1938 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1938 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Archbishop of Wales – Charles Green, Bishop of Bangor[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – J.J.[2]
Events[edit]
- 14–19 January – A storm causes extensive damage in Aberystwyth; the promenade and pier are largely destroyed by 90 mph winds.[3]
- 8 May – William Ormsby-Gore succeeds his father as Baron Harlech.
- October – The first scheduled night flight in the UK begins operating between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare.
- 23 November – Opening of the Temple of Peace and Health in Cathays Park, Cardiff.[4]
- Mining comes to an end at Dolaucothi Gold Mines.[5]
- The excavation of Llantwit Major Roman Villa by V. E. Nash-Williams, begins (continues to 1948).[6]
- Opening of RNAD Trecwm.
Arts and literature[edit]
- April – Augustus John resigns from the Royal Academy.[7]
- September – Ivor Novello appears in Henry V at Drury Lane Theatre, produced by Lewis Casson.[8]
Awards[edit]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardiff)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Gwilym R. Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Edgar H. Thomas
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Elena Puw Morgan[9]
New books[edit]
In English[edit]
- Idris Davies – Gwalia Deserta[10]
- Ness Edwards – History of the South Wales Miners Federation
- Richard Hughes – In Hazard
- Jack Jones – Bidden to the Feast
- Edith Picton-Turbervill – Myself When Young[11]
- William Plomer (ed.) – Kilvert's Diary, 1870-1879
In Welsh[edit]
- Richard Bennett – Methodistiaeth Caersws
- Tom Beynon – Gwrid ar Orwel ym Morgannwg
- Edward Tegla Davies – Stori Sam[12]
- Edward Morgan Humphreys – Dirgelwch Gallt Y Ffrwd[13]
- Ifor Williams (ed.) – Canu Aneirin
New drama[edit]
- James Kitchener Davies – Susannah
- Charles Langbridge Morgan – The Flashing Stream[14]
- Emlyn Williams – The Corn is Green[15]
Music[edit]
- Tudor Davies plays the lead in the first English-language production of Verdi's Don Carlos, at Sadler's Wells.
Film[edit]
- Naunton Wayne appears as Caldicott in The Lady Vanishes.[16]
Broadcasting[edit]
- 1 March – BBC Radio broadcasts the world première of Arwel Hughes's latest composition, Tydi a Roddaist.
Sport[edit]
- Empire Games
- Wales win three medals at the 1938 Empire Games, Denis Reardon, (middleweight boxing), Jim Alford (1 mile run) and Jeanne Greenland (110 yard backstroke).
- Rugby union
- 5 February – Scotland beat Wales 8–6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Births[edit]
- 6 January – William Edwards, politician (d. 2007)
- 1 February – Cynog Dafis, politician
- 22 January – Brook Williams, actor (d. 2005)[17]
- 20 April – Andrew Vicari, portrait painter (d. 2016)[18]
- 25 April – John Davies, historian (d. 2015)[19]
- 14 May – Clive Rowlands, rugby player and coach (d. 2023)[20]
- 25 May – Trevor Peck, footballer (d. 2014)[21]
- 31 May – John Prescott, Deputy Prime Minister of the UK[22]
- 13 June – Gwynne Howell, bass[23]
- 6 July – Tony Lewis, cricketer and commentator
- 23 July – Meic Stephens, literary editor (d. 2018)[24]
- 6 August – Rees Davies, historian (d. 2005)[25]
- 12 September
- Richard Booth, secondhand bookseller (d. 2019)[26]
- Patrick Mower, Welsh-descended actor
- 9 October – Denzil Davies, politician (d. 2018)[27]
- 1 November – Delwyn Williams, politician
- 4 December – Richard Meade, equestrian (d. 2015)[28]
- 15 December – Michael Bogdanov, theatre director (d. 2017 in Greece)[29]
Deaths[edit]
- 3 February – James Bevan, First Wales rugby union captain, 81
- 9 February – Dick Hellings, Wales international rugby player, 63
- 30 March – Jack Elliott, Wales international rugby player, 66
- 16 April – Sir William Price, industrialist
- 8 May – George Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, 83
- 28 May – Alfred Brice, Wales international rugby player, 66
- 23 June – Clement Edwards, politician, 69[30]
- 22 July – Giotto Griffiths, Wales international rugby player, 73
- 22 October (in Dublin) – Sir John Purser Griffith, civil engineer, 90
- 4 November – John Thomas Job, minister, hymn-writer and poet, 71[31]
- 28 November – Reginald Arthur (Reggie) Gibbs, shipowner and rugby footballer, 56
- 29 December (at sea) – Eluned Morgan, writer, 68
- date unknown – Gwynfil Evans (Barry Western), novelist[32]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ C. J. Litzenberger; Eileen Groth Lyon (2006). The Human Tradition in Modern Britain. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-7425-3735-4.
