1938 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1938 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - vacant
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Charles Alfred Howell Green
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - J.J.
[edit] Events
- January 14 - The promenade at Aberystwyth is largely destroyed by 90mph winds.
- May 8 - William Ormsby-Gore succeeds his father as Baron Harlech.
- October - The first scheduled night flight in the UK begins operating between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare.
- November - Completion of the Temple of Peace and Health in Cathays Park, Cardiff.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Ivor Novello appears in Henry V at Drury Lane Theatre, produced by Lewis Casson.
- Augustus John resigns from the Royal Academy.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardiff)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gwilym R. Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Edgar H. Thomas
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Elena Puw Morgan
[edit] New books
- Richard Bennett - Methodistiaeth Caersws
- Tom Beynon - Gwrid ar Orwel ym Morgannwg
- Edward Tegla Davies - Stori Sam
- Idris Davies - Gwalia Deserta
- Ness Edwards - History of the South Wales Miners Federation
- Richard Hughes - In Hazard
- Edward Morgan Humphreys - Dirgelwch Gallt Y Ffrwd
- Jack Jones - Bidden to the Feast
- Edith Picton-Turbervill - Myself When Young
- William Plomer (ed.) - Kilvert's Diary, 1870-1879
- Ifor Williams (ed.) - Canu Aneirin
[edit] New drama
- Kitchener Davies - Susannah
- Charles Langbridge Morgan - The Flashing Stream
- Emlyn Williams - The Corn is Green
[edit] Music
- Tudor Davies plays the lead in the first English-language production of Verdi's Don Carlos, at Sadler's Wells.
[edit] Film
- Naunton Wayne appears as Caldicott in The Lady Vanishes.
[edit] Broadcasting
- 1 March - BBC Radio broadcasts the world première of Arwel Hughes latest composition, Tydi a Roddaist.
[edit] Sport
- Rugby Union
- 5 February Scotland beat Wales 8–6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh
[edit] Births
- 6 January - William Edwards, politician
- 20 April - Andrew Vicari, artist
- 14 May - Clive Rowlands, rugby player and coach
- 13 June - Gwynne Howell, bass
- 6 July - Tony Lewis, cricketer
- 6 August - Rees Davies, historian
- 9 October - Denzil Davies, politician
- 1 November - Delwyn Williams, politician
- 15 December - Michael Bogdanov, theatre director
- date unknown - Clive Thomas, football referee
[edit] Deaths
- April 16 - Sir William Price, industrialist
- May 8 - George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech
- October 22 - Sir John Purser Griffith, civil engineer
- November 4 - John Thomas Job, minister, hymn-writer and poet
- November 28 - Reginald Arthur Gibbs, shipowner
- December 29 - Eluned Morgan, writer
- date unknown - Gwynfil Evans (Barry Western), novelist
