See also 1947 in Wales, other events of 1948, 1949 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also 1946 in Wales, other events of 1947, 1948 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - vacant
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - David Lewis Prosser

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

• Creation of the Welsh Joint Education Committee.
• Opening of the Hoover washing machine factory at Merthyr Tydfil.
• Beginning of nylon manufacture at Pontypool.

The Welsh Joint Education Committee or WJEC is an examination board traditionally serving Wales, but now also serving England. ... Front-loading washing machine. ... Merthyr Tydfil (Welsh: Merthyr Tudful) is a town and county borough in the traditional county of Glamorgan, south Wales, with a population of about 55,000. ... Nylon represents a family of synthetic polymers, a thermoplastic material, first produced on February 28, 1935 by Gerard J. Berchet of Wallace Carothers research group at DuPont. ... Pontypool (Welsh: Pont-y-pŵl) is a town of approximately 37,000 people in the traditional county of Monmouthshire, southern Wales. ...

Arts and literature

• Kingsley Amis becomes a lecturer at the University of Wales, Swansea.

Sir Kingsley William Amis (April 16, 1922 – October 22, 1995) was an English novelist, poet, critic, and teacher. ... The University of Wales, Swansea was founded in 1920 as University College, Swansea, the fourth college of the University of Wales, following the report of the Haldane Commission into University Education in Wales. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bridgend)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. Emrys James
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Euros Bowen
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robert Ivor Parry

Bridgend (Welsh: Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr) is a town in the traditional county of Glamorgan and the main town in the county borough of Bridgend in south Wales. ... Euros Bowen (1904-1988) was a Welsh language poet. ...

New books

• Isaac Daniel Hooson - Y Gwin a Cherddi Eraill
• Jack Jones - Some Trust in Chariots
• Saunders Lewis - Blodeuwedd (play)
• Griffith John Williams - Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg

Isaac Daniel Hooson (September 2, 1880-1948) or I. D. Hooson as he was commonly known, solicitor and poet was born in Victoria House, Market St. ... Jack Jones (1884-1970) was a Welsh novelist and playwright. ... Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis), (October 15, 1893 - September 1, 1985), was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic and political activist. ...

Music

• Arwel Hughes - String Quartet No. 1
• David Wynne - Sonata for violin and piano

Arwel Hughes (August 25, 1909-September 23, 1988), was a Welsh orchestral conductor and composer. ...

Film

• Glynis Johns stars in Miranda.
• Wandering Through Wales

Glynis Johns (born 5 October 1923) is a Tony Award-winning British stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer (notably of Send in the Clowns in Stephen Sondheims A Little Night Music). ...

Broadcasting

Sports

• Athletics - Tom Richards finishes second in the marathon at the London Olympics, becoming the first Welshman to win an individual athletics medal at the Olympics.
• Equestrian events - Sir Harry Llewellyn wins a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London.

A womens 400 metre hurdles race on a typical outdoor red rubber track. ... Tom Richards is an Australian actor, best known for his appearances on television. ... A young rider at a horse show in Australia. ... Sir Harry Morton Llewellyn (born July 18, 1911 – November 15, 1999) was a British equestrian champion, who was born in Aberdare, South Wales, as the son of a colliery owner, Sir David Llewellyn. ... The five Olympic rings were designed in 1913, adopted in 1914 and debuted at the Games at Antwerp, 1920. ...

Births

• January 22 - Roger Williams, UK politician
• March 4 - Shakin' Stevens, singer
• April 1
  • Dai Davies, footballer
  • Peter Law, politician
• May 14 - Albert Alan Owen, composer
• August 2 - Andy Fairweather-Low, musician
• August 9 - Jackie Lawrence, politician
• October 24 - Phil Bennett, rugby player
• November 14 - Charles, future Prince of Wales
• November 25 - Paul Murphy, politician
• date unknown
  • Ffred Ffransis, political activist
  • Alan Llwyd, poet
  • J.J. Williams, rugby player

January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Roger Hugh Williams (born January 22, 1948, Crickhowell) is a British Member of Parliament, a Liberal Democrat elected from Brecon and Radnorshire in 2001. ... March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ... Shakin Stevens (born Michael Barrett, March 4, 1948) is a Welsh rock and roll singer born in Cardiff, who has the distinction of being the top selling UK singles artist of the 1980s. ... April 1 is the 91st day of the year (92nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 274 days remaining. ... William David Davies, better known as Dai Davies (born April 1, 1948 in Glanaman, South Wales), was a professional footballer, who played in goal between 1969 and 1987. ... Peter John Law (1 April 1948 – 25 April 2006) was a Welsh politician. ... May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... Andy Fairweather Low with his copies of Blues Matters! Magazine ([1]) (Taken on November 4th 2006) Andy Fairweather-Low (born 2 August 1948, in Ystrad Mynach, Hengoed, Wales) is a British guitarist, songwriter and vocalist. ... August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Jacqueline Rita Lawrence (born 9 August 1948) is a politician in the United Kingdom. ... October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ... Phil Bennett (born October 24, 1948) was a Welsh Rugby Union fly half from 1969 to 1978. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining until the end of the year. ... The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor; born Windsor, 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... November 25 is the 329th (in leap years the 330th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Paul Murphy could mean Paul Murphy, a popular South East USA LARP and manga writer Paul Murphy, a musician and educator Paul Murphy, an actor Paul Murphy, a journalist for Time Out Paul Murphy, a Welsh politician Paul Murphy, a Manitoba politician Paul Murphy, co-writer of Paranoia Paul Murphy... Alan Llwyd (born 1948), original name Alan Lloyd Roberts, is a Welsh poet, literary critic and editor, one of the most prolific Welsh-language poets in the last quarter of the 20th century. ... John James Williams (born 1948 in Nantyffyllon), known universally as J.J. Williams, gained thirty rugby union caps for Wales as a winger. ...

Deaths

• May 17 - David Evans, organist and composer
• August 20 - David John de Lloyd, composer
• August 27 - Charles Evans Hughes, US politician
• date unknown - Isaac Daniel Hooson, poet