See also 1933 in Wales, other events of 1934, 1935 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. 1934 (MCMXXXIV) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to 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 - Charles Alfred Howell Green

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). ...

Events

• September 22 - At Gresford Colliery in Wrexham, 265 miners are killed in an accident.
• Anthracite production in Wales reaches its peak.
• The Special Areas Act is passed to help areas such as South Wales that have been particularly affected by the Depression.
• Courtaulds establishes a rayon factory at Greenfield.

September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Gresford is a former mining village near Wrexham, North Wales. ... Wrexham (Welsh: Wrecsam) is an industrial town in northeast Wales, close to the English border with Cheshire. ... Anthracite coal Anthracite is a hard, compact variety of mineral coal that has a high luster. ... Courtaulds was an English based manufacturer of fabric, clothing, artificial fibres, and chemicals. ... Rayon is a manufactured regenerated cellulosic fiber. ...

Arts and literature

• Caradog Prichard becomes sub-editor of the News Chronicle.
• The Welsh Folk Dance Society is founded at Bala.

Caradog Prichard (1904-1980) was a Welsh poet and novelist writing in Welsh. ... The News Chronicle was a British Liberal newspaper which closed in 1960, being absorbed into the right-wing Daily Mail. ... Bala has several meanings: Three places: Bala, Greece, a suburb of Athens, it is also a Modern Greek word for ball. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Neath)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - William Morris
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Thomas Eurig Davies

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Neath (Welsh: Castell-Nedd) is a town and community with a population of approximately 45,898, located on the river of the same name (Welsh: Afon Nedd) in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales. ...

New books

• Edward Tegla Davies - Y Llwybr Arian
• D. Gwenallt Jones - Plasau'r Brenin
• Jack Jones - Rhondda Roundabout
• Howard Spring - Shabby Tiger

Jack Jones (1884-1970) was a Welsh novelist and playwright. ... Howard Spring (1889-1965) was a Welsh author. ...

Music

Film

• Ray Milland appears in We're Not Dressing.

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. ... Were Not Dressing is a 1934 film starring Bing Crosby. ...

Broadcasting

Sports

• Cricket - Cyril Walters becomes the first Welshman to captain an England Test team.

A cricket match in progress. ... He captained England once, which England lost, against the touring Australians in 1934, when he stood in for Bob Wyatt. ...

Births

• February 11 - Mary Quant, fashion designer
• May 14 - Sian Phillips, actress
• November 1 - William Mathias, composer
• November 24 - Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, philosopher

February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Mary Quant OBE FCSD (born February 11, 1934) is a British fashion designer, one of the many designers who took credit for inventing the miniskirt and hot pants. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Siân Phillips, CBE is a Welsh actress who was born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips in Betws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, on May 14, 1934. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... William Mathias (November 1, 1934 — July 29, 1994) was a Welsh composer. ... November 24 is the 328th day (329th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

Deaths

• August 28 - Edgeworth David, geologist and explorer
• date unknown - John Kelt Edwards, cartoonist
• date unknown - Evan Vincent Evans, journalist
• date unknown - Christopher Williams, painter