1962 in Wales
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See also 1961 in Wales, other events of 1962, 1963 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris
[edit] Events
- An outbreak of smallpox kills seventeen people in Wales.
- Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the Welsh Language Society, is founded.
- Opening of Llanwern steelworks near Newport.
- Ysgol Rhydfelen, Pontypridd, is the first bilingual secondary school in south Wales.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Rachel Roberts marries Rex Harrison.
- Welsh National Opera launches a training scheme for singers.
- Dick Francis publishes his first thriller, Dead Cert.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Caradog Prichard
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - D. Emlyn Lewis
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - William Owen
[edit] New books
- Clifford Dyment - The Railway Game
- John Roberts Evans - Ar Drothwy'r Nos
- Menna Gallie - The Small Mine
- Llewelyn Wyn Griffith - The Adventures of Pryderi
- Oxford Book of Welsh Verse
- Gwyn Thomas - Chwerwder yn y Ffynhonnau
- Norman Thomas - Ask at the Unicorn
- Raymond Williams - Communications
[edit] Music
- Grace Williams - Four Medieval Welsh Poems for alto, harp and harpsichord
- David Wynne - Cymric Rhapsodies
[edit] Film
- Richard Burton and Donald Houston appear in The Longest Day.
- Peter Greenaway makes his first film: Death of Sentiment.
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Welsh language television
[edit] English language television
[edit] Sports
- Football - John Charles returns to Leeds United from several years playing for Italian clubs.
- Golf - Brian Huggett wins the Dutch Open championship.
- Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Ivor Allchurch
[edit] Births
- January 5 - Geraint Williams, footballer
- June 27 - Michael Ball, singer
- October 24 - Jonathan Davies, rugby player
- December 12 - John Jones, record producer
[edit] Deaths
- March 23 - Clement Davies, politician
- May 11 - Eliot Crawshay-Williams, politician and author
- September 23 - Margaret Jane Gordon (Lady Gordon), singer
- November 30 - Lewis Pugh Evans, Victoria Cross recipient
- December 15 - Charles Rhys, 8th Baron Dynevor, politician
- date unknown - Percy Cudlipp, journalist
