1950 in Wales

none 1950 thumb | 220x124px | right This article is about the particular significance of the year 1950 to Wales and its people. Incumbents United Kingdom incumbents 1950 in the United Kingdom#Incumbents Archbishop of Wales – John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Wil Ifan (outgoing) Cynan (incoming) Events 23 February – 1950 United Kingdom general election: For the first time ever, the Labour Party contests all Parliamentary seats in Wales. Following the election, Wales has 27 Labour MPs, 4 Liberals, 3 Conservatives and one National Liberal/Conservative. The University of Wales seat is abolished at the dissolution, W. J. Gruffydd having been the last holder. Roderic Bowen is re-elected for Cardiganshire, with the largest Liberal majority in the country. David Ormsby-Gore, the future Lord Harlech, becomes MP for Oswestry. Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, following the abolition of his Llandaff and Barry constituency, is elected MP for Leicester North East. Roy Jenkins, whose Southwark seat has been abolished, is elected for Birmingham Stechford. Elwyn Jones becomes MP for West Ham South. Following the election, Ness Edwards becomes Postmaster-General. During his time in the office, he introduces the greetings telegram. Abertillery's Labour MP, George Daggar, dies on 14 October, to be replaced by Llywelyn Williams. 12 March – Llandow air disaster: 80 of the 83 people on board an Avro Tudor V aircraft are killed when it crashes on approach to Llandow in Glamorgan, making it the world's worst air disaster at this time.Keith Eastlake Henry Russell Mike Sharpe World Disasters: Tragedies in the Modern Age https://books.google.com/books?id=zviAAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA129 21 August 2013 Routledge 978-1-136-74257-6 129 30 March – William Havard is elected Bishop of St David's.John Morgan-Guy Religion and Society in the Diocese of St Davids 1485–2011 https://books.google.com/books?id=asPeCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA212 1 April 2016 Routledge 978-1-317-06784-9 212 1 June – The Welsh Air Service, the world's first scheduled helicopter service, begins operating between Cardiff, Wrexham and Liverpool. Woodley Charles The history of British European Airways Pen & Sword Aviation Barnsley 2006 9781844151868 109 27 August – Six people are killed in a rail collision at Penmaenmawr railway station.Michael Foley Britain's Railway Disasters: Fatal Accidents from the 1830s to the Present Day https://books.google.com/books?id=1Mc7BAAAQBAJ&pg=PA195 15 January 2014 Wharncliffe 978-1-4738-3328-9 195 9 September – In Swansea, following heavy rain, three houses collapse, killing seven people.Geoff Brookes Swansea in the 1950s: Ten Years that Changed a City https://books.google.com/books?id=guEgCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT11 15 September 2015 Amberley Publishing Limited 978-1-4456-3958-1 11 Ysgol Syr Thomas Jones opens in Amlwch on Anglesey as Britain's first purpose-built comprehensive school. Maes Hyfryd and Bryn Teg housing estates at Beaumaris, designed by Colwyn Foulkes, are built.The Twentieth Century Society The Twentieth Century Society 100 Houses 100 Years London Batsford 2017 978-1-84994-437-3 1950 Glanllyn is acquired as a permanent site for meetings of Urdd Gobaith Cymru. In the Honours lists Physicist Ezer Griffiths is awarded the O.B.E. Agriculturist Thomas James Jenkin is awarded the C.B.E. Industrialist Herbert Henry Merrett is knighted. Margaret Haig Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda, becomes President of University College, Cardiff. Arts and literature 21 February – Dylan Thomas arrives in the United States, his first visit to America.Constantine FitzGibbon The Life of Dylan Thomas https://archive.org/details/lifeofdylanthoma0000fitz registration 1965 J. M. Dent and Sons 355 The first Welsh Drama Festival is held. American photojournalist W. Eugene Smith visits the UK to take photographs of working-class life; three of those published are of the South Wales valleys.University of Arizona. Center for Creative Photography Amy Rule W. Eugene Smith papers https://books.google.com/books?id=7uBTAAAAMAAJ 1983 Center for Creative Photography, University of Arizona 18 Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Caerphilly) (first "all-Welsh" Eisteddfod) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Gwilym Tilsley National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Euros