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See also 1925 in Wales, other events of 1926, 1927 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ...
This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...
Incumbents
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 the United Kingdom and the British Dominions beyond the Seas, King of Ireland, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George...
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. ...
Events - David Lloyd George becomes the first Welshman to lead the Liberal Party.
- Police and miners clash eighteen times in the course of industrial disputes in South Wales.
- The first parachute jump from an RAF plane is made at RAF Sealand in Flintshire.
- Edward, Prince of Wales visits Llandrindod Wells for a scout jamboree.
David Lloyd George, 1st Earl Lloyd George of Dwyfor, OM, PC (17 January 1863 – 26 March 1945) was a British statesman who guided Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations through World War I and the postwar settlement as the Liberal Party Prime Minister, 1916-1922. ...
The Apollo 15 capsule landed safely despite a parachute failure. ...
Flintshire (Welsh: ) is a principal area and county in north-east Wales. ...
Llandrindod Wells (Welsh: Llandrindod), known locally as Llandod, is a town in mid Wales. ...
Jamboree is a title of two albums: Jamboree, released by Guadalcanal Diary in 1986. ...
Arts and literature
Awards - National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Swansea)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David James Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - David Emrys Jones
The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...
Swansea (Welsh: , mouth of the Tawe) is a city in Wales and a Welsh County. ...
New books Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell OM FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. ...
Music
Film 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 - Cricket - The South Wales and Monmouthshire Cricket Association is founded.
- Rugby league - Wales defeat New Zealand 34-8.
A cricket match in progress. ...
Rugby league is a team sport played by two teams of 17 players, with 13 on the field at any one time and 4 on the bench (reserves). ...
Births January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Richard Davies (born 25 January 1926) is a British actor, from Dowlais, Merthyr Tydfil, Wales whose film and TV work covered many years but is probably best known for his performance as the exasperated schoolmaster Mr Price in situation comedy Please Sir!. Davies uses a broad Welsh accent for much...
May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ...
David Clive Jenkins (2 May 1926 – 22 September 1999) was a British trade union leader. ...
May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...
Tenniel Evans is a Welsh actor born May 17, 1926 in Nairobi, Kenya. ...
October 2 is the 275th day (276th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 90 days remaining. ...
Jan Morris CBE (born James Humphrey Morris on 2 October 1926, in Clevedon, Somerset, England, but by heritage and adoption Welsh) is a British historian and travel writer. ...
December 20 is the 354th day of the year (355th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Richard Edward Geoffrey Howe, Baron Howe of Aberavon, CH, PC, QC (born 20 December 1926), usually known until 1992 as Sir Geoffrey Howe, is a senior British Conservative politician. ...
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