1957 in Wales

1957 in Wales
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1957 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland • Scotland
Other events of 1957

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1957 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Prince of Wales – vacant (The Duke of Cornwall (Prince Charles) was not created Prince of Wales until 1958)
Princess of Wales – vacant
Archbishop of Wales
- John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff (died 26 June)
- Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth (elected)
Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
- Dyfnallt (outgoing)
- William Morris (incoming)

18 January - Nigel Birch is appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
25 February - Goronwy Rees, Principal of the University of Wales College Aberystwyth, resigns following allegations that he has spied for the Soviet Union.
1 July - Royal physician Horace Evans is created Baron Evans of Merthyr Tydfil.
6 July - The Royal Welsh Show is held at Blaendolau; the showground is flooded to a depth of 1 metre.
16 July - Five people drown in a boating accident at Barmouth.
31 July - The Tryweryn Bill, permitting Liverpool City Council to build a reservoir which will drown the village of Capel Celyn, becomes law.
8 September - The town hall at Aberystwyth is seriously damaged by fire.
12 December - Wales gets its own minister of state in the Westminster government for the first time.
Morgan Phillips and Aneurin Bevan, along with Richard Crossman, successfully sue The Spectator for libel.
Brecon Beacons becomes a national park.

Paul Robeson addresses the Miners' Eisteddfod at Porthcawl via a transatlantic link to the miners' leader Will Paynter.
Elizabeth Rees-Williams marries Richard Harris.

Alun Oldfield-Davies becomes senior regional BBC controller, after several years of successful campaigning for Welsh-language television.

Football
- Swansea-born John Charles transfers from Leeds United to Juventus of Turin for a transfer fee of £65,000 (almost double the previous British record)
- Pelé scores a hattrick against Wales
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - Dai Rees
Inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition held; Taibach RFC are champions.

10 March - Terry Holmes, rugby player
19 March (in Birmingham) - Jane Davidson, AM, politician
20 April - Geraint Wyn Davies, actor
26 April - Edwina Hart, AM, politician
12 June - Javed Miandad, former Glamorgan cricketer
1 July - Wayne David MP, politician
20 July - Chris Bromham, stuntman
11 August - Leighton Andrews AM, politician
11 October
- (in Holyhead) Dawn French, actress and comedienne
- Jon Langford, musician
10 November - Nigel Evans, MP, politician