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This article is about the particular significance of the year
1930
to
Wales
and
its people
.
Contents
Incumbents
Events
Arts and literature
Awards
New books
Music
Film
Broadcasting
Sport
Births
Deaths
See also
References
Incumbents
For United Kingdom incumbents, see
1930 in the United Kingdom §
Incumbents
.
Archbishop of Wales
–
Alfred George Edwards
,
Bishop of St Asaph
[
1
]
Archdruid
of the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
–
Pedrog
[
2
]
Events
17 March
- The
South Wales Daily Post
and
Cambria Daily Leader
merge in
Swansea
.
[
3
]
9 May
- An elephant from the
Monmouth
mop fair escapes, and wades in the River Monnow before recapture.
[
4
]
13 September
-
Rhosydd Quarry
ceases slate production. Neighbouring
Croesor Quarry
also closes this year.
[
5
]
24 December
- In
London
,
Harry Grindell Matthews
demonstrates his device to project pictures to the clouds.
unknown date
Production begins at
Cefn Coed Colliery
, the world's deepest
anthracite
mine.
[
6
]
The
Crumlin branch
of the
Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal
is closed.
[
7
]
The first
youth hostel
of the
Youth Hostels Association
, the first in the UK, is opened at Pennant Hall in the Conwy valley near
Llanrwst
.
[
8
]
A. H. Dodd
succeeds Sir
John Edward Lloyd
as Professor of History at
University of Wales, Bangor
.
Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones
becomes Foreign Affairs Secretary to
David Lloyd George
.
[
9
]
John Edward Jones
becomes Secretary of
Plaid Cymru
.
[
10
]
Thomas Lewis
becomes first chairman of the
Medical Research Society
.
Arts and literature
The first Welsh Books Festival is held in
Cardiff
.
John Ballinger
, first Librarian of the
National Library of Wales
, is knighted for his services to librarianship.
Awards
National Eisteddfod of Wales
(held in
Llanelli
)
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
David Emrys James
, "Y Galilead"
[
11
]
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -
William Jones
New books
English language
David Davies
-
The Problem of the Twentieth Century
Saunders Lewis
-
Monica
[
12
]
Kenneth Morris
-
Book of the Three Dragons
Bertrand Russell
-
The Conquest of Happiness
Hilda Vaughan
-
Her Father's House
Edward Williamson
-
The Story of Llandaff Cathedral
Welsh language
Edward Tegla Davies
-
Y Doctor Bach
[
13
]
Music
The Three Valleys Festival is launched.
Caniedydd Newydd yr Ysgol Sul
(collection of hymns)
Peter Warlock
–
Carillon Carilla
[
14
]
Grace Williams
-
Hen Walia
Film
Symphony in Two Flats
, starring
Ivor Novello
, an adaptation of Novello's
West End
play
[
15
]
Broadcasting
9 March
– The
BBC Regional Programme
service replaces BBC local stations.
Sport
Cricket
-
Maurice Turnbull
is the first Welsh player to be capped for England.
Births
28 January
-
David Morris
, politician (died
2007
)
[
16
]
7 February
-
Peter Jones
, sports broadcaster (died
1990
)
7 March
(in London) -
Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon
, photographer (died
2017
)
[
17
]
7 April
-
Cliff Morgan
, rugby player and television presenter (died
2013
)
[
18
]
10 May
-
June Knox-Mawer
, née Ellis, romantic novelist and radio broadcaster (died
2006
)
28 June
-
Edward Millward
, politician (died
2020
)
[
19
]
1 July
-
Ron Hughes
, footballer
9 July
-
Stuart Williams
, footballer (died
2013
)
[
20
]
10 July
-
Wyn Roberts, Baron Roberts of Conwy
, politician (died
2013
)
[
21
]
14 July
-
R. H. Williams
, rugby player
8 August
-
Terry Nation
, screenwriter (died
1997
)
[
22
]
28 August
(in London) -
Windsor Davies
, actor (died
2019 in France
)
1 September
-
Emrys James
, actor (died
1989
)
[
23
]
21 September
-
John Morgan
, comedian (died
2004
)
23 September
-
Ellis Evans
, academic (died
2013
)
[
24
]
14 October
-
Alan Williams
, politician (died
2014
)
[
25
]
19 October
-
Mavis Nicholson
, television presenter (died
2022
)
[
26
]
11 November
-
Vernon Handley
, conductor (died
2008
)
[
27
]
12 November
-
Irma Chilton
, children's writer in Welsh and English (died
1990
)
[
28
]
4 December
-
Brian Morris, Baron Morris of Castle Morris
, poet and critic (died
2001
)
[
29
]
12 December
(in London) -
Gwyneth Dunwoody
, politician (died
2008
)
[
30
]
date unknown
-
Aneurin Jones
, painter (died
2017
)
[
31
]
Deaths
18 January
-
Bobby Lloyd
, rugby player, 41
26 January
-
Harry Jones
, rugby player, 51
25 March
-
John Gwenogvryn Evans
, palaeographer, 78
[
32
]
1 May
-
Richard Bell
, politician, 70
28 May
-
Cliff Williams
, Wales international rugby union player, 32
[
33
]
15 June
-
John Cynddylan Jones
, theologian, 90
[
34
]
17 June
-
Hugh Robert Jones
, Nationalist leader, 36
22 June
-
Mary Davies
, singer, 75
[
35
]
23 June
-
Ben Davies
, Wales international rugby player, 57
[
36
]
June -
David Davies
, Archdeacon of Llandaff,
[
37
]
August -
Huw Robert Jones
, politician, 35/6
15 August
-
R. Silyn Roberts
, author, 59
[
38
]
13 September
-
Jehoida Hodges
, rugby player, 53
30 September
-
Lewis Pryce
, Archdeacon of Wrexham, 57
[
39
]
7 October
-
Margaret Verney
, educationist, 85
[
40
]
8 November
-
William Williams
, Dean of St Davids, 82
[
41
]
27 December
-
Alfred Mond, 1st Baron Melchett
, industrialist, 62
[
42
]
See also
1930 in Northern Ireland
References
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.
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Rachel Matthews (18 May 2017).
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↑
Keith E. Morgan (15 October 2016).
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ISBN
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↑
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↑
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↑
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.
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.
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[
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]
↑
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Monica
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↑
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Y doctor bach
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↑
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↑
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↑
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.
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↑
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.
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↑
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↑
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↑
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↑
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.
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