See also 1959 in Wales, other events of 1960, 1961 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also 1958 in Wales, other events of 1959, 1960 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris

The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ... The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... 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

• Esso opens the first oil refinery at Milford Haven.

An Esso Station in Toronto Esso in Higashi-Osaka Esso is an international trade name used by ExxonMobil and its related companies. ... Milford Haven (Welsh: Aberdaugleddau meaning Mouth of the Two Cleddaus) is a town in Pembrokeshire, Wales. ...

Arts and literature

• Sian Phillips marries Peter O'Toole.
• Ricky Valance is the first Welsh singer to hit number one in the charts, with his cover version of Tell Laura I Love Her.

Siân Phillips, CBE is a Welsh actress who was born Jane Elizabeth Ailwên Phillips in Betws, Carmarthenshire, Wales, on May 14, 1934. ... Peter OToole (center) with Roger Ebert (left) and Jason Patric (right) at the 2004 Savannah Film Festival Peter Seamus OToole (born August 2, 1932) is a British-born film and stage actor of Irish descent. ... We dont have an article called Ricky Valance Start this article Search for Ricky Valance in. ... Tell Laura I Love Her, written by Jeff Barry and Ben Raleigh, was an American Top Ten popular music hit for singer Ray Peterson in 1960. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardiff)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - W. J. Gruffydd
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Rhiannon Davies Jones

Cardiff (Welsh: ) is the largest city, and capital of, Wales. ...

New books

• Thomas Glynne Davies - Haf Creulon
• Menna Gallie - Man's Desiring
• Dic Jones - Agor Grwn
• Saunders Lewis - Esther (play)
• Kate Roberts - Y Lôn Wen
• Raymond Williams - Border Country

Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis), (1893-1895), was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic and political activist. ... Kate Roberts (February 13, 1891 - April 4, 1985) was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century. ... Raymond Williams (31 August 1921 - 26 January 1988) was a highly influential Welsh academic, novelist and critic. ...

Music

• Alun Hoddinott - Concerto no. 2

Alun Hoddinott (born 1929) is a Welsh composer. ...

Film

• Glynis Johns stars in The Sundowners.
• Rachel Roberts stars in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, becoming the first Welsh actress to win a BAFTA for Best British Actress.

Glynis Johns (born October 5, 1923) is a British stage and film actress, dancer, pianist and singer (notably of Send in the Clowns in Stephen Sondheims A Little Night Music). ... The Sundowners is a 1960 film that tells the story of an Australian outback family torn between the fathers desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife and sons desire to settle down in one place. ... Rachel Roberts (September 20, 1927 – November 26, 1980) was a British actress. ... Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is a British novel by Alan Sillitoe (his second, in 1958), a film starring Albert Finney, directed by Karel Reisz, adapted from the novel by its author, and later, in 1964, a success as a stage play, adapted by David Brett for the Nottingham Playhouse... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

Broadcasting

Welsh language television

English language television

Sports

• Boxing - Dick Richardson wins the European Heavyweight title. Brian Curvis wins the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles.
• Tennis - Mike Davies wins the British hard court title.
• Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Brian Curvis

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 in which two participants of similar weight fight each other with their fists in a series... Derek Walter Richardson (born November 3, 1934, Hereford) is a former English cricketer who played in one Test in 1957. ... A tennis net Tennis is a sport played between either two players (Singles) or two teams of two players (doubles). Players use a stringed racquet to strike a ball, a hollow rubber ball covered in felt, over a net into the opponents court. ...

Births

• May 3 - Geraint Davies, politician
• date unknown - Peter Black, politician
• date unknown - Helen Mary Jones, politician
• date unknown - Malcolm Pryce, novelist

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Deaths

• June 27 - Harry Pollitt, politician
• July 6 - Aneurin Bevan, politician