1930 in Wales

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See also 1929 in Wales, other events of 1930, 1931 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Film 5 Broadcasting 6 Sports 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards

[edit] Events

• The South Wales Daily Post is launched in Swansea.
• The Crumlin branch of the Monmouthshire Canal is closed.
• The Three Valleys Festival is launched.
• The first youth hostel in the UK is opened at Pennant Hall in the Conwy valley.

[edit] Arts and literature

• The first Welsh Books Festival is held in Cardiff.

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys James
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Jones

[edit] New books

• Saunders Lewis - Monica
• Kenneth Morris - Book of the Three Dragons
• Hilda Vaughan - Her Father's House

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sports

• Cricket - Maurice Turnbull is the first Welsh player to be capped for England.

[edit] Births

• April 7 - Cliff Morgan, rugby player and television presenter
• July 14 - R.H. Williams, rugby player
• August 28 - Windsor Davies, actor
• October 14 - Alan Williams, politician

[edit] Deaths

• May 1 - Richard Bell, politician
• date unknown
  • Mary Davies, singer
  • John Gwenogvryn Evans, palaeographer
  • Hugh Robert Jones, Nationalist leader
  • Silyn Roberts, author
  • Margaret Verney, educationist