1928 in Wales
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| 1928 in the United Kingdom |
| 1928 in Ireland |
| Other events of 1928 |
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1928 to Wales and its people.
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[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 - Pedrog
[edit] Events
- 18 June - Amelia Earhart lands near Burry Port, becoming the first woman passenger to fly the Atlantic.
- December - Rapallo House, Llandudno, is handed over to the local council to be used as a museum, as a bequest from Francis Edouard Chardon.
- Dr John Williams establishes a hospital at Durtlang in the Khasia Hills of India.
- The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales is founded by Clough Williams-Ellis.
- The community of Benedictine monks leaves Caldey Island for Prinknash Abbey. They are replaced at Caldey by a Cistercian order.
- Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, buys Gwrych Castle for £78,000.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Sir William Llewellyn is the first Welshman to become President of the Royal Academy of Arts.
- Eric Gill leaves Capel-y-ffin.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Treorchy)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Caradog Prichard
[edit] New books
- Dorothy Edwards - Winter Sonata
- Moelona - Breuddwydion Myfanwy
- T. H. Parry-Williams - Ysgrifau
- Iorwerth Peate - Y Cawg Aur
- Richard Thomas - David Williams, y Piwritan
- Hilda Vaughan - The Invader: a tale of adventure and passion
[edit] Music
- David Evans - Incidental music for Alcestis (unpublished)
[edit] Film
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Sport
- Badminton - The Welsh Badminton Union is formed.
- Yachting - The North Wales Cruising Club is formed.
[edit] Births
- 1 February - Sam Edwards, physicist
- 6 March - Glyn Owen, actor (d. 2004)
- 9 June - R. Geraint Gruffydd, academic and theologian
- 26 July - Bernice Rubens, novelist (d. 2004)
- date unknown - Dafydd Orwig, educationist (d. 1996)
[edit] Deaths
- May 13 - David John Thomas (Afan), composer and conductor
- May 19 - Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, heraldry expert (of Welsh descent)
- May 23 - Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland, industrialist (born
- August 30 - Hugh Evan-Thomas, admiral
- December 3 - Isaac Hughes (Craigfryn), poet and novelist
