1956 in Wales

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See also 1955 in Wales, other events of 1956, 1957 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 5.1 Welsh language television 5.2 English language television 6 Sports 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - vacant (Charles, Prince of Wales, had not been officially designated with the title)
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - John Morgan

[edit] Events

• Opening of the first bilingual secondary school in Wales - Ysgol Glan Clwyd, Rhyl.
• Bangor Normal College and Trinity College, Carmarthen introduce courses in Welsh-medium teaching.
• November 22 - In an accident at Lewis Merthyr Colliery, seven men were killed.
• The Gower peninsula becomes the first area in the British Isles to be designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberdare)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Mathonwy Hughes
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - withheld
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Ray Evans

[edit] New books

• Islwyn Ffowc Elis - Yn Ôl i Leifior
• Kate Roberts - Y Byw sy'n Cysgu
• Bertrand Russell - Portraits from Memory and Other Essays
• Waldo Williams - Dail Pren

[edit] Music

• Grace Williams - Symphony No. 2

[edit] Film

• Glynis Johns stars in The Court Jester.
• Edmund Gwenn makes his last film appearance.

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Welsh language television

[edit] English language television

[edit] Sports

• Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Joe Erskine

[edit] Births

• January 7 - Johnny Owen, boxer
• November 4 - Nia Griffith, politician
• December 23 - Robert Gwilym, actor

[edit] Deaths

• June 11 - Frank Brangwyn, artist
• November 22 - Rhys Hopkin Morris, politician
• December 16 - Nina Hamnett, artist
• date unknown - Robert Williams Parry, poet
• date unknown - David James Davies, politician