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Шаблон:Year in Wales header This article is about the particular significance of the year 1930 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Archbishop of Wales – Alfred George Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Pedrog[2]
Events
- 17 March - The South Wales Daily Post and Cambria Daily Leader merge in Swansea.[3]
- 9 May - An elephant from the Monmouth mop fair escapes, and wades in the River Monnow before recapture.[4]
- 13 September - Rhosydd Quarry ceases slate production. Neighbouring Croesor Quarry also closes this year.[5]
- 24 December - In London, Harry Grindell Matthews demonstrates his device to project pictures to the clouds.
- unknown date
- Production begins at Cefn Coed Colliery, the world's deepest anthracite mine.[6]
- The Crumlin branch of the Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal is closed.
- The first youth hostel of the Youth Hostels Association, the first in the UK, is opened at Pennant Hall in the Conwy valley near Llanrwst.
- A. H. Dodd succeeds Sir John Edward Lloyd as Professor of History at University of Wales, Bangor.
- Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones becomes Foreign Affairs Secretary to David Lloyd George.[7]
- John Edward Jones becomes Secretary of Plaid Cymru.[8]
- Thomas Lewis becomes first chairman of the Medical Research Society.
Arts and literature
- The first Welsh Books Festival is held in Cardiff.
- John Ballinger, first Librarian of the National Library of Wales, is knighted for his services to librarianship.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys James, "Y Galilead"[9]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Jones
New books
English language
- David Davies - The Problem of the Twentieth Century
- Saunders Lewis - Monica[10]Kenneth Morris - Book of the Three Dragons
- Bertrand Russell - The Conquest of Happiness
- Hilda Vaughan - Her Father's House
- Edward Williamson - The Story of Llandaff Cathedral
Welsh language
- Edward Tegla Davies - Y Doctor Bach[11]
Music
- The Three Valleys Festival is launched.
- Caniedydd Newydd yr Ysgol Sul (collection of hymns)
- Peter Warlock – Carillon Carilla[12]
- Grace Williams - Hen Walia
Film
- Symphony in Two Flats, starring Ivor Novello, an adaptation of Novello's West End play[13]
Broadcasting
- 9 March – The BBC Regional Programme service replaces BBC local stations.
Sport
- Cricket - Maurice Turnbull is the first Welsh player to be capped for England.
Births
- 28 January - David Morris, politician (died 2007)[14]
- 7 February - Peter Jones, sports broadcaster (died 1990)
- 7 March (in London) - Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon, photographer (died 2017)[15]
- 7 April - Cliff Morgan, rugby player and television presenter (died 2013)[16]
- 10 May - June Knox-Mawer, née Ellis, romantic novelist and radio broadcaster (died 2006)
- 28 June - Edward Millward, politician (died 2020)[17]
- 1 July - Ron Hughes, footballer
- 9 July - Stuart Williams, footballer (died 2013)[18]
- 10 July - Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy, politician (died 2013)[19]
- 14 July - R. H. Williams, rugby player
- 8 August - Terry Nation, screenwriter (died 1997)[20]
- 28 August (in London) - Windsor Davies, actor (died 2019 in France)
- 1 September - Emrys James, actor (died 1989)[21]
- 21 September - John Morgan, comedian (died 2004)
- 23 September - Ellis Evans, academic (died 2013)[22]
- 14 October - Alan Williams, politician (died 2014)[23]
- 19 October - Mavis Nicholson, television presenter (died 2022)[24]
- 11 November - Vernon Handley, conductor (died 2008)[25]
- 12 November - Irma Chilton, children's writer in Welsh and English (died 1990)[26]
- 4 December - Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris, poet and critic (died 2001)[27]
- 12 December (in London) - Gwyneth Dunwoody, politician (died 2008)[28]
- date unknown - Aneurin Jones, painter (died 2017)[29]
Deaths
- 18 January - Bobby Lloyd, rugby player, 41
- 26 January - Harry Jones, rugby player, 51
- 25 March - John Gwenogvryn Evans, palaeographer, 78[30]
- 1 May - Richard Bell, politician, 70
- 28 May - Cliff Williams, Wales international rugby union player, 32[31]
- 15 June - John Cynddylan Jones, theologian, 90[32]
- 17 June - Hugh Robert Jones, Nationalist leader, 36
- 22 June - Mary Davies, singer, 75[33]
- 23 June - Ben Davies, Wales international rugby player, 57[34]
- June - David Davies, Archdeacon of Llandaff,[35]
- August - Huw Robert Jones, politician, 35/6
- 15 August - R. Silyn Roberts, author, 59[36]
- 13 September - Jehoida Hodges, rugby player, 53
- 30 September - Lewis Pryce, Archdeacon of Wrexham, 57[37]
- 7 October - Margaret Verney, educationist, 85
- November - John Hagan Jenkins, politician
- 8 November - William Williams, Dean of St Davids, 82[38]
- 27 December - Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett, industrialist, 62[39]
See also
References
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- ↑ The Ven. David Davies The Times (London, England), Tuesday, Jul 01, 1930; pg. 21; Issue 45553
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- ↑ Archdeacon Pryce. The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 03, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45634
- ↑ The Dean Of St. David's The Times Monday, Nov 10, 1930; pg. 14; Issue 45666; col E
- ↑ Greenaway, Frank (2004) 'Mond family (Шаблон:Abbr 1867–1973)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press. [1] Retrieved on 9 March 2007.