See also 1930 in Wales, other events of 1931, 1932 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also 1929 in Wales, other events of 1930, 1931 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1931 calendar). ... 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

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. ...

Events

Arts and literature

• Edward Tegla Davies becomes editor of Yr Efrydydd.

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

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bangor)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David James Jones
• 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. ... Places Called Bangor Bangor is the name of several places: In the United Kingdom: Bangor, a town in County Down, Northern Ireland Bangor, a city in Gwynedd, Wales (and home of the University of Wales, Bangor) Bangor-on-Dee (a. ...

New books

• Moelona - Beryl
• Bertrand Russell - The Scientific Outlook

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

• Ray Milland appears in The Bachelor Father, Strangers May Kiss, Just a Gigolo, Son of India, Bought, Ambassador Bill, and Blonde Crazy.

––§ Ray Milland in The Lost Weekend Ray Milland (January 3, 1905 – March 10, 1986) was a successful Welsh actor and director who worked primarily in the United States. ...

Broadcasting

Sports

Births

• March 22 - Leslie Thomas, novelist
• December 27 - John Charles, footballer

March 22 is the 81st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (82nd in leap years). ... Leslie Thomas, OBE (born March 22, 1931 in Newport, Monmouthshire) is a British author. ... December 27 is the 361st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (362nd in leap years). ... John Charles in his 2nd period as a Leeds United player John Charles, CBE (27 December 1931 – 21 February 2004) was a Welsh football player. ...

Deaths

• July 28 - John Neale Dalton, chaplain and tutor to the British royal family, settled in South Wales
• December 27 - Alfred Perceval Graves, Irish author settled in Wales
• date unknown
  • A J Cook, miners’ leader
  • Vernon Hartshorn, miners’ leader
  • Edward Thomas John, politician
  • Sir Henry Reichel, academic