- ^ Jones, Evan David. "John James Williams". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 22 May 2015.
- ^ "Aberystwyth's great storm of 1938". BBC. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Cardiff (Wales). City Council. Development Committee (1960). The City and Port of Cardiff; the Official Handbook: "Cardiff Blue Book.". E.J. Burrow. p. 38.
- ^ Council for British Archaeology; Cadw (Organization : Great Britain) (1992). The Welsh industrial heritage: a review : based upon the proceedings of a joint Cadw/CBA conference held in Cardiff, 5 December 1986. Council for British Archaeology. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-872414-13-3.
- ^ Cardiff Naturalists' Society (1937). Transactions of the Cardiff Naturalists' Society. p. 33.
- ^ T. S. Eliot (15 January 2019). Letters of T. S. Eliot Volume 8: 1936–1938. Faber & Faber. p. 918. ISBN 978-0-571-31639-7.
- ^ Helen Grime (6 October 2015). Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, Twentieth-Century Actress. Routledge. p. 212. ISBN 978-1-317-32095-1.
- ^ Elena Puw Morgan (1999). Y graith. Gwasg Gomer. ISBN 978-1-85902-745-5.
- ^ Edward Larrissy (2016). The Cambridge Companion to British Poetry, 1945-2010. Cambridge University Press. p. 167. ISBN 978-1-107-09066-8.
- ^ David Greer (1997). A Numerous and Fashionable Audience: The Story of Elsie Swinton. Thames Publishing. p. 118. ISBN 978-0-905210-93-3.
- ^ Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 129.
- ^ Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 272.
- ^ Colin Chambers (14 May 2006). The Continuum Companion to Twentieth Century Theatre. A&C Black. p. 513. ISBN 978-1-84714-612-0.
- ^ Roberta M. Milgram (1991). Counseling Gifted and Talented Children: A Guide for Teachers, Counselors, and Parents. ABC-CLIO. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-89391-773-9.
- ^ Jeffrey Richards (1997). Films and British National Identity: From Dickens to Dad's Army. Manchester University Press. p. 86. ISBN 9780719047435.
- ^ Harris M. Lentz III (24 October 2008). Obituaries in the Performing Arts, 2005: Film, Television, Radio, Theatre, Dance, Music, Cartoons and Pop Culture. McFarland. p. 394. ISBN 978-0-7864-5210-1.
- ^ "Andrew Vicari". The Valleys Heroes. Retrieved 25 May 2019.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Russell Davies (25 February 2015). "John Davies obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ "How a village boy overcame childhood trauma to become Welsh rugby's indisputable leader". WalesOnline. 30 July 2023. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
- ^ Silk, Huw (30 May 2014). "Poppies star of the 1970s dies". Northamptonshire Telegraph. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- ^ A. T. Lane (1995). Biographical Dictionary of European Labor Leaders. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 778. ISBN 978-0-313-29900-1.
- ^ Trevor Herbert; Peter Stead (2001). Hymns and Arias: Great Welsh Voices. University of Wales Press. p. 97. ISBN 978-0-7083-1699-3.
- ^ Sam Adams (5 July 2018). "Meic Stephens obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ John Watts (26 May 2005). "Sir Rees Davies". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Obituary: Richard Booth died on August 20th". The Economist. 29 August 2019.
- ^ Julia Langdon (15 October 2018). "Denzil Davies obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Victoria Spicer (12 January 2015). "Richard Meade obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ Michael Coveney (18 April 2017). "Michael Bogdanov obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
- ^ The Law Journal. Law journal. 1938. p. 17l.
- ^ Enaf Morrice Job. "Job, John Thomas (1867-1938), Calvinistic Methodist minister, hymn writer, and poet". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 190.