1948 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1948 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Archbishop of Wales – David Prosser, Bishop of St David's
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Wil Ifan
Events[edit]
- 21 May – Hugh Dalton is appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.[1]
- 24 June – Thomas Williams is created 1st Baron Williams of Ynyshir.
- 1 July – The National Museum of Wales opens the Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans to the public, the first open-air museum in the UK (director: Iorwerth Peate).
- 19 October – Opening of the Hoover washing machine factory at Merthyr Tydfil.
- December – Plas Machynlleth given to the people of the town.
- Aneurin Bevan is instrumental in the passing of the Local Government Act and National Assistance Act.
- Ness Edwards joins the Privy Council.
- Creation of the Welsh Joint Education Committee.
- Beginning of nylon manufacture at Pontypool.
- Jim Griffiths becomes Chairman of the Labour Party.
- The Council for Wales and Monmouthshire is established as an advisory body.
- A residential Welsh-medium preparatory school for boys is founded at Llanilar in Cardiganshire.
- Elsie Joan Lewis is appointed as the first policewoman in Wales in modern times, in Glamorgan.[2]
- Physicist Rhisiart Morgan Davies publishes the results of his work on stress waves.
Arts and literature[edit]
- Kingsley Amis becomes a lecturer at the University of Wales, Swansea.
Awards[edit]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Bridgend)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – D. Emrys James,[3]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Euros Bowen, "O'r Dwyrain"[4]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Robert Ivor Parry
New books[edit]
English language[edit]
- Sir Alfred Thomas Davies – The Lloyd George I Knew[5]
- Jack Jones – Some Trust in Chariots
Welsh language[edit]
- Ambrose Bebb – Gadael tir
- Aneirin Talfan Davies – Eliot, Pwshcin, Poe[6]
- William Eames & Megan Ellis – Melin y Ddôl[7]
- Griffith Wynne Griffith – Ffynnon Bethlehem[8]
- Robert David Griffith – Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru
- Isaac Daniel Hooson – Y Gwin a Cherddi Eraill
- David James Jones (Gwenallt) – Bywyd a Gwaith Islwyn
- Griffith John Williams – Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg
New drama[edit]
- Saunders Lewis – Blodeuwedd[9]
Music[edit]
- Arwel Hughes – String Quartet No. 1
- David Wynne – Sonata for violin and piano
Film[edit]
- Glynis Johns stars in Miranda.
- Hugh Griffith appears in London Belongs to Me
- Wandering Through Wales[10]
Broadcasting[edit]
- 1 March – Welsh Rarebit, previously broadcast during the Second World War, begins its run on the BBC Light Programme.[11]
Sport[edit]
- 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.[12]
- Equestrianism
- Harry Llewellyn is part of the team winning a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London.
- The only Welsh Grand National to be run at Caerleon is won by Bora's Cottage.[13]
- Rugby Union
- 21 February – France beats Wales 3–11 at the St Helen's Ground in Swansea.
Births[edit]
- 22 January – Roger Williams, politician[14]
- 1 March – Karl Johnson, actor
- 4 March – Shakin' Stevens, singer[15]
- 1 April
- Dai Davies, footballer (d. 2021)
- Peter Law, politician (d. 2006)[16]
- J. J. Williams, Wales international rugby union player (d. 2020)
- 2 April – Tommy David, Wales international rugby union and league player
- 14 May – Albert Alan Owen, composer
- 18 May – Keith Jarrett, rugby player
- 26 May (in London) – Jenny Randerson, politician
- 4 June (in Glasgow) – Jeff Cuthbert, politician
- 14 June – Ffred Ffransis, political activist
- 16 June – Elan Closs Stephens, educator and broadcasting executive
- 2 August – Andy Fairweather-Low, musician
- 9 August – Jackie Lawrence, politician
- 12 September (in Jamaica) – Neville Meade, heavyweight boxer (d. 2010)
- 24 October – Phil Bennett, rugby player (d. 2022)
- 14 November (in London) – Charles III (Prince of Wales, 1958–2022)
- 25 November – Paul Murphy, politician[17]
- 26 December – Steve Curtis, boxer (d. 1994)
- 28 December – Terry Morgan, civil engineer[18]
- date unknown
- Alan Llwyd, poet[19]
- Manon Rhys, writer
Deaths[edit]
- 12 January – Wilfred Bailey, 3rd Baron Glanusk, 56[20]
