1960 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1960 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Trefin
[edit] Events
- 12 April - Nine miners are killed in an accident at Tower Colliery, Hirwaun.
- 28 June - Forty-five miners are killed in an accident at Six Bells Colliery, Monmouthshire.
- 25 October - Five people are killed when two barges carrying oil and petrol strike the Severn Railway Bridge in fog and part of the bridge collapses on top of them.
- Esso opens the first oil refinery at Milford Haven.
- Poet and peace campaigner Waldo Williams is imprisoned for six weeks for non-payment of income tax.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Sian Phillips marries Peter O'Toole.
- Ricky Valance is the first male Welsh singer to hit number one in the charts, with his cover version of Tell Laura I Love Her.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardiff)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - W. J. Gruffydd
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Rhiannon Davies Jones
[edit] New books
- Thomas Glynne Davies - Haf Creulon
- Menna Gallie - Man's Desiring
- Dic Jones - Agor Grwn
- Kate Roberts - Y Lôn Wen
- Bernice Rubens - Set on Edge
- Raymond Williams - Border Country
[edit] New drama
- Saunders Lewis - Esther
[edit] Music
- Alun Hoddinott - Concerto no. 2
- Arwel Hughes - Serch yw’r Doctor (opera)
[edit] Film
- Glynis Johns stars in The Sundowners.
- Rachel Roberts stars in Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, becoming the first Welsh actress to win a BAFTA for Best British Actress.
- Keith Baxter appears alongside Orson Welles in Chimes at Midnight.
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Welsh-language television
[edit] English-language television
- 1 January - Broadcast of the first weekly episode of an eight-part serialization by BBC Wales of How Green Was My Valley
[edit] Sport
- Boxing - Dick Richardson wins the European Heavyweight title. Brian Curvis wins the British and Commonwealth welterweight titles.
- Summer Olympics - David Broome wins a bronze medal on Sunsalve in the individual show jumping event.
- Tennis - Mike Davies wins the British hard court title.
- Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Brian Curvis
[edit] Births
- 30 January - Peter Black AM, politician
- 6 February - Jeremy Bowen, journalist and television presenter
- 3 May - Geraint Davies, politician
- 29 June - Helen Mary Jones, politician (in Colchester)
- 18 September - Ian Lucas, politician
- date unknown - Malcolm Pryce, novelist (in Shrewsbury)
[edit] Deaths
- 2 January - Leila Megane, opera singer
- 7 May - Mai Jones, songwriter
- 27 June - Harry Pollitt, politician
- 6 July - Aneurin Bevan, politician
- 27 September - George Morgan Trefgarne, 1st Baron Trefgarne, politician
