1964 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1964 to Wales and its people.

See also 1963 in Wales, other events of 1964, 1965 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 - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Secretary of State for Wales - Jim Griffiths
• Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Cynan

[edit] Events

• October 15 - In the United Kingdom general election, Wales elects 28 Labour MPs, six Conservatives and two Liberals.
  • Alan Williams becomes MP for Swansea West
  • Ioan Evans becomes MP for Birmingham Yardley.
  • Leslie Thomas, son of Labour stalwart, Jimmy Thomas, becomes onservative MP for Canterbury.
• October 17 - The Welsh Office is established, under the leadership of a Secretary of State for Wales.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

• Queen's Gold Medal for Poetry - R. S. Thomas

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Swansea)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Bryn Williams
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Rhydwen Williams
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Rhiannon Davies Jones

[edit] New books

• Aneirin Talfan Davies - Dylan: Druid of the Broken Body
• John Gwilym Jones - Hanes Rhyw Gymro
• Stead Jones - Make Room for the Jester
• Saunders Lewis - Merch Gwern Hywel
• Caradog Prichard - Genod yn ein Bywyd
• Howard Spring - Winds of the Day
• Raymond Williams - Second Generation

[edit] Music

• Geraint Evans stars as Falstaff at the Metropolitan Opera.

[edit] Film

• Richard Burton stars in The Night of the Iguana.
• Siân Phillips takes her first major film role in Becket, alongside her husband Peter O'Toole and Burton.
• Victor Spinetti appears with The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night. Alun Owen's screenplay is nominated for an Academy Award.

[edit] Broadcasting

• BBC Wales is launched.

[edit] Welsh language television

[edit] English language television

• Wales Today

[edit] Sports

• Olympic Games - Lynn Davies wins the gold medal in the men's long jump.
• Rugby union - The Welsh national side makes its first overseas tour, to South Africa.
• Tennis - Gerald Battrick wins the British and French junior championships.
• Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Lynn Davies

[edit] Births

• February 9 - Dewi Morris, rugby player
• March 21 - Ieuan Evans, rugby player
• September 15 - Steve Watkin, cricketer
• October 8 - Alan Knill, footballer
• November 28 - Sian Williams, television presenter
• December 31 - Lowri Turner, television presenter
• date unknown - Grahame Davies, poet

[edit] Deaths

• January 7 - Cyril Davies, harmonica player
• May 5 - P. J. Grigg, politician
• date unknown - Leslie Morris, Welsh-Canadian politician