This article is about the particular significance of the year 1923 to Wales and its people. 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. ...

See also 1922 in Wales, other events of 1923, 1924 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. This article is about the particular significance of the year 1922 to Wales and its people. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar). ... This article is about the particular significance of the year 1924 to Wales and its people. ... 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 - Cadfan

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

• April 26 - In a colliery accident at Trimsaran, nine miners are killed.
• Creation of the new Anglican diocese of Swansea & Brecon. Edward Bevan becomes its first bishop.
• Sir William Henry Hoare Vincent becomes a member of the Council of India.

April 26 is the 116th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (117th in leap years). ... Trimsaran is a former mining village which lies on the B4308 between Llanelli and Kidwelly, in the former Welsh county of Carmarthenshire Trimsaran is six miles from Llanelli, and 13 miles from Carmarthen. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... The Council of India was the advisory council to the Governor-General of India during the years of British administration. ...

Arts and literature

• W. S. Gwynn Williams becomes Director of Music for the Gorsedd of Bards.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mold, Flintshire)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. Cledlyn Davies
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Albert Evans Jones

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Mold (Welsh: ) is a town in Flintshire, Wales, on the River Alyn. ...

New books

• Edward Tegla Davies - Gŵr Pen y Bryn

Edward Tegla Davies (1880 - 1967) was a popular Welsh language writer, born at Llandegla-yn-Iâl, Denbighshire, north Wales. ...

Music

Film

Broadcasting

• Gwilym Davies makes the first radio broadcast in the Welsh language, transmitted from Cardiff by "Station 5WA".

Gwilym Ednyfed Hudson Davies (born 4 December 1929) is a British Liberal Democrat politician. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... Cardiff (English:  Welsh: ) is the capital, largest and core city of Wales. ...

Sports

Births

• February 22 - Bleddyn Williams, rugby player
• August 19 - Dill Jones, pianist
• September 22 - Dannie Abse, poet
• October 5 - Glynis Johns, actress
• November 6 - Donald Houston, actor
• date unknown
  • Elwyn Jones, television writer
  • Robin Williams (Welsh writer)

February 22 is the 53rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Bleddyn Williams (born 22 February 1923, at Taffs Wells, near Cardiff), was a Welsh rugby union centre. ... August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Dannie Abse (really Daniel Abse, born September 22, 1923) is a British poet and writer. ... October 5 is the 278th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (279th in Leap years). ... Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a Tony Award-winning British stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer (notably of Send in the Clowns in Stephen Sondheims A Little Night Music). ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... Donald Houston (November 6, 1923 — October 13, 1991) was an impassive, hardworking Welsh actor whose first two films - The Blue Lagoon (1949) with Jean Simmons, and A Run for Your Money (1949) with Sir Alec Guinness - were highly successful. ... Elwyn Jones (born 1923; died May 19, 1982) was a British television writer and producer, whose best-known work was perhaps the co-creation of the famous police drama series Z-Cars for BBC Television in 1962. ...

Deaths

• February 22 - John Jenkins, Prime Minister of South Australia
• date unknown - General Owen Thomas, politician