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See also 1942 in Wales, other events of 1943, 1944 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also 1941 in Wales, other events of 1942, 1943 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ...
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1943 calendar). ...
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. ...
Princess of Wales is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first English Prince of Wales in 1282. ...
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 - In the by-election for the University of Wales seat vacated by Ernest Evans, there were three notable candidates. W. J. Gruffydd, a former vice-president of Plaid Cymru who had subsequently joined the Liberal Party, triumphed over Plaid's Saunders Lewis. One of the other candidates was Alun Talfan Davies.
The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ...
Ernest Edwin Evans (13 August 1908 – 25 October 1944) was an officer of the United States Navy during World War II, who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. ...
Plaid, also known in full as Plaid Cymru (pronounced IPA: ) – The Party of Wales, is the principal nationalist political party in Wales. ...
Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis), (1893-1895), was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic and political activist. ...
Arts and literature
Awards - National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys James
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dafydd Owen
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
Caernarfon, 2002 Caernarfon (the Welsh spelling is now normally used in preference over the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ...
New books
Music
Film - Ray Milland stars in Forever and a Day and The Crystal Ball.
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 - February 11 - Win Griffiths, politician
- March 3 - Aeronwy Thomas, literary figure
- April - Elinor Bennett, harpist
- April 1 - Dafydd Wigley, politician
- April 16 - Ruth Madoc, actress and singer
- August 2 - Alun Michael, politician
- August 17 - John Humphrys, TV and radio journalist
- August 24 - Dafydd Iwan, musician and politician
- December 28 - Joan Ruddock, politician
- date unknown - Sir Terry Matthews, entrepreneur
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Winston James Griffiths (11 February 1943) is a politician in the United Kingdom, and ex-member of Parliament for Bridgend for the Labour Party. ...
March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ...
Aeronwy Bryn Thomas (born March 3, 1943) is the second child and only daughter of the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas and his wife, Caitlin. ...
April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ...
Dafydd Wigley The Right Honourable Dafydd Wigley (born April 1, 1943) is a Welsh politician. ...
April 16 is the 106th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (107th in leap years). ...
Ruth Madoc (born 16 April 1943 in Norwich, Norfolk, England, brought up in Llansamlet in south Wales) is a British actress. ...
August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ...
The Right Honourable Alun Edward Michael (born August 2, 1943) is a Welsh politician. ...
August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
John Humphrys (born August 17, 1943) is a British radio and television presenter. ...
August 24 is the 236th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (237th in leap years), with 129 days remaining. ...
Dafydd Iwan (born August 24, 1943) is the president of Plaid Cymru -- The Party of Wales. ...
December 28 is the 362nd day of the year (363rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 3 days remaining. ...
Joan Mary Ruddock (born 28 December 1943), is a politician in the United Kingdom. ...
Sir Terry Matthews is a serial and successful high tech entrepreneur, originally from Wales. ...
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