literature

• Edward Tegla Davies becomes editor of Y Winllan.
• Ifan ab Owen Edwards becomes editor of the children’s paper, Cymru’r Plant, originally launched by his father Owen Morgan Edwards.
• Controversy arises when T. H. Parry-Williams is appointed to the new Chair of Welsh Language at the University of Wales.
• Margaret Haig Thomas launches the periodical Time and Tide.

Edward Tegla Davies (1880 - 1967) was a popular Welsh language writer, born at Llandegla-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, north Wales. ... Owen Morgan Edwards (1858 - 15 May 1920) was a Welsh educationalist and writer. ... The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Barry)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - James Evans

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Barry is a given name for males, being the English form of the Irish name Bairre short for Fionnbharr. ... James Evans may refer to: James Evans (linguist), Canadian Missionary James Evans (rugby league footballer), Rugby Player James Evans (actor) Category: ...

New books

• Caradoc Evans - My Neighbours
• John Jenkins (Gwili) - Poems
• Thomas Mardy Rees - Difyrwch Gwyr Morgannwg

Caradoc Evans (1878-1945) was a Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright. ...

Music

Film

• Ivor Novello appears in Miarka: The Daughter of the Bear

Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century. ...

Broadcasting

Sports

Births

• September 7 - Harri Webb, poet (died 1994)
• October 8 - Frank Herbert, science fiction novelist of Welsh ancestry (died 1986)
• October 31 - Dick Francis, jockey and crime novelist
• November 10 - Peter Philp, antiques expert and dramatist
• November 11 - Roy Jenkins, politician (died 2003)
• December 18 - Merlyn Rees, politician (died 2006)
• date unknown
  • Menna Gallie, novelist and translator (died 1990)
  • Sir Glanmor Williams, historian (died 2006)

September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Harry Webb {1920 - 31 December 1994 was an Anglo-Welsh writer. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (282nd in leap years). ... Frank Patrick Herbert (October 8, 1920 – February 11, 1986) was a critically acclaimed and commercially successful American science fiction author. ... October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ... The cover of the Pan 1988 paperback edition of Bolt Dick Francis CBE (born October 31, 1920) is a British author and retired jockey. ... November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... Denis Alfred Peter Philp (November 10, 1920 - February 5, 2006), was a Welsh dramatist and antiques expert, best known for his television series, Collectors Club. ... November 11 is the 315th day of the year (316th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 50 days remaining. ... Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 – January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour Member of Parliament in the 1960s and 1970s, and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... In the Gregorian Calendar, December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years), at which point there will be 13 days remaining to the end of the year. ... Merlyn Rees, later Baron Merlyn-Rees of Cilfynydd, PC (18 December 1920 - 5 January 2006) was a British Labour party Member of Parliament from 1963 until 1992. ... Menna Patricia Humphreys Gallie (1920 - 1990) was a Welsh novelist and translator. ... Sir Glanmor Williams (May 5, 1920–February 25, 2005) was one of Waless most eminent historians. ...

Deaths

• January 11 - Pryce Pryce-Jones, entrepreneur
• May 15 - Owen Morgan Edwards, historian and educationist
• June 5 - Rhoda Broughton, novelist
• August 9 - Samuel Walker Griffith, PM of Queensland
• date unknown
  • Daniel James (Gwyrosydd), poet
  • Anna Thomas (Morfydd Eryri), Eisteddfod reformer