1939 in Wales

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See also 1938 in Wales, other events of 1939, 1940 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

  • June 1 - The submarine HMS Thetis sinks during trials in Red Wharf Bay, Anglesey. 99 men are lost.
  • The Urdd establishes the first-ever Welsh-medium primary school, at Aberystwyth.
  • De Havilland opens an aircraft factory at Broughton in north-east Wales.
  • The first evacuees arrive in Wales.
  • A government report shows that seven of the thirteen Welsh counties have the highest incidence of tuberculosis in the whole of England and Wales.


[edit] Arts and literature

  • August - For the first time ever, both chair and crown are withheld at the National Eisteddfod.
  • John Roberts Williams becomes editor of Y Cymro.

[edit] Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - withheld
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - John Gwilym Jones

[edit] New books

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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