1973 in Wales

none 1973 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1973 to Wales and its people. Incumbents United Kingdom incumbents 1973 in the United Kingdom#Incumbents Secretary of State for Wales – Peter Thomashttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2008/feb/06/conservatives.uk Obituary The Guardian 6 February 2008 Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangorhttps://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2018/8-june/books-arts/book-reviews/welsh-golden-age-that-never-came Archbishop Gwilym Owen Williams — "G. O.": His life and opinions by D. T. W. Price David Wilbourne 8 June 2018 Church Times 6 May 2022 Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – BrinliMeic Stephens The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales https://archive.org/details/oxfordcompaniont00meic registration April 1986 Oxford University Press 523 978-0-19-211586-7 Events 10 February - A special conference of the Trades Union Congress is held at Llandrindod Wells as part of the campaign to establish a Wales TUC.Arthur Ivor Marsh Concise encyclopedia of industrial relations: with bibliography https://books.google.com/books?id=o9EUAQAAIAAJ 1 December 1979 Gower Press 978-0-566-02095-7 336University of Wales Press: The Wales TUC, 1974-2004 April - Elections take place to the new county councils of Wales April – The first Welsh-language papur bro community newspaper, Y Dinesydd, is founded.https://dinesydd.cymru/ Y Dinesydd Y Dinesydd official website 20 February 2019 10 May – Elections take place to the new Wales district councils, with big gains for the Labour Party in South Wales.Stephen Mitchell, John O'Sullivan Labour sweep to power in S. Wales South Wales Echo 11 May 1973 1 May – Sony opens its factory in Bridgend, the first major Japanese investment in Wales. 15 May – The Llyn Brianne dam is officially opened by Princess Alexandra.http://www.engineering-timelines.com/scripts/engineeringItem.asp?id=85 Llyn Brianne Dam Engineering Timelines 20 February 2019 17 July – Sixteen-year-old Sandra Newton is found murdered at Tonmawr.https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1396492/Dead-man-named-as-triple-murderer-after-DNA-tests.html Dead man named as triple murderer after DNA tests 7 June 2002 Nicole Martin The Telegraph 31 January 2019 16 September – Sixteen-year-olds Geraldine Hughes and Pauline Floyd are found murdered at Llandarcy. Their murders, along with that of Sandra Newton in July, will remain unsolved for 29 years.BBC News Wales 23 October – Professor Brian Josephson wins the Nobel Prize for Physics.https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/physics/1973/summary/ The Nobel Prize in Physics 1973 NobelPrize.org 20 February 2019 During the year, there are 424 road deaths in Wales – an all-time record. Drilling for oil and gas begins off the coast of Wales. A fourth oil refinery opens at Milford Haven. Arts and literature The Welsh Philharmonia Orchestra is founded. Theatr Ardudwy at Coleg Harlech, designed by Colwyn Foulkes & Partners, opens.Theatr Ardudwy, Harlech 407907 2021-09-22 2008-07-11 Sir Richard Armstrong becomes conductor of Welsh National Opera. Joe Strummer begins his studies at Newport College of Art. Welsh actress Angharad Rees marries Christopher Cazenove. Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ruthin) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Alan Llwyd National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Alan Llwyd National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Emyr Roberts National Eisteddfod of Wales: Drama Medal – Urien Wiliam New books English language Leo Abse – Private Member Gwynfor Evans – Wales Can Win Richard Hughes – The Wooden Shepherdess Emlyn Williams – Emlyn Welsh language Huw Lloyd Edwards – Y Llyffantod Jane Edwards – Tyfu W. J. Gruffydd (Elerydd) – Cerddi'r Llygad Moses Glyn Jones – Y Ffynnon FywMeic Stephens Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru https://books.google.com/books?id=WoMYAAAAIAAJ 1998 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-1383-1 395 T. Llew Jones - Barti DduAleksander Bednarski Maciej Czerniakowski Paweł Tomasz Czerniak New Perspectives in Celtic Studies https://books.google.com/books?id=e_qmBgAAQBAJ&pg=PA115 5 February 2015 Cambridge Scholars Publishing 978-1-4438-7506-6 115 Judith Maro - Atgofion HaganahJasmine