1938 in Wales

1938 in Wales
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1938 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland
Other events of 1938

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1938 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

14-19 January - A storm causes extensive damage in Aberystwyth; the promenade and pier are largely destroyed by 90 mph winds.
8 May - 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.
Excavation of Llantwit Major Roman Villa, by V. E. Nash-Williams, begins (continues to 1948).

Tudor Davies plays the lead in the first English-language production of Verdi's Don Carlos, at Sadler's Wells.

1 March - BBC Radio broadcasts the world première of Arwel Hughes's latest composition, Tydi a Roddaist.

3 February - James Bevan, First Wales rugby union captain, 81
9 February - Dick Hellings, Wales international rugby player, 63
30 March - Jack Elliott, Wales international rugby player, 66
16 April - Sir William Price, industrialist
8 May - George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech, 83
28 May - Alfred Brice, Wales international rugby player, 66
23 June - Allen Clement Edwards, politician, 69
22 July - Giotto Griffiths, Wales international rugby player, 73
22 October (in Dublin) - Sir John Purser Griffith, civil engineer, 90
4 November - John Thomas Job, minister, hymn-writer and poet, 71
28 November - Reginald Arthur (Reggie) Gibbs, shipowner and rugby footballer, 56
29 December (at sea) - Eluned Morgan, writer, 68
date unknown - Gwynfil Evans (Barry Western), novelist