1948 in Wales

1948 in Wales
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Other events of 1948

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1948 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

21 May - Hugh Dalton is appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
24 June - Thomas Williams is created 1st Baron Williams of Ynyshir.
1 July - The National Museum of Wales opens the Welsh Folk Museum at St Fagans to the public, the first open-air museum in the UK (director: Iorwerth Peate).
October - Opening of the Hoover washing machine factory at Merthyr Tydfil.
Aneurin Bevan is instrumental in the passing of the Local Government Act and National Assistance Act.
Ness Edwards joins the Privy Council.
Creation of the Welsh Joint Education Committee.
Beginning of nylon manufacture at Pontypool.
Jim Griffiths becomes Chairman of the Labour Party.
The Council for Wales and Monmouthshire is established as an advisory body.
A residential Welsh-medium preparatory school for boys is founded at Llanilar in Cardiganshire.
Physicist Rhisiart Morgan Davies publishes the results of his work on stress waves.

Athletics – Tom Richards finishes second in the marathon at the London Olympics, becoming the first Welshman to win an individual athletics medal at the Olympics.
Equestrian events – Sir Harry Llewellyn wins a bronze medal at the Olympic Games in London.
Rugby Union
- 21 February – France beats Wales 3–11 at the St Helen's Ground in Swansea.

22 January - Roger Williams, UK politician
4 March - Shakin' Stevens, singer
1 April
- Dai Davies, footballer
- Peter Law, politician
- J.J. Williams, rugby player
2 April - Tom David, Wales international rugby union and rugby league player
14 May - Albert Alan Owen, composer
18 May - Keith Jarrett, rugby player
26 May (in London) - Jenny Randerson, politician
4 June (in Glasgow) - Jeff Cuthbert, politician
14 June - Ffred Ffransis, political activist
2 August - Andy Fairweather-Low, musician
9 August - Jackie Lawrence, politician
12 September - Neville Meade (in Jamaica), heavyweight boxer (d. 2010)
24 October - Phil Bennett, rugby player
14 November (in London) - Charles, future Prince of Wales
25 November - Paul Murphy, politician
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- Alan Llwyd, poet
- Manon Rhys, writer