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See also 1928 in Wales, other events of 1929, 1930 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. 1929 (MCMXXIX) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
See also 1929 in Wales, other events of 1930, 1931 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ...
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, and Emperor of India from the death of his father, George V (1910–36...
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 - July 9 - The Royal Navy submarine H47 sinks off the Pembrokeshire coast, killing 21 men.
- July 10 - Nine miners are killed in an accident at Milfraen, Blaenavon.
- November 28 - Seven miners are killed in an accident at Wernbwll Colliery, Penclawdd.
- November - In the Rhondda, 400 people are made homeless by flooding.
- The number of motor vehicles in Wales exceeds 100,000 for the first time.
- Squadron Leader A. G. Jones-Williams and Flight-Lt N. H. Jenkins make the first non-stop flight from Britain to India.
- 700 people are involved in a riot at Cwmfelinfach, when strikebreakers are used during an industrial dispute at the Nine Mile Point Colliery.
- When the steamer Molesey is wrecked on Skomer Island, British Movietone News shoots the first-ever sound footage of such an event.
- The University of Wales begins awarding teacher training certificates at colleges of education in Wales.
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore the Senior Service). ...
Pembrokeshire (Welsh: Sir Benfro) is a county in the southwest of Wales in the United Kingdom. ...
July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ...
Blaenavon (Welsh: Blaenafon) is a town and World Heritage Site in southern Wales, lying at the source of the Llwyd River. ...
November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Penclawdd is a village situated in North Gower and falls within the administrative area of Swansea, South Wales. ...
Rhondda Cynon Taff (Welsh: Rhondda Cynon Tâf) is a county borough in Glamorgan, South Wales. ...
Skomer is an island off south west Pembrokeshire in Wales. ...
The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ...
Arts and literature The Eisteddfod Yr Urdd is a welsh arts festival similar to that of the national eisteddfod, but for people between the ages of 5-24. ...
Corwen is a town in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Merionethshire, north Wales, lying on the River Dee. ...
Awards - National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Caradog Prichard
The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ...
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Caradog Prichard (1904-1980) was a Welsh poet and novelist writing in Welsh. ...
New books A High Wind in Jamaica is a 1929 novel by Richard Hughes. ...
Bertrand 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. ...
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Sports - Football - The Football Association of Wales makes its first overseas tour, to Canada.
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Births August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Alun Hoddinott (born 1929) is a Welsh composer. ...
October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ...
Alun Richards (October 27, 1929 - June 2, 2004) was a Welsh novelist, best known for his novel, Ennals Point, about the work of a lifeboat crew in South Wales. ...
Carwyn James (1929–1983) won two Welsh international Rugby Union caps but is most famous for his coaching achievements for both Llanelli and the British and Irish Lions. ...
Emeritus Professor Robert Maynard Jones (born 1929) a Christian and a Welshman, best known as Bobi Jones is probably the most prolific Welsh writer in the history of the language. ...
John Morgan (1929-1988) was a Welsh journalist and broadcaster. ...
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