1952 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1952 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - vacant (Charles, Prince of Wales, had not been officially designated with the title)
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - John Morgan
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Cynan
[edit] Events
- Opening of Claerwen reservoir.
- Lake Bala bursts its banks and floods many parts of the Vale of Edeyrnion.
- 5 July - Six miners are killed in an accident at Point of Ayr colliery in north Wales.
- Following the retirement of Hugh O'Neill, David Grenfell becomes Father of the House.
- Pennar Davies becomes Principal of Swansea Memorial College.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Richard Bebb marries Gwen Watford.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberystwyth)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - John Evans
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - withheld
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Owen Elias Roberts
[edit] New books
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis - Cyn Oeri'r Gwaed
- Jack Jones - Lily of the Valley
- T. J. Morgan - Y Treigladau a’u Cystrawen
- John Dyfnallt Owen - Rhamant a Rhyddid
- R. Williams Parry - Cerddi'r Gaeaf
- Bertrand Russell - The Impact of Science on Society
- Richard Vaughan - Moulded in Earth
- Raymond Williams - Drama from Ibsen to Eliot
[edit] Music
- David Wynne - Symphony no. 1
[edit] Film
- Richard Burton stars in My Cousin Rachel.
[edit] Broadcasting
- 12 March - Tommy Cooper's TV series, It's Magic, begins its run.
- 15 August - The Wenvoe television transmitter enters service.
- 26 August - Hit radio series Welsh Rarebit transfers to television.
[edit] Sport
- Summer Olympics - Harry Llewellyn wins a gold medal in the team showjumping competition, riding Foxhunter.
[edit] Births
- 22 March - David Jones, politician
- 5 May - Andrew Davies AM, politician
- 12 June - Jed Williams, jazz journalist
- 7 September - Irene James AM, politician
- 17 November - David Emanuel, fashion designer
- 20 November - Karen Sinclair, politician
- date unknown - Hilary Bevan Jones, television producer
[edit] Deaths
- 23 October - Windham Wyndham-Quin, 5th Earl of Dunraven and Mount-Earl, politician
- 28 October - William Morris Hughes, Prime Minister of Australia
- 15 December (in London) - Sir William Goscombe John, sculptor
- 26 December - Lyn Harding, actor
