1949 in Wales
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See also 1948 in Wales, other events of 1949, 1950 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 - John Morgan
[edit] Events
- Gwynfor Evans is elected to Merionethshire County Council.
- December 26 - The Gwyn Nicholls memorial gates at Cardiff Arms Park are officially opened.
- Closure of the granite quarry at Llanbedrog.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Geraint Evans stars in The Marriage of Figaro at Covent Garden.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Dolgellau)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Roland Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - John Tudor James
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
[edit] New books
- Dannie Abse - After Every Green Thing
- Aneirin Talfan Davies - Gwyr Llen
- Cledwyn Hughes (writer) - A Wanderer in North Wales
- Kate Roberts - Stryd y Glep
- Bertrand Russell - Authority and the Individual
[edit] Music
- Ivor Novello - King's Rhapsody
[edit] Film
- Blue Scar, starring Kenneth Griffith and Rachel Thomas
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Sports
- John Charles joins Leeds United.
[edit] Births
- March 2 - J. P. R. Williams, rugby player
- March 22 - John Toshack, footballer and football manager
- May 22 - Ieuan Wyn Jones, politician
- June 5 - Ken Follett, novelist
- date unknown
- William Graham, politician
- Jane Hutt, politician
- Alun Ffred Jones, politician
- Derek Quinnell, rugby player
[edit] Deaths
- January 21 - Jimmy Thomas, politician
- March 7 - T. Gwynn Jones ("Tir-na-Nog"), poet and journalist
- date unknown - George Maitland Lloyd Davies, pacifist politician
- date unknown - T. Rowland Hughes, author