Bowen National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – withheld New books English language Sir Leonard Twiston Davies – Welsh furniture: an introduction Kathleen Freeman – Greek City States Llewelyn Wyn Griffith – The Welsh Elisabeth Inglis-Jones – Peacocks in ParadiseMargaret Ross Griffel Operas in English: A Dictionary https://books.google.com/books?id=Y8bQAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA713 21 December 2012 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-8325-3 713 Thomas Jones (T. J.) – Welsh Broth Richard Llewellyn – A Few Flowers for ShinerNA NA Writers Directory https://books.google.com/books?id=Hi-xCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA758 5 March 2016 Springer 978-1-349-03650-9 758 V. E. Nash-Williams – The Early Christian Monuments of WalesMark Redknap The Christian Celts: Treasures of Late Celtic Wales https://books.google.com/books?id=PsQBnQq-rEMC&pg=PA7 1991 National Museum Wales 978-0-7200-0354-3 7 Harold Henry Rowley – The Growth of the Old Testament Bertrand Russell – Unpopular Essays Raymond Williams – Reading and Criticism Welsh language Ambrose Bebb – Machlud yr Oesoedd CanolDai Smith A People and a proletariat: essays in the history of Wales, 1780-1980 https://books.google.com/books?id=3mmAAAAAIAAJ 1980 Pluto Press in association with Llafur, the Society for the Study of Welsh Labour History 978-0-86104-321-7 139 Aneirin Talfan Davies – Blodeugerdd o englynion Edward Morgan Humphreys – Gwŷr enwog gyntHugh Pryce J. E. Lloyd and the Creation of Welsh History: Renewing a Nation's Past https://books.google.com/books?id=sm-uBwAAQBAJ&pg=PT266 15 May 2011 University of Wales Press 978-1-78316-297-0 266 Edgar Phillips – Caniadau TrefînGlyn Jones Tony Brown The Dragon Has Two Tongues: Essays on Anglo-Welsh Writers and Writing https://books.google.com/books?id=Hh9mDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA205 1 December 2001 University of Wales Press 978-1-4175-0857-0 205 Arthur Wade-Evans – Coll Prydain David Pryse Williams – Canmlwyddiant Libanus ... braslun o'r haneshttps://biography.wales/article/s2-WILL-PRY-1878 Williams, David Pryse (‘Brythonydd’; 1878-1952), minister (B), writer, and historian Benjamin George Owens Dictionary of Welsh Biography 27 May 2019 William Crwys Williams – Pedair PennodJ. Gwynn Williams The University College of North Wales: Foundations, 1884-1927 https://books.google.com/books?id=FBctAAAAMAAJ 1985 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-0893-6 480 Music Harry Parr Davies – Dear Miss Phoebe (musical)Arthur Jackson The Best Musicals: From Show Boat to A Chorus Line : Broadway, Off-Broadway, London https://books.google.com/books?id=rK_ZAAAAMAAJ 1979 Crown 978-0-517-53881-4 180 Arwel Hughes – Dewi Sant (Saint David) (oratorio) Grace Williams – Three Traditional BalladsBenjamin Britten Letters from a Life Volume 3 (1946-1951): The Selected Letters of Benjamin Britten https://books.google.com/books?id=22OPd1_ISNsC&pg=PT469 7 July 2011 Faber & Faber 978-0-571-27993-7 469 W. S. Gwynn Williams – Breuddwyd Glyndwr Film Glyn Houston makes his film debut in The Blue Lamp, which also stars Meredith Edwards and guest stars Tessie O'Shea. Ray Milland stars in Copper Canyon and A Woman of Distinction. Sports Boxing 13 September – Eddie Thomas beats Cliff Curvis at St Helens to become British welterweight champion.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-eddie-thomas-1254082.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-eddie-thomas-1254082.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Obituary: Eddie Thomas The Independent Mullan Harry 4 June 1997 22 March 2020 Football 27 October – Wales international Trevor Ford becomes the most expensive footballer in British history after joining Sunderland for £30,000. Palmer Neil Trevor Ford : the authorised biography Amberley Stroud 2016 9781445640891 Rugby union – Wales win their fourth Grand Slam. Bowls – The Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association is founded.http://www.wliba.com/us.html About Us Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association 2008 2009-07-13 Welsh Ladies Indoor Bowling Association website Births 23 January – John Greaves, Welsh bass player and songwriter 7 February – Dai Havard MP, politician 16 February (in Nairobi) – Peter Hain MP, politician 11 March – Terry Cooper, footballer 18 March – Lorraine Barrett AM, politician 27 March – Terry Yorath, footballer and football manager 3 May – Mary Hopkin, singerNorm N. Nite Rock on: The modern years: 1964 - present https://archive.org/details/rockonillustrate02nite registration 1980 Crowell 978-0-690-01196-8 230 5 May (in Saint Kitts) – Pat Thomas, boxer 24 May – Geoff Ellis, cricketer 26 May – Myron Wyn Evans, chemist (died 2019)lccn-n81077940 Evans, Myron W. (Myron Wyn) 1950- 2 June – Jonathan Evans MEP, businessman and politicianDod's Parliamentary Companion Dod's Parliamentary Companion, Limited 1997 521 14 June – Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterburyhttp://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/about-rowan-williams.html About Rowan Williams Archbishop of Canterbury 28 December 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20120106114936/http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/pages/about-rowan-williams.html 6 January 2012 dead dmy-all 25 August (in Dublin) – Brian Gibbons AM, politician 8 September – Martyn Woodroffe, swimmerhttps://welsh-sports-hall-of-fame.wales/az/martyn-woodroffe/ Martyn Woodroffe Welsh Sports Hall of Fame 6 November 2021 10 September – Tich Gwilym, guitarist (d. 2005) 11 October – Robert Pugh, actor 16 November – Chris O'Brien, rugby league player 28 November – Meic Povey, screenwriter, playwright and actor (d. 2017) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/2017/12/28/meic-povey-playwright-scriptwriter-obituary/ Meic Povey, playwright and scriptwriter – obituary 28 December 2017 The Telegraph 26 May 2019 8 December – Stephen Richards, judge 10 December – John Parsons, footballer Deaths 23 January – Jack Rhapps, dual-code international rugby player, 73 13 February – Rees Howells, missionary and founder of the Bible College at Swansea, 70s2-HOWE-REE-1879 Howells, Rees (1879-1950), missionary and founder of the Bible College, Swansea Huw Walters 2001 13 February 2022 28 February – David Lewis Prosser, Archbishop of Wales, 81s2-PROS-LEW-1868 Prosser, David Lewis (1868-1950), archbishop Thomas Iorwerth Ellis National Library of Wales 26 May 2019 9 March – Timothy Evans, wrongly executed for murder, 35 Gudjonsson Gisli The psychology of interrogations and confessions : a handbook Wiley Chichester, West Sussex, England Hoboken, N.J 2003 9780470857946 168 15 March – Sir Wilfrid Lewis, judges2-LEWI-POY-1881 Lewis, Wilfrid Hubert Poyer (1881-1950), judge Griffith Milwyn Griffiths National Library of Wales 26 May 2019 12 April – Joe Rees, rugby union player, 56 29 April – Wallace Watts, Wales international rugby union player, 80 15 May – David Edwardes Davies, Bishop of Bangor, 70Frank Moore Colby The New International Year Book Dodd, Mead and Company 1950 389 21 June – General Sir Henry ap Rhys Pryce, officer in the Indian Army, 75 Obituary: Gen. Sir H. Ap Rhys Pryce The Times 27 June 1950 8 23 June – Joseph Harry, minister and poet, 86s2-HARR-JOS-1863 Harry, Joseph (1863-1950), schoolmaster and Independent minister Evan David Jones 2001 6 November 2021 29 June – H. A. Gwynne, author and newspaper editor, 84s2-GWYN-CIL-1822 Gwynne (family), of Kilvey, Swansea 2001 13 February 2022 2 July – Henry Haydn Jones MP, politician, 86Michael Stenton Stephen Lees Who's who of British Members of Parliament: A Biographical Dictionary of the House of Commons. 1919-1945. Volume III https://books.google.com/books?id=eQcWAQAAIAAJ 1979 Harvester P. 978-0-391-00768-0 189 5 July – John Hughes, footballer, 73 30 August – Morgan Morgan-Owen, footballer, 73http://owen.cholerton.org/09_timothy_28.php Timothy Morgan Owen (1843–1924) 28 12 December 2018 30 August – Ralph Hancock, landscape gardener, 57 19 September – David Jones, archdeacon of Carmarthen, 75News in Brief The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 20, 1950; pg. 3; Issue 51801 14 October – George Daggar MP, politician, 71s3-DAGG-GEO-1879 Daggar, George (1879-1950), trade unionist and Member of Parliament John Davies National Library of Wales 26 May 2019 28 October – Alis Mallt Williams, novelist, 83s2-WILL-LAN-1867 Williams, Alice Matilda Langland (1867-1950), otherwise Alys Mallt, but more generally known as Y Fonesig Mallt Williams author and celtophile Evan David Jones National Library of Wales 26 May 2019 21 November – Hugh Emyr Davies, poet, 72Davies, Hugh Emyr (1878-1950), minister (Presb.) and poet s2-DAVI-EMY-1878 28 December 2021 See also 1950 in Northern Ireland References Wales Category:1950 in Europe Category:1950s in Wales