1943 in Wales
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See also 1942 in Wales, other events of 1943, 1944 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - vacant
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Charles Alfred Howell Green
[edit] Events
- In the by-election for the University of Wales seat vacated by Ernest Evans, there were three notable candidates. W. J. Gruffydd, a former vice-president of Plaid Cymru who had subsequently joined the Liberal Party, triumphed over Plaid's Saunders Lewis. One of the other candidates was Alun Talfan Davies.
[edit] Arts and literature
- The Welsh National Opera company is founded in Cardiff.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Caernarfon)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David Emrys James
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dafydd Owen
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
[edit] New books
- R. T. Jenkins - Orinda
[edit] Music
- Arwel Hughes - Antiomaros
[edit] Film
- Ray Milland stars in Forever and a Day and The Crystal Ball.
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Sports
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[edit] Births
- February 11 - Win Griffiths, politician
- March 3 - Aeronwy Thomas, literary figure
- April - Elinor Bennett, harpist
- April 1 - Dafydd Wigley, politician
- April 16 - Ruth Madoc, actress and singer
- April 26 - Leon Pownall, actor and director
- April 27 - Gwyn Prosser, politician
- August 2 - Alun Michael, politician
- August 17 - John Humphrys, TV and radio journalist
- August 24 - Dafydd Iwan, musician and politician
- December 28 - Joan Ruddock, politician
- date unknown - Sir Terry Matthews, entrepreneur
[edit] Deaths
- March 12 - Clara Novello Davies, singer
- March 23 - Commander John Wallace Linton, VC
- March 28 - Ben Davies, operatic tenor
- date unknown - Arthur Lloyd James, phoneticist
- date unknown - Alice Gray Jones (Ceridwen Peris), author
- date unknown - Sir Thomas Artemus Jones, lawyer
