1966 in Wales

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1966 in the United Kingdom

1966 in Ireland

Other events of 1966

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1966 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 New drama 3.4 Music 4 Film 5 Broadcasting 5.1 Welsh-language television 5.2 English-language television 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Secretary of State for Wales - Cledwyn Hughes
• Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris

[edit] Events

• 14 July - In the Carmarthen by-election, caused by the death of Megan Lloyd George, Gwynfor Evans wins Plaid Cymru's first Parliamentary seat.
• 22 July - Fifteen people are drowned at Penmaenpool in the Mawddach estuary.
• 8 September - The Severn Bridge is opened.
• The M4 motorway Port Talbot by-pass is opened.
• The Afan Lido swimming pool in Port Talbot is opened by Welsh TV announcer Iris Jones.
• 21 October - At Aberfan, following heavy rain, a colliery waste tip collapses onto the village's primary school, killing 116 children and 28 adults.

[edit] Arts and literature

[edit] Awards

• British Press Awards - Special Award for Journalism - David Rhys Davies, Merthyr Express

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberavon)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Dic Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dafydd Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

[edit] New books

• Pennar Davies - Caregl Nwyf
• Charles Jones - The Challenger
• Thomas John Morgan - Amryw Flawd
• Raymond Williams - Modern Tragedy

[edit] New drama

• Gwenlyn Parry - Saer Doliau (Doll Doctor)

[edit] Music

• Alun Hoddinott - Concerto no. 3, op. 44

[edit] Film

• Richard Burton stars in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? alongside his wife Elizabeth Taylor. The performance wins him a BAFTA Best Actor award.

[edit] Broadcasting

• BBC Wales opens new studios in Llandaff.

[edit] Welsh-language television

[edit] English-language television

• Hywel Bennett makes an impact in his first major TV role in Where the Buffalo Roam, a Wednesday Play.

[edit] Sport

• Athletics - Lynn Davies becomes the first person to hold the European, Commonwealth and Olympic long jump titles simultaneously.
• Football - Ivor Allchurch plays his final game for Wales, against Chile.
• Rugby union - Phil Bennett makes his first appearance for Llanelli.
• Tennis - Future rugby star J.P.R. Williams wins the junior championship at Wimbledon.
• Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Lynn Davies

[edit] Births

• 21 March - Matthew Maynard, cricketer
• 24 March - Mark Williams MP, politician
• 14 April - Lloyd Owen, actor
• 29 April - Carl Dale, footballer
• 3 May - Darren Morgan, snooker player
• 16 August - Helen Thomas, Greenham Common campaigner
• 21 October - Phillip Price, golfer
• date unknown
  • Niall Griffiths, novelist
  • Guto Harri, broadcaster

[edit] Deaths

• 20 January - Gordon Macdonald MP, politician, 81
• 27 January - Ronald Armstrong-Jones, barrister, 66
• 18 February - Thomas Williams, 1st Baron Williams, 73
• 14 May - Megan Lloyd George MP, politician, 64
• date unknown
  • Wilfred Mitford Davies, illustrator
  • Simon Bartholomew Jones, minister and poet
  • Elizabeth Watkin Jones, children's author