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Encyclopedia > 1967 in Wales

See also 1966 in Wales, other events of 1967, 1968 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also 1965 in Wales, other events of 1966, 1967 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ... See also 1967 in Wales, other events of 1968, 1969 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. ... 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 post of Secretary of State for Wales came into existence in October of 1964, the first incumbent being Jim Griffiths, MP for Llanelli. ... Cledwyn Hughes, Baron Cledwyn of Penrhos, CH, PC, (September 14, 1916-2001) was a Welsh Labour politician. ... 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

August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... The University of Wales (Prifysgol Cymru in Welsh) is a federal university founded in 1893. ... Royal Mails logo Royal Mail is the national postal service of the United Kingdom. ... Llanidloes is a town in Powys, traditional county of Montgomeryshire, Mid Wales, lying on the River Severn. ... Llangurig is a village in Powys, traditional county of Montgomeryshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Wye. ... The M4 motorway is a motorway in England and Wales linking London and west Wales via Bristol. ... The Beatles were a pop and rock music group from Liverpool, England, who continue to be held in the very highest regard for their artistic achievements, their huge commercial success, and their ground-breaking role in the history of popular music. ... Mick Jagger, 1995 Sir Michael Philip Mick Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English rock musician, actor, songwriter, record and film producer and businessman. ... Cilla Black, in a still from an interview done in 2000. ... Jane Asher (born April 5, 1946) is a British film and television actress and the author of several full-length novels. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Brian Epstein, the Beatles manager and a force behind the groups early success. ... Newtown (Welsh: Y Drenewydd) is a town with a population of 10,542 (1993) lying on the River Severn in mid Wales. ... The Severn bridges crossing near the mouth of the River Severn The River Severn (Welsh: Afon Hafren) is the longest British river, at 354 kilometres (219 miles) long; it rises at an altitude of 610 metres on Plynlimon near Llanidloes, in the Cambrian Mountains, Mid Wales, and it passes through... Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), sometimes called hoof-and-mouth disease, is a highly contagious but non-fatal viral disease of cattle and pigs. ... Approximate extent of North Wales North Wales (known in some archaic texts as Northgalis) is the northernmost unofficial region of Wales, bordered to the south by Mid Wales. ... Rhodri Morgan, pictured while on an eve of poll visit during the National Assembly of Wales election in 2003. ... Julie Morgan MP (2 November 1944 -) is a Labour politician in Wales. ...

Arts and literature

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bala)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Emrys Roberts
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Eluned Phillips
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

Bala has several meanings: Three places: Bala, Greece, a suburb of Athens, it is also a Modern Greek word for ball. ...

New books

Saunders Lewis (John Saunders Lewis), (1893-1895), was a Welsh poet, dramatist, historian, literary critic and political activist. ... George Leslie Norris (born May 1921, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, died April 6, 2006 Provo, Utah, U.S.A.) was a prize-winning Welsh poet and short story writer. ... Kate Roberts (February 13, 1891 - April 4, 1985) was one of the foremost Welsh-language authors of the twentieth century. ... Bertrand Arthur William Russell, 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS (18 May 1872 – 2 February 1970), was a British philosopher, logician, and mathematician, working mostly in the 20th century. ...

Music

William Mathias (November 1, 1934 — July 29, 1994) was a Welsh composer. ...

Film

Richard Burton in the movie Cleopatra (1963) Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... Taming of the Shrew by Augustus Egg The Taming of the Shrew is a comedy by William Shakespeare. ... Elizabeth Taylor in 1948 Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor, DBE (born February 27, 1932) is an iconic two-time Academy Award-winning actress. ...

Broadcasting

Welsh language television

  • Hob y Deri Dando; Disc a Dawn

English language television

Doctor Who is a long-running British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC about a mysterious time-travelling adventurer known only as The Doctor, who explores time and space with his companions, fighting evil. ... The Abominable Snowmen is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in four weekly parts from September 30 to November 4, 1967. ... Tibet (older spelling Thibet; Tibetan: བོད་, Bod, pronounced pö in Lhasa dialect; Chinese: 西藏, Pinyin: Xīzàng or Chinese: 藏区, Pinyin: Zàngqū [the two names are used with different connotations; see Name section below]) is a region in Central Asia and the home of the Tibetan people. ...

Sports

Professional boxing bout featuring Ricardo Dominguez (left) vs. ... Howard Winstone was born on 15th April 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil and died on 30th September 2000. ... Ninian Park is a football stadium in Cardiff, Wales. ... The Norman Keep, Cardiff Castle. ... A cricket match in progress. ... Glamorgan County Cricket Club was founded in 1888 and is a county cricket club. ... An venue within Cardiff, home to the Glamorgan County Cricket Club and proposed future home of the Cardiff Devils. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings and handstands. ... General phase play in rugby union. ... Barry John (born 6 January 1945 in Cefneithin, Wales) is a Welsh rugby union footballer, considered by many to be the greatest fly-half in the sports history. ... Gareth Edwards, born 12 July 1947 in Pontardawe, Wales, is a former Welsh rugby union footballer who plays scrum-half, considered by many to be the greatest player in the history of the game. ... A breaststroke swimmer Swimming is a technique that humans, and other animals, use to move through water using only movements of the body. ... Howard Winstone was born on 15th April 1939 in Merthyr Tydfil and died on 30th September 2000. ...

Births

February 16 is the 47th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Eluned Morgan (born 1967) is a member of the European Parliament for the Labour Party for Wales. ... March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Carwyn Jones (born 21 March 1967) is the Member of the Welsh Assembly for Bridgend and Minister for Environment, Planning and the Countryside in the Welsh Assembly Government. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Stephen Peter James (born 7 September 1967, Lydney, Gloucestershire) is a former English cricketer who played two Tests for England in 1998, making 71 runs in four innings. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... Feeder - 1 December 2005 - Cardiff CIA Grant Nicholas is the lead singer of the Indie band Feeder. ... November 27 is the 331st day (332nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Geraint Rees Geraint Rees (born November 27, 1967, United Kingdom - ) is a cognitive neurologist at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London. ... Paul Pritchard (born 1967 in Bolton, Lancashire) was one of the leading British climbers of the 1980s and 1990s. ...

Deaths



 

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