1926 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1926 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Elfed[2]
Events
- Robert Jones is created a baronet (Jones of Rhyl).[3]
- 2 February – Spelling of the town of Carnarvon changed to Caernarvon (modern-day Caernarfon); the county makes the same change on 1 July.
- 28 April – J. G. Parry-Thomas breaks the world land speed record on Pendine Sands, in his new car, "Babs".
- South Wales coalfield.[4]
- June - England footballer Dixie Dean fractures his skull in a motorcycle accident near Holywell but goes on to make a full recovery.
- 23 June – Llwyn-on Reservoirinaugurated for water supply to Cardiff.
- jamboree.
- October – Miners begin to return to work in large numbers.
- 14 October – David Lloyd George becomes the first Welshman to lead the Liberal Party.[5]
- 29 November – New Jubilee Bridge (Queensferry) across the River Deeis opened.
- unknown dates
- The first RAF Sealand in Flintshire.
- Sir William Henry Hoare Vincent represents India at the League of Nations.[6]
- The Roman amphitheatre at Isca Augusta near Caerleon is excavated by Victor Erle Nash-Williams.
- The first
Arts and literature
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Swansea)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. Gwenallt Jones, "Y Mynach"[7]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - David Emrys Jones
New books
- Joseph Alfred Bradney - Memorandum, being an attempt to give a chronology of the decay of the Welsh language in the eastern part of the County of Monmouth[8]
- David Davies - The Influence of the French Revolution on Welsh Life and Literature[9]
- Thomas Mardy Rees - Seth Joshua and Frank Joshua
- Bertrand Russell - On Education, Especially in Early Childhood
- Hilda Vaughan - Here are Lovers[10]
Music
- University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
- Peter Warlock - Capriol Suite
Film
- Ivor Novello stars in The Triumph of the Rat.[11]
Broadcasting
- The organisers of the National Eisteddfod refuse to allow proceedings to be broadcast on radio.[12]
Sport
- Boxing
- to become the new Welsh heavyweight champion.
- Cricket - The South Wales and Monmouthshire Cricket Association is founded.[13]
- Rugby league - Wales defeat New Zealand 34–8.
Births
- John Davies, cricketer (d. 2005)
- 21 February – Danny Canning, footballer (d. 2014)
- 2 May – Clive Jenkins, trade union leader (d. 1999)[17]
- 8 May – Sir Ronald WaterhouseQC (d. 2011)
- 13 May – Alwyn Davies, chemist (d. 2023)
- 27 July – Eddie Thomas, boxing champion and manager (d. 1997)[19]
- 1 August – Robert Thomas, sculptor (d. 1999)
- 23 September – Courtney Meredith, Wales and British Lions rugby player
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- 9 October – Ruth Ellis, murderer (executed 1955)[22]
- 14 December – Margaret John, actress (d. 2011)[23]
- 20 December – Geoffrey Howe, politician (d. 2015)[24]
- 30 December – Clifford Williams, actor and director (d. 2005)
Deaths
- February – Thereza Dillwyn Llewelyn, astronomer and photographer, 91/92[25]
- 7 February – William Evans Hoyle, director of the National Museum of Wales, 71[26]
- 17 March – Sir David William Evans, lawyer, public servant, and Wales international rugby player, 59[27]
- 16 April – William Lewis, mineralogist, 79
- 20 May (in London) – Thomas Rees, academic, 56
- 24 May – John Williams, royal physician, 85
- 14 June – Rees Thomas, rugby player, 43/44
- 3 August – Ernest Willows, aviation pioneer, 40 (killed in a balloon accident)[28]
- 10 August – John Humphreys Davies, academic, 55[29]
- 20 August – Billy Trew, Wales rugby union captain
- 5 October – Dorothy Tennant (Lady Stanley), artist, 71[30]
- Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn), poet, 59[31]
- John Owen, Bishop of St David's, 72[32]
- Ellis Ellis-Griffith, politician, 66
See also
References
- ISBN 978-0-19-954087-7
- ^ Emlyn Glasnant Jenkins (2001). "Lewis, Howell Elvet ('Elfed'; 1860–1953), Independent minister, hymn-writer, poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
- ^ Roll of the baronets. Home Office, Standing Council of the Baronetage. 1926. p. 46.
- ^ The Labour Year Book. Co-operative Printing Society Limited. 1927. pp. 271–2.
- ISBN 978-0-230-50587-2.
- ^ Robert Thomas Jenkins (1959). "Vincent family". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 3 October 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ISBN 978-1-85359-031-3.
- ISBN 978-1-78316-101-0.
- ^ Wisconsin Library Bulletin. Division of Library Services, Department of Public Instruction. 1927. p. 111.
- ISBN 978-0-8108-8026-9.
- ISBN 978-0-7083-1273-5.
- ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ISBN 978-0-312-29366-6.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ^ "Richard Davies, actor - obituary". The Telegraph. 15 October 2015. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Historical Studies in Industrial Relations. Keele University Centre for Industrial Relations. 2006.
- ^ Purser, Philip (12 June 2009). "Tenniel Evans". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Nat Fleischer. Nat Fleischer's All-time Ring Record Book ... O'Brien Suburban Press. p. 767.
- ^ Meic Stephens (12 March 2009). "Gareth Alban Davies: Poet who combined Welsh and Hispanic interests in his work". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ Mary Burdett Jones. "Davies, Catherine Glyn ('Caryl') (1926-2007), historian of philosophy and linguistics, and translator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
- ISBN 978-0-7864-0184-0.
- ^ "Gavin & Stacey star Margaret John dies". Guardian. 2 February 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2013.
- ^ Barnes, John (11 October 2015). "Geoffrey Howe: One of the architects of the Thatcher revolution who became one of the primary factors in her downfall". The Independent. Archived from the original on 2022-05-01. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
- ^ The Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Magazine. Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society. 1925. p. 354.
- doi:10.1038/117277a0.
- ^ "Sir David Evans". The Times. 18 March 1926. p. 21.
- ^ Aeronautics. 1960.
- Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ The Spectator. F.C. Westley. July 1929.
- ^ T. H. Parry-Williams. "Williams, Eliseus (Eifion Wyn; 1867-1926), poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Thomas Iorwerth Ellis. "Owen, John (1854-1926), bishop". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 May 2019.