1956 in Wales

none 1956 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1956 to Wales and its people. Incumbents United Kingdom incumbents 1956 in the United Kingdom#Incumbents Archbishop of Wales – John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaffhttps://biography.wales/article/s2-MORG-JOH-1886 Morgan, John (1886-1957), Archbishop of Wales Mary Gwendoline Ellis Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales 29 March 2020 Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfnallt Events April – One of the last Welsh-built naval vessels afloat, former iron screw frigate Inconstant 1868, built at Pembroke Dock, arrives in Belgium to be broken up.Phillips Lawrie Pembroke Dockyard and the Old Navy: A Bicentennial History 2014 The History Press Stroud, Gloucestershire, UK 978-0-7509-5214-9 192 2 April – Huw Wheldon marries Jacqueline Clarke. 24 April – A 250,000 signature petition is presented to the Westminster parliament by the all-party Parliament for Wales Campaign. 9 May – The Gower Peninsula becomes the first area in the British Isles to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Gareth E. Jones The Conservation of Ecosystems and Species https://archive.org/details/conservationofec0000jone registration 1987 Croom Helm 978-0-7099-1463-1 9 July – Mettoy introduce Corgi Toys model cars, manufactured at Fforestfach in South Wales. September – Bangor Normal College and Trinity College, Carmarthen, introduce courses in Welsh-medium teaching. 4 September – Opening of the first Welsh-medium secondary school in Wales – Ysgol Glan Clwyd, Rhyl.Teaching through Welsh Western Mail 1956-09-04 Cardiff 5Roy Nash Schooling in Rural Societies https://books.google.com/books?id=8yXZmBpvEe8C&pg=PA93 2011 Routledge 978-0-415-50490-4 93– 22 November – In a mining accident at Lewis Merthyr Colliery, seven men are killed.Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons House of Commons Papers https://books.google.com/books?id=OmIMAQAAIAAJ 1957 H.M. Stationery Office exact date unknown – Aberystwyth's town clock is demolished as unsafe.https://www.vads.ac.uk/digital/collection/PMSA/id/908/ Town Clock VADS 15 February 2022 Arts and literature Welsh language periodical Y Faner is bought by Huw T. Edwards and thus saved from going out of business.https://archiveswales.llgc.org.uk/anw/get_collection.php?inst_id=1&coll_id=122&expand= Huw T. Edwards Papers Archives Wales 13 December 2018 Morecambe and Wise are reunited by chance at the Swansea Empire Theatre. 22 November – The New Scientist is launchedhttps://www.newscientist.com/article/mg23231002-600-old-scientist-happily-upholding-ideals-since-issue-number-1/ Old Scientist: Happily upholding ideals since issue number 1 16 November 2016 Mick O'Hare New Scientist 13 December 2018 by Percy Cudlipp, who becomes its first editor. Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberdare) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Mathonwy Hughes, "Gwraig"https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-chair Winners of the Chair National Eisteddfod of Wales 7 November 2019 13 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210213204407/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-chair dead National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – withheldhttps://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/crown-winners Winners of the Crown National Eisteddfod of Wales 7 November 2019 7 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191107194429/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/crown-winners dead National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – W. T. Gruffydd, "Y Pwrpas Mawr"https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-prose-medal Winners of the Prose Medal National Eisteddfod of Wales 7 November 2019 7 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191107194428/https://eisteddfod.wales/archive/eisteddfod-winners/winners-prose-medal dead New books English language Margiad Evans – A Candle Ahead Bertrand Russell – Portraits from Memory and Other Essays Welsh language Huw T. Edwards – Tros y TresiDictionary of Labour Biography: Volume XI Palgrave Macmillan UK 2016 65 9780230500181 Islwyn Ffowc Elis – Yn Ôl i LeifiorBibliotheca Celtica: A Register of Publications Relating to Wales and the Celtic Peoples & Languages National Library of Wales 1957 17 David Rees Griffiths – Caneuon Amanwy Kate Roberts – Y Byw sy'n Cysgu Waldo Williams – Dail Pren Music February – Release of Shirley Bassey's first single, Burn My Candle (At Both Ends) William Mathias – Suite for Trumpet and Piano, Op.4 Grace Williams – Symphony No. 2 Film Richard