1963 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1963 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Cynan
[edit] Events
- 2 February - Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg holds its historic first protest in Aberystwyth, in the form of a sit-down at Trefechan Bridge.
- 28 March - Labour Party candidate Neil McBride wins the Swansea East by-election caused by the death of Labour Member of Parliament (MP) David Mort.
- August - Mandy Rice-Davies gives evidence at the trial of Stephen Ward, including the famous phrase, "Well, he would, wouldn't he?"
[edit] Arts and literature
- A scientific journal in the Welsh language, Y Gwyddonydd, is launched.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llandudno)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Tom Parri Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - William Llywelyn Jones
[edit] New books
- Kenneth O. Morgan - David Lloyd George, Welsh Radical as World Statesman
- Bertrand Russell - Essays in Skepticism
- R. S. Thomas - The Bread of Truth
- Clough Williams-Ellis - Portmeirion, the Place and its Meaning
[edit] Music
- Arwel Hughes - Pantycelyn (oratorio)
- Daniel Jones - The Knife (opera)
- Grace Williams - Trumpet Concerto
[edit] Film
- Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor star in Cleopatra.
- Desmond Llewelyn makes his first appearance as "Q" in the James Bond series of films.
- Rachel Roberts stars in This Sporting Life
[edit] Broadcasting
- The ITV franchise Wales (West and North) Television (WWN) (also called "Teledu Cymru") becomes the only company in Independent Television history to go bankrupt, and is taken over by TWW.
[edit] Welsh-language television
- Heno
[edit] English-language television
[edit] Sport
- Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Howard Winstone
[edit] Births
- 22 January - Huw Irranca-Davies, politician
- 15 June - Nigel Walker, athlete and rugby player
- 1 November - Mark Hughes, footballer and football manager
- 19 December - Paul Rhys, actor
- 28 December - Simon Thomas, politician
- date unknown - Russell T. Davies, writer
[edit] Deaths
- 1 January - David Mort, Labour MP for Swansea East since 1940
- 13 March - Margaret Davies, philanthropist
- 15 January - Morgan Phillips, politician
- 15 March - William Cove, politician
- 15 April - Edward V. Robertson, US senator
- 17 June - John Cowper Powys, novelist
- 26 October - Horace Evans, royal physician
- 26 December - Gwynn Parry Jones, singer
