See also 1936 in Wales, other events of 1937, 1938 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... 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

• The South Wales Regional Council of Labour is formed.
• The Urdd launches the first Welsh books campaign.

Arts and literature

• The Prose Medal is awarded for the first time at the National Eisteddfod.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Machynlleth)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - T. Rowland Hughes
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - J. M. Edwards
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - John Owen Jones

The Eisteddfod (from Welsh eistedd, to sit; plural is eisteddfodau) is a Welsh festival of literature, music, and song. ... Machynlleth is a market town in the traditional county of Montgomeryshire (Sir Drefaldwyn), north Powys in Wales. ... John Owen-Jones is a British musical theatre actor, best known for his portrayals of The Phantom in Andrew Lloyd-Webbers The Phantom of the Opera and of Jean Valjean in Alain Boublil & Claude-Michel Schönbergs Les Misérables. ...

New books

• Ambrose Bebb - Y Ddeddf Uno 1536
• David Jones - In Parenthesis
• Ernest Rhys - Song of the Sun

David Jones (November 1, 1895-1974) was both an artist and one of the most important first generation British modernist poets. ... Ernest Percival Rhys (July 17, 1859 – May 25, 1946) was an English writer, best known for his role as founding editor of the Everymans Library series of affordable classics. ...

Music

Film

• Ray Milland appears in five new films, including Ebb Tide.

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

• Billiards - Horace Coles wins the World Amateur Billiards Championship.
• Boxing
  • March 15 - Tommy Farr wins the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles.
  • August 30 - Farr loses on points to Joe Louis.

This article is about the various cue sports. ... Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called Western Boxing, prizefighting (when referring to professional boxing) or the sweet science (a common nickname among fans), is a sport and martial art in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their... March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ... Tommy (Thomas George) Farr (12 March 1914-1 March 1986) was one of the most famous Welsh boxers of the twentieth century. ... August 30 is the 242nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (243rd in leap years), with 123 days remaining. ... Joseph Louis Barrow (either May 13 or May 14 (sources differ), 1914 – April 12, 1981), better known in the boxing world as Joe Louis and nicknamed The Brown Bomber, was a native of LaFayette, Alabama. ...

Births

• January 8 - Shirley Bassey, singer
• January 22 - Ryan Davies, entertainer
• June 8 - Gillian Clarke, poet
• December 31 - Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor

January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dame Shirley Bassey Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey, DBE (born January 8, 1937), is a Welsh singer, perhaps best-known for performing the theme songs to the James Bond films Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971), and Moonraker (1979). ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Ryan Davies (22 January 1937-22 April 1977) was a popular Welsh entertainer of the 1960s and 1970s. ... June 8 is the 159th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (160th in leap years), with 206 days remaining. ... Gillian Clarke is a prominent Anglo-Welsh poet, whose work is much studied in UK schools. ... December 31 is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Sir Philip Anthony Hopkins, CBE (IPA: ) (born December 31, 1937) is an Academy Award and Emmy Award-winning Welsh-born film, stage and television actor. ...

Deaths

• July 22 - Alfred George Edwards, former Archbishop of Wales
• Egerton Phillimore, collector of MSS