1946 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1946 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Archbishop of Wales – David Prosser, Bishop of St David's
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Crwys
Events[edit]
- 12 July – The Coal Industry Nationalisation Act is passed by Parliament.
- August
- Arthur Horner becomes General Secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers.
- Stocks of captured Nazi German bombs filled with Tabun (nerve agent) begin to be transferred from Llanberis to open storage at RAF Llandwrog.
- November – The highest ever temperature for this month in the UK is recorded at Prestatyn: 71 °F (21.7 °C).
- December – George Isaacs inaugurates the first Remploy factory, in Bridgend, with the aim of offering work to disabled ex-servicemen.[1]
- 26 December – A serious collapse at Bryn Eglwys slate mine near Abergynolwyn causes its closure.
- A pneumoconiosis research unit is established at Llandough Hospital near Cardiff, in recognition of the damage being caused to miners' health.
Arts and literature[edit]
- In the absence of a Prince of Wales, The Princess Elizabeth, heir presumptive to the throne, is admitted to the Gorsedd.[2]
Awards[edit]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mountain Ash)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Geraint Bowen
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Rhydwen Williams
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Dafydd Jenkins
New books[edit]
In Welsh[edit]
- Pennar Davies – Cinio'r Cythraul
- Albert Evans-Jones (Cynan) – Ffarwel Weledig
- Thomas Rowland Hughes – Chwalfa
- John Gwilym Jones – Y Goeden Erin
In English[edit]
- Caradoc Evans – The Earth Gives All and Takes All[3]
- Emyr Humphreys – Little Kingdom
- Dylan Thomas – Deaths and Entrances[4]
- Gwyn Thomas – The Dark Philosophers[5]
Music[edit]
- 15 April – The Welsh National Opera makes its debut, at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Cardiff, with a double bill of Cavalleria rusticana and Pagliacci, with almost all the singers being amateurs.
- Daniel Jones – Scenes from the Mabinogion
Film[edit]
- London Town featuring Tessie O'Shea[6]
Broadcasting[edit]
- June – The BBC's regional director for Wales tells Welsh MPs that there is "not enough talent... to sustain a full continuous programme".[7]
Sport[edit]
- Boxing – Wales stages its first-ever world title fight, in which lightweight Ronnie James is defeated by Ike Williams.
Births[edit]
- 10 January – Terry Cobner, rugby player[8]
- 15 January – Roger Davis, cricketer
- 31 January – Bobby Windsor, rugby player[9]
- 20 February – Mike Roberts, Wales and British Lion rugby player
- 21 March – Timothy Dalton, actor[10]
- 2 April – Dai Llewellyn, socialite (died 2009)[11]
- 5 April – Russell Davies, journalist and broadcaster
- 13 April – Della Jones, mezzo-soprano
- 19 May – Androw Bennett, writer
- 6 June – Hywel Francis, politician and historian (died 2021)
- 14 June – Glyn Berry, diplomat
- 6 August – Ron Davies, politician[12]
- 12 August – Andrew McNeillie, poet and literary editor
- 3 October – Richie Morgan, professional footballer and manager
- 18 October – Dafydd Elis-Thomas, politician[13]
- 30 October – Chris Slade, rock drummer
- 26 November – Brian Hibbard, actor and singer (died 2012)
- 27 November – Kim Howells, politician[14]
- 6 December – Martin Moore-Bick, judge
- 9 December – Mervyn Davies, rugby player (died 2012)[15]
- date unknown – Tony Curtis, poet
Deaths[edit]
- 8 January – Dion Fortune, writer, 55[16]
- 23 January – William Evans, Wales dual code international rugby player, 62
- 25 April (in London) – Arthur Jenkins, MP for Pontypool, 64
- 14 March – Reg Thomas, athlete, 39 (air crash)[17]
- 16 April – Jack Jenkins, footballer, 54[18]
- 25 April – Arthur Jenkins, politician, 64
- 25 May – Ernest Rhys ("Mr Everyman"), writer, 86[19]
- 1 June – Arthur Griffith-Boscawen, politician, 80[20]
- 10 June – Humphrey Jones, footballer, 83
- 18 June – Thomas Llewellyn Jones, businessman and politician in Australia, 74[21]
- 4 July – Taffy O'Callaghan, footballer, 39
- 15 July – William Cope, 1st Baron Cope, politician, 75
- 20 July – Richard Thomas Evans, politician, 55/56
- 8 August – Miriam Kate Williams ("Vulcana"), strongwoman, 72
- 12 August – Alfred Augustus Mathews, vicar and Wales international rugby player, 82
- 25 August – Tudor Edwards, thoracic surgeon, 56[22]
- 26 August – Ruth Herbert Lewis, social reformer and collector of Welsh folk songs, 74[23]
- 15 October – David Percy Davies, newspaper editor,[24]
- 4 November – Bill Morris, Wales international rugby player, 77
- 5 November – Thomas Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, author and patron of the arts in Wales, 66[25]
- 24 November – Sydney Nicholls, Wales rugby international player, 78
- 6 December – Charles Stanton MP, politician[26]
- date unknown
- William Egan, footballer, 73 or 74
- Morris Williams, publisher, husband and collaborator of Kate Roberts, 46[27]
- Ianto Davies, rugby player, ?48
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Rehabilitation in Great Britain. British Information Services, Reference Division. 1947. p. 15.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1955). Annual Report – Presented by the Council to the Court of Governors. The Library.