Burton stars in Alexander the Great; William Squire also appears. Glynis Johns stars in The Court Jester. Edmund Gwenn makes his last film appearance. Moby Dick partly filmed at Lower Fishguard. Broadcasting The BBC Light Programme becomes available on VHF from Wenvoe. Welsh-language television Granada Television begins producing up to an hour a week of current affairs and education programmes in Welsh to serve the overlap audience in north Wales. English-language television June – First televised English-language play produced in Wales, Wind of Heaven. Sport Boxing 27 August – Joe Erskine defeats Johnny Williams in Cardiff to win the vacant British heavyweight title. Rugby Union Wales under the captaincy of Cliff Morgan, win the Five Nations Championship for the fifth time this decade. 24 March – Wales beat France 5–3 in a game held at the National Stadium, Cardiff BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Joe ErskineBBC Wales Sport Personality winners https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/20670643 BBC Sport 29 July 2021 Births 7 January – Johnny Owen, boxer (died 1980) 7 April – Christine Chapman AM, politician May – Iwan Bala, artist 14 June – Keith Pontin, international footballer (died 2020) 22 July – Richard Gwyn writer 7 September – Byron Stevenson, footballer (died 2007) 3 November – Carl Harris, international footballer 4 December – Nia Griffith MP, politician, born in Ireland 19 December – John Griffiths, politician 23 December – Robert Gwilym, actor date unknown – David Nott, surgeon Deaths 150px|thumb|Frank Brangwyn, died 11 June 150px|thumb|Winifred Coombe Tennant, died 31 August 4 January – Robert Williams Parry, poet, 71Bedwyr Lewis Jones Robert Williams Parry https://books.google.com/books?id=nKw_AAAAIAAJ 1 January 1972 University of Wales Press [for] the Welsh Arts Council 73 10 January – Jack Johns, cricketer, 70 14 January – Sam Ramsey, Wales international rugby union player 23 January – William Harris, academic and translator, 71Harris, William Henry (1884–1956), priest, Professor of Welsh, St David's College, Lampeter s2-HARR-HEN-1884 Ellis Mary Gwendoline Mari Ellis 2001 18 February 2009 1 February – John Lloyd-Jones, academic, 70s2-LLOY-JOH-1885 Lloyd-Jones, John (1885–1956), scholar and poet Thomas Parry 2001 15 February 2022 22 February – Nathaniel Walters, Wales international rugby player, 80 27 February – Tudor Rees, lawyer, judge and Liberal politician, 75Obituary, The Times, 28 February 1956 19 May – Peter Freeman, politician, 67Mr. P. Freeman, M.P - An energetic reformer 21 May 1956 10 53536 8 June – Walter Rice, 7th Baron Dynevor, soldier, civil servant and politician, 82s2-RHYS-FIT-1873 Rhys, Walter FitzUryan, 7th Baron Dynevor (1873-1956), nobleman and politician Christopher Dignam 2001 15 February 2022 5 July – Fred Birt, Welsh international rugby union player, 69 11 June – Frank Brangwyn, artist, 89Frank Brangwyn The Water-colours of Sir Frank Brangwyn, R.A., 1867-1956 https://books.google.com/books?id=A1dIAQAAIAAJ 1958 F. Lewis 27 17 August – William Havard, Bishop of St. Davids and international rugby player, 66 31 August – Winifred Coombe Tennant, politician and philanthropist, 81Tennant, Winifred Margaret Coombe Deirdre Beddoe 10.1093/ref:odnb/70091 13 September – David Davies, footballer, 77 20 September – Arthur Tysilio Johnson, farmer and author, 83 1 October – J. O. Francis, dramatist, 74s2-FRAN-OSW-1882 Francis, John Oswald (1882-1956), dramatist Mary Auronwy James 2001 15 February 2022 11 October David James Davies, economist and politician, 63s2-DAVI-JAM-1893 Davies, David James (1893-1956), economist Ceinwen Hannah Thomas 2001 15 February 2022 Harry Parry, jazz musician, 44PARRY, OWEN HENRY (HARRY PARRY; 1912 - 1956), jazz musician Dictionary of Welsh Biography https://biography.wales/article/s2-PARR-HEN-1912 2026-03-30 biography.wales 16 October – Robert Evans (Cybi), historian, 84 22 November – Rhys Hopkin Morris MP, politician, 68Peter Barberis Liberal Lion: Jo Grimond, A Political Life https://books.google.com/books?id=GMchBEHcDRoC&pg=PA71 28 January 2005 I.B.Tauris 978-1-85043-627-0 71 16 December – Nina Hamnett, artist, 66Denise Hooker Nina Hamnett, queen of Bohemia https://books.google.com/books?id=TBM3AQAAIAAJ October 1986 Constable 258 28 December – John Dyfnallt Owen, poet and archdruid, 83https://biography.wales/article/s2-OWEN-DYF-1873 Owen, John Dyfnallt (‘Dyfnallt’; 1873-1956), minister (Congl.), poet, writer, journalist and Archdruid of Wales Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales 13 March 2019 See also 1956 in Northern Ireland References Category:1956 in Europe Category:1950s in Wales