Donahaye Whose People?: Wales, Israel, Palestine https://books.google.com/books?id=8cUmDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT177 15 February 2012 University of Wales Press 978-1-78316-497-4 177 Caradog Prichard - Afal Drwg AddaRussell Davies People, Places and Passions: A Social History of Wales and the Welsh 18701948 https://books.google.com/books?id=JTonDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT650 15 June 2015 University of Wales Press 978-1-78316-239-0 650 Gomer M. Roberts - Cloc y CapelMeic Stephens Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru https://books.google.com/books?id=WoMYAAAAIAAJ 1998 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-1383-1 646 New drama Islwyn Ffowc Elis - Harris Music 23 November - Max Boyce records his legendary Live at Treorchy show at Treorchy Rugby Club.http://www.discoogle.com/wiki/Boyce%2C_Max_-_Hymns_And_Arias_%28Uk%2C1974%2CEmi_2291%2CPROMO_7%29 Max Boyce – Hymns And Arias (Uk,1974,Emi 2291,PROMO 7) discoogle.com 2011-03-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20110710132220/http://www.discoogle.com/wiki/Boyce,_Max_-_Hymns_And_Arias_(Uk,1974,Emi_2291,PROMO_7) 2011-07-10 dead Karl Jenkins' first album with Soft Machine, Six, wins the Melody Maker British Jazz Album of the Year award. Jenkins also wins the miscellaneous musical instrument award. Grace Williams – Ave Maris Stella and Fairest of Stars Visual arts Ivor Roberts-Jones – Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square, unveiled on 1 November by Lady Churchill.Howard Philip Resolute and defiant as ever, Churchill's statue is revealed The Times London 2 November 1973 Film Welsh-language films None English-language films Holiday on the Buses filmed on location at Pontins holiday camp, PrestatynHoward Maxford Hammer Complete: The Films, the Personnel, the Company https://books.google.com/books?id=lfp1DwAAQBAJ&pg=PA400 8 November 2019 McFarland 978-1-4766-2914-8 400 Broadcasting The Labour Party publishes a study arguing that independent television arrangements in the UK are causing non Welsh-speaking residents to lose their Welsh identity.Jamie Medhurst A History of Independent Television in Wales https://books.google.com/books?id=YXyvBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA172 1 June 2010 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-2308-3 172 Welsh-language television Youth music programme Disc a Dawn ends its six-year run, to be replaced the following year by Gwerin 74, a folk music show.https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-BBC-Annual/BBC-Year-Book-1975.pdf BBC Year Book 1975 117 BBC 20 February 2019May 2026 medicmedic Strim, Stram Strellach with Marged Esli. English-language television Fish (with John Ogwen) Hang out your Brightest Colours, controversial documentary by Kenneth GriffithMark Connelly The IRA on Film and Television: A History https://books.google.com/books?id=TzJtY1Mlu_4C&pg=PA48 10 January 2014 McFarland 978-0-7864-8961-9 48 Philip Madoc makes a memorable appearance as a U-boat captain in Dad's Army.Bill Pertwee Dad's Army: The Making of a TV Legend https://books.google.com/books?id=HoqHel5bnfMC&pg=PA137 3 November 2009 Bloomsbury USA 978-1-84486-105-7 137 Sport Athletics – Cardiff Amateur Athletic Club wins the British Athletics League Championship for the second time. Cycling – The Welsh Cycling Union is formed.https://www.welshcycling.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Welsh-Champions-1973-1979-1.pdf Archive Welsh Cycling 21 June 2024 Horse racing – Geoff Lewis wins both the Epsom Oaks and the 1,000 Guineas on "Mysterious".Chronicle of the Horse https://books.google.com/books?id=00ZQAAAAYAAJ April 1973 Chronicle of the Horse, Incorporated 10 Rugby union – Japan plays its first rugby match in Europe at Penygraig in the Rhondda Valley. Snooker – Ray Reardon wins his second World Championship title.https://www.eurosport.com/snooker/profile-ray-reardon_sto2189453/story.shtml Profile: Ray Reardon 2 March 2010 Eurosport 16 May 2019 Berwyn Price wins BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.BBC Wales Sport Personality winners BBC Sport https://www.bbc.com/sport/wales/20670643 29 July 2021 Births 20 January – Stephen Crabb, politician (born in Scotland)Valerie Passmore Dod's Parliamentary Companion: Guide to the General Election, 2005 https://books.google.com/books?id=XhMWAQAAIAAJ 