1936 in Wales

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1935 | 1937 | Other years in Wales
1936 in the United Kingdom
1936 in Ireland
Other events of 1936

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1936 to Wales and its people.

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

  • 20 January - Edward, Prince of Wales, accedes to the throne as King Edward VIII of the United Kingdom. On a visit to depressed areas of South Wales later in the year, he declares that "something must be done".
  • March - Jim Griffiths, later the first Secretary of State for Wales, is elected member for Llanelli following the death in office of the sitting MP.
  • May - Colonial Secretary Jimmy Thomas is forced to resign from politics after a scandal involving Stock Exchange dealings.
  • September - In an incident immortalised as Llosgi'r ysgol fomio (The burning of the bombing school), or, Tân yn Llŷn (Fire in Llŷn), a sabotage attack on Penyberth aerodrome is carried out by Lewis Valentine, D. J. Williams and Saunders Lewis.
  • Saunders Lewis courts further controversy by appearing to praise Adolf Hitler.
  • Six men and one woman are jailed after an anti-Fascist demonstration at Tonypandy.
  • Of 118 men from the South Wales coalfield who enlist in the International Brigade, 34 are killed.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Simon B. Jones
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - David Jones


[edit] New books

[edit] New drama

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sport

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths