See also 1935 in Wales, other events of 1936, 1937 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... See also 1936 in Wales, other events of 1937, 1938 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - vacant
• 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. ... 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

• Newly elected MPs include Jim Griffiths, later the first Secretary of State for Wales.
• Six men and one woman are jailed after an anti-Fascist demonstration at Tonypandy.

James Jim Griffiths (1890-1975) was a Welsh Labour politician, the prime mover in the establishment of the Welsh Office. ... Tonypandy is a town in the county borough of Rhondda Cynon Taff, traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, lying in the Rhondda Fawr Valley. ...

Arts and literature

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Fishguard )

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Simon B. Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - David Jones

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Lower town, Fishguard Fishguard (Welsh: Abergwaun - Mouth of the River Gwaun) is a coastal town in Pembrokeshire, Wales, with a population of 3,300 (est. ...

New books

• Ambrose Bebb - Crwydro'r Cyfandir
• Geraint Goodwin - The Heyday in the Blood
• I. D. Hooson - Cerddi a Baledi
• Saunders Lewis - Buchedd Garmon (play)
• Bertrand Russell - Which Way to Peace?

Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis), (October 15, 1893 - September 1, 1985), was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic and political activist. ... 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. ...

Music

• Ivor Novello - Careless Rapture

Ivor Novello David Ivor Davies (January 15, 1893 – March 6, 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was one of the most popular entertainers of the early 20th century. ...

Film

Broadcasting

Sports

Births

• May 1 - Elizabeth Rees-Williams, socialite
• September 20 - Andrew Davies, screenwriter
• September 25 - Michael Davies, Catholic writer
• November 7 - Dame Gwyneth Jones, opera singer

May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... The Honourable Joan Elizabeth Rees-Williams (born 1 May 1936) is a Welsh socialite. ... September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... Andrew Davies (born 1936 in Cardiff, Wales) is a British screenwriter. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Michael Davies (March 13, 1936 - September 25, 2004) was a British teacher, and traditionalist Catholic writer of many books about the Catholic Church following the Second Vatican Council. ... November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Dame Gwyneth Jones (born November 7, 1936 in Pontnewynydd), is a Welsh soprano opera singer. ...

Deaths

• January 20 - King George V, Prince of Wales 1901-1910