1925 in Wales

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1924 | 1926 | Other years in Wales

1925 in the United Kingdom

1925 in Ireland

Other events of 1925

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1925 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Film 5 Broadcasting 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Elfed

[edit] Events

• 3 February - An estimated 100,000 people line the streets of Cardiff for the funeral of Jim Driscoll.
• 13 July - The Ammanford anthracite strike [1] begins.
• 5 August - Founding of Plaid Cymru.
• 2 November - After several days of heavy rain, the Llyn Eigiau dam at Dolgarrog on the River Conwy bursts, destroying the village of Porth-llwyd and killing 16 people.
• Silyn Roberts founds the North Wales branch of the Workers Educational Association.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Pwllheli)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Dewi Morgan (Dewi Teifi)
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Evans (Wil Ifan)

[edit] New books

• Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney - A Survey of the General History of the Town of Newport and District
• David Rees Davies - Tusw o Flodau
• Edward Tegla Davies - Rhys Llwyd Y Lleuad
• Thomas Davies (Teglyn) - Dinas Mawddwy a'i Hamgylchoedd
• Ifano Jones - Printing and Printers in Wales
• William David Owen - Madam Wen
• Silyn Roberts - Bugail Geifr Lorraine
• Mortimer Wheeler - Prehistoric & Roman Wales

[edit] Music

• Mai Jones - "Blackbirds"

[edit] Film

• Gareth Hughes appears in The Midnight Girl.
• Ivor Novello appears in The Rat.

[edit] Broadcasting

• 14 February - The BBC transmits readings from the poetry of T. Gwynn Jones.
• 22 February - A Welsh-language religious service is broadcast by the BBC.
• 28 February - Saunders Lewis insists on using the Welsh language for his contribution to the BBC series A Welsh Hour.
• 6 March - Readings from the poetry of R. Williams Parry are broadcast by the BBC.
• 3 April - The BBC's Liverpool transmitter broadcasts Noson Gymreig (A Welsh Night).
• 31 May - A bilingual service is broadcast from Cardiff Baptist Chapel.
• 2 October - The BBC broadcasts a talk on the Welsh language from Swansea.

[edit] Sport

• Football:
  • 28 February - England defeat Wales 2-1 at the Vetch Field, Swansea.
  • 31 October - Scotland defeat Wales 3-0 at Ninian Park.
• The Welsh Lawn Tennis Association is formed.

[edit] Births

• 26 March - Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson, politician
• 15 April - Geraint Howells, politician (died 2004)
• 1 June - Roy Clarke, footballer (died 2006)
• 10 June - Sir John Stradling Thomas, Conservative Party politician
• 19 July - Ivor Roberts, television announcer, actor (died 1999)
• 11 August - Brian Badcoe, actor (died 1992)
• 7 September - Laura Ashley, designer (died 1985)
• 10 November - Richard Burton, actor (died 1984)
• 14 December - Ron Stitfall, footballer

[edit] Deaths

• 21 January - John Puleston Jones, Methodist minister and author
• 30 January - Jim Driscoll, boxer ("Peerless Jim")
• 4 February - William Haggar, pioneer of the cinema industry
• 16 November - Josiah Towyn Jones, minister and politician
• 20 November - Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales 1863-1901
• date unknown
  • John Fox Tallis, engineer and surveyor
  • Elizabeth Phillips Hughes, teacher