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Encyclopedia > 1946 in Wales

See also 1945 in Wales, other events of 1946, 1947 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also 1944 in Wales, other events of 1945, 1946 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... See also 1946 in Wales, other events of 1947, 1948 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...

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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. ... 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 highest ever November temperature for the UK is recorded at Prestatyn - 71 °F (21.7 C)

Prestatyn is a seaside resort in the administrative county of Denbighshire, traditional county of Flintshire, North Wales, lying on the east coast. ...

Arts and literature

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary Windsor; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, holding each crown and title equally. ... A gorsedd (SAMPA /gO:rsED/), occasionally spelled gorseth, plural gorseddau, is a community of bards. ...

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Geraint Bowen
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Rhydwen Williams
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Dafydd Jenkins

Mountain Ash is a name used for several unrelated trees. ... Geraint Bowen is a British conductor and organist. ...

New books

Caradoc Evans (1878-1945) was a Welsh story writer, novelist and playwright. ... Dylan Marlais Thomas, (October 27, 1914 – November 9, 1953) was a Welsh poet and writer. ...

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Sports

  • Boxing - Wales stages its first-ever world title fight, in which lightweight Ronnie James is defeated by Ike Williams.

Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Domínguez (left) versus Rafael Ortíz Boxing, also called pugilism, 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 fists... Ike Williams (b. ...

Births

January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Davis (born 15 January 1946) is a former county cricketer. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Timothy Peter Dalton (born March 21, 1946) is a Welsh-born English actor of stage and screen, famous for being chosen as the fourth official James Bond. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... August 6 is the 218th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (219th in leap years), with 147 days remaining. ... Ron Davies Ronald Davies (born 6 August 1946) is a Welsh politician, former Secretary of State for Wales, former Member of Parliament and former member of the Welsh Assembly. ... October 18 is the 291st day of the year (292nd in leap years). ... Dafydd Elis-Thomas, Baron Elis-Thomas of Nant Conwy, AM, is a UK politician from Wales. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Brian Hibbard (born November 26, 1946) is a Welsh actor and singer, best remembered as the lead vocalist in the original Flying Pickets. ... Glyn Berry Glyn Berry (1946 – January 15, 2006) was a Canadian diplomat who was killed in a car bombing in Afghanistan. ... Mervyn Davies (Born 1946, Swansea)is a former Welsh Rugby player. ...

Deaths

  • May 25 - Ernest Rhys ("Mr Everyman"), poet
  • date unknown - Arthur Jenkins, MP for Pontypool
  • date unknown - Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, author and patron of the arts in Wales
  • date unknown - Charles Butt Stanton, politician
  • date unknown - Morris Williams, publisher, husband and collaborator of Kate Roberts


 
 

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