- ^ George Watson (2 July 1971). The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature. CUP Archive. pp. 303–. GGKEY:64CF45KC7C0.
- ^ J. C. Bittenbender. Gale Researcher Guide for: Dylan Thomas: The Natural and the Supernatural. Gale, Cengage Learning. p. 8. ISBN 978-1-5358-5139-8.
- ^ Gwyn Thomas (23 December 2005). The Dark Philosophers. Summersdale Publishers Limited. p. 3. ISBN 978-1-84839-717-0.
- ^ K. Donnelly (16 August 2007). British Film Music and Film Musicals. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-230-59774-7.
- ^ Asa Briggs (1995). The History of Broadcasting in the United Kingdom: Volume IV: Sound and Vision. OUP Oxford. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-19-212967-3.
- ^ Peter Jackson (1998). Lions of Wales: A Celebration of Welsh Rugby Legends. Mainstream. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-84018-026-8.
- ^ Chris Schoeman (2007). Legends of the Ball: Rugby's Greatest Players Chosen by Willie John McBride, Frik Du Preez, David Compese. CJS Books. p. 132. ISBN 978-0-620-36962-6.
- ^ Peter M. Gareffa; Ann Evory (1988). Newsmakers. Gale Research. ISBN 9780810322035.
- ^ Burgess, Kaya (14 January 2009). "Sir Dai Llewellyn dies aged 62". The Times. London. Retrieved 14 January 2009.
- ^ Charles Roger Dod; Robert Phipps Dod (2000). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited. p. 518. ISBN 9780905702285.
- ^ Charles Roger Dod; Vacher Dod Publishing, Limited; Robert Phipps Dod (2005). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited. p. 567. ISBN 9780905702513.
- ^ Valerie Passmore (2005). Dod's Parliamentary Companion: Guide to the General Election, 2005. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-905702-57-5.
- ^ Paul Rees (16 March 2012). "Mervyn Davies obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- ^ Knight, Gareth (2000). Dion Fortune and the Inner Light. Loughborough: Thoth Publications. p. 293. ISBN 978-1-870450-45-4.
- ^ "Squadron Leader Reginald Heber Thomas". CWGC. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 125–126. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.
- ^ Terry Seymour (2011). A Printing History of Everyman's Library 1906-1982. AuthorHouse. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-4678-7014-6.
- ^ Michael Stenton; Stephen Lees (1981). Who's who of British members of parliament: a biographical dictionary of the House of Commons, based on annual volumes of Dod's 'parliamentary companion' and other sources. Harvester Press. ISBN 9780855273255.
- ^ "Family Notices". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 19 June 1946. p. 10. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
- ^ Wakeley, C. P. G. (7 September 1946). "A. Tudor Edwards, M.D. M. Ch. F.R.C.S." Br Med J. 2 (4470): 346–. doi:10.1136/bmj.2.4470.346-c. ISSN 0007-1447. PMC 2054255.
- ^ Evan David Jones. "Lewis, Lady Ruth (1871-1946), a pioneering collector of Welsh folk-songs, and advocate of educational, religious, temperance and philanthropic bodies". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ^ "DAVIES, David Percy". Who Was Who.
- ^ Charles Kidd; Christine Shaw (24 June 2008). Debrett's Peerage & Baronetage 2008. Debrett's. p. 344. ISBN 978-1-870520-80-5.
- ^ Huw Morris-Jones. "Stanton, Charles Butt (1873-1946), M.P. for the Merthyr and Aberdare constituency, 1915-1922". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
- ^ The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. 2008. p. 768. ISBN 9780708319536.