1947 in Wales

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See also 1946 in Wales, other events of 1947, 1948 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 - vacant
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - David Lewis Prosser

[edit] Events

• January 1 - Nationalisation of the coal-mining industry.
• March 1 - Opening of Ysgol Gymraeg Dewi Sant, Llanelli (first Welsh-medium school)
• April 23 - Wreck of the San Tampa on Sker rocks and loss of the Mumbles lifeboat.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Caradog Prichard begins writing for the Daily Telegraph.
• First Cerdd Dant festival is held.

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Colwyn Bay)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - John Tudor James
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Griffith John Roberts
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

[edit] New books

• J. Eirian Davies - Awen y Wawr
• Jack Jones - Off to Philadelphia in the Morning
• Michael Gareth Llewelyn - White Wheat

[edit] Music

• David Wynne - Sonata No. 1 for keyboard

[edit] Film

• Edmund Gwenn stars in Miracle on 34th Street.

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sports

[edit] Births

• February 22 - Bleddyn Williams, rugby player
• March 18 - Roger Kenneth Evans, politician
• April 27 - Peter Ham, musician (died 1975)
• June 1 - Jonathan Pryce, actor
• June 12 - Alwyn Pritchard, statistician
• July 12 - Gareth Edwards, rugby player
• July 17 - Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall
• October 16 - Terry Griffiths, snooker player
• October 29 - Val Feld, politician (d. 2001)
• November 16 - Vaughan Hughes, journalist
• December 5 - Don Touhig, politician

[edit] Deaths

• March 26 - Charles Alexander Harris, governor of Newfoundland, 91
• December 15 - Arthur Machen, writer, 74
• date unknown
  • William Brace, politician
  • Sir John Edward Lloyd, historian