2005 Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited 978-0-905702-57-5 97 15 February - Adrian Lewis Morgan, actor 27 February - Mark Taylor, rugby union player and manager 24 April - Gabby Logan, television presenter 3 May - Jamie Baulch, athlete (born in Nottingham)https://www.worldathletics.org/athletes/great-britain-ni/jamie-baulch-11310 Jamie Baulch – profile World Athletics 18 December 2019 10 May – Ryan Nicholls, footballer 29 May – Lee Jones, footballer 4 July – Bradley Dredge, golfer7200 6 August – Donna Lewis, singer 22 August – Lee Dainton, skateboarder 17 September – Jason Mohammad, radio and television sports presenter 6 October – Ioan Gruffudd, actorhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/arts/sites/ioan-gruffudd/pages/biography.shtml Ioan Gruffudd biography BBC Arts 5 April 2020 9 October – Sian Evans, singer 3 November – Mark Evans, comedy scriptwriter 29 November – Ryan Giggs, footballerChris Whyatt Ryan Giggs profile http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/13507115.stm BBC Sport 24 May 2011 1 June 2011 25 December – Ewen MacIntosh, comic actor (died 2024)https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/21/arts/television/ewen-macintosh-office-dead.html Ewen MacIntosh, Comedian on British Sitcom 'The Office', Dies at 50 21 February 2024 The New York Times 21 February 2024 Deaths 8 January – Sir David Hughes Parry, professor of law and university administrator, 80D. W. Logan: Parry, Sir David Hughes (1893–1973), rev. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010, accessed 30 October 2012 11 January – Vernon Morris, cricketer, 7817106 no Vernon Morris 30 January – Trystan Edwards, architectural critic, town planner and amateur cartographer, 8831062 Edwards, (Arthur) Trystan (1884–1973) Gontran Goulden Andrew Saint 2004 12 March – Willie Llewellyn, Wales international rugby player, 94 19 March – Sir Clement Price Thomas, surgeon, 79https://biography.wales/article/s10-PRYC-CLE-1893 Price Thomas, Clement (1893–1973), pioneering surgeon Alun Roberts Dictionary of Welsh Biography National Library of Wales 18 December 2019 23 May – Kenneth Allott, poet and criticIan Sansom, ‘Allott, Kenneth Cyril Bruce (1912–1973)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2015 accessed 4 March 2017 29 July – Guy Morgan, rugby player, 65 9 August – Donald Peers, singer, 66Trevor Herbert, 'Peers, Donald Rhys Hubert (1909–1973)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, May 2011; online edn, September 2011 accessed 16 April 2017 11 August Johnnie Clay, Test cricketer, 75 Gil Morgan, rugby league player, 65 17 August – Elena Puw Morgan, novelist, 73s14-MORG-PUW-1900 Morgan, Elena Puw (1900–1973), novelist, author of fiction and short stories for children Katie Gramich 21 June 2024 21 September – C. H. Dodd, theologian, 89s6-DODD-HAR-1884 Dodd, Charles Harold (1884–1973), biblical scholar John Tudno Williams National Library of Wales 18 December 2019 8 October – Evan Tom Davies, mathematician, 69Evan Tom Davies http://www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk/Biographies/Davies.html www-history.mcs.st-andrews.ac.uk School of Mathematics and Statistics University of St Andrews, Scotland 28 June 2015 3 November – Melville Richards, academic, 63http://yba.llgc.org.uk/cy/c7-RICH-MEL-1910.html Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig Dr Brynley Francis Roberts 3 February 2016 cy 4 November – Billy Williams, dual-code international rugby player, 67 16 November – Dai Hiddlestone, Wales international rugby player, 83 24 November – Brigadier Hugh Llewellyn Glyn Hughes, soldier and medical administrator, 81https://www.nytimes.com/1973/11/30/archives/gen-hugh-hughes-j-freed-belsen-camp.html Gen. Hugh Hughes, freed Belsen Camp 30 November 1973 The New York Times 5 April 2020 28 November – Anne Griffith-Jones, educationist, 83 (in Malaysia)W. Ambrose Bebb A Welsh Hundred: Glimpses of Life in Wales Drawn from a Pair of Family Diaries for 1841 and 1940 https://books.google.com/books?id=krOjtXijJOAC&pg=PA175 15 July 2009 978-1-4678-6128-1 175 AuthorHouse date unknown - Morris Meredith Williams, painter and illustratorDuncan Macmillan Scottish Art in the 20th Century, 1890-2001 Mainstream Pub 2001 9781840184570 47 See also 1973 in Northern Ireland References Wales Wales Category:1973 in Europe Category:1970s in Wales