- 19 January – Frederick Phillips, hockey player, 63
- 11 February – Evan Davies, politician in Australia, 58[21]
- 21 February – Tom Pook, Wales international rugby union player, 78
- 8 March – Charlie Thomas, Wales international rugby player
- 9 April – John Daniel Davies, 74[22]
- 25 April – Arthur Boucher, Wales international rugby union player, 77
- 30 April – David Daniel, Wales international rugby union player, 77
- 17 May – David Evans, organist and composer, 74[23]
- 22 May – David Delta Evans (Dewi Hiraddug), journalist, author, and Unitarian minister, 82[24]
- 9 June – Len Trump, Wales international rugby player, 61
- 18 July – John Tywi Jones, Baptist minister and journalist, 78[25]
- 31 July – Herbert Millingchamp Vaughan, historian, 78[26]
- 20 August – David John de Lloyd, composer, 65[27]
- 28 August – Charles Evans Hughes, American politician of Welsh descent, 86
- 4 October – Arthur Whitten Brown, British aviator, in Swansea, 62
- 18 October – Isaac Daniel Hooson, poet, 68[28]
- 17 November – B. B. Mann, Wales international rugby union player, 90
References[edit]
- ^ Baines, Edward (1836). The History of the County Palatine and Duchy of Lancaster. Vol. I. London, Paris, and New York: Fisher, Son, & Co.
- ^ Display in National Emergency Services Museum.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ Kenneth O. Morgan (1981). Rebirth of a Nation: Wales, 1880-1980. Oxford University Press. pp. 431. ISBN 978-0-19-821736-7.
- ^ Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England) (1967). The Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. The Society. p. 7.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1944). Bibliotheca celtica. The Library. p. 211.
- ^ Gomer Morgan Roberts. "GRIFFITH, GRIFFITH WYNNE (1883-1967), minister (Presb.) and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
- ^ Jane Milling; Baz Kershaw; Peter Thomson (9 December 2004). The Cambridge History of British Theatre. Cambridge University Press. pp. 274–. ISBN 978-0-521-65132-5.
- ^ Clifford McCarty (2000). Film Composers in America: A Filmography, 1911-1970. Oxford University Press. p. 524. ISBN 978-0-19-511473-7.
- ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ Stan Eldon (17 June 2015). Life on the Run. Andrews UK Limited. p. 116. ISBN 978-0-7223-4553-5.
- ^ Robin Oakley (9 May 2017). Sixty Years of Jump Racing: From Arkle to McCoy. Bloomsbury USA. p. 121. ISBN 978-1-4729-3509-0.
- ^ Charles Roger Dod; Robert Phipps Dod (2009). Dod's Parliamentary Companion. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited. p. 355. ISBN 978-0-905702-79-7.
- ^ Norm N. Nite (1 September 1985). Rock on: the illustrated encyclopedia of rock n' roll : the video revolution, 1978-present. Harper & Row. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-06-181644-4.
- ^ Tony Heath (26 April 2006). "Peter Law". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Gordon Gillespie (24 September 2009). The A to Z of the Northern Ireland Conflict. Scarecrow Press. p. 171. ISBN 978-0-8108-7045-1.
- ^ "Terence Keith MORGAN". Companies House. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ Thomas Rain Crowe (1997). Writing the wind: a Celtic resurgence : the new Celtic poetry. New Native Press. p. 46.
- ^ Watkin William Price. "Bailey family, of Glanusk Park". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ "Mr Evan Alexander DAVIES (1889 – 1948)". Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
- ^ John William Jones. "Davies, John Daniel (1874-1948), editor and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ John William Jones. "Evans, David (1874-1948), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Aubrey John Martin. "EVANS, DAVID DELTA ('Dewi Hiraddug'; 1866-1948 ), journalist, author and Unitarian minister". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ David Jenkins. "JONES, JOHN TYWI (1870-1948 ), Baptist minister and journalist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ William Llewelyn Davies. "Vaughan, Herbert Millingchamp (1870-1948), historian and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ Selwyn Jones. "De Lloyd, David John (1883-1948), musician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Thomas Parry; Arwyn Lloyd Hughes. "Hooson, Isaac Daniel (1880-1948), solicitor and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 October 2019.