1957 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1957 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – vacant
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - John Morgan
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - William Morris
[edit] Events
- 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.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Paul Robeson addresses the Miners' Eisteddfod at Porthcawl via a transatlantic link to the miners' leader Will Paynter.
- Elizabeth Rees-Williams marries Richard Harris.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llangefni)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gwilym Tilsley
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dyfnallt Morgan
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Tom Parri Jones
[edit] New books
- John Charles - King of Soccer
- Rhys Davies - The Perishable Quality
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis - Wythnos Yng Nghymru Fydd
- Trevor Ford - I Lead the Attack
- Dick Francis - The Sport of Queens
- Bobi Jones - Y Gân Gyntaf
- T. Harri Jones - The Enemy in the Heart
- W. Leslie Richards - Telyn Teilo
[edit] New drama
- Albert Evans-Jones - Absalom Fy Mab
[edit] Music
- Shirley Bassey - Banana Boat Song (her first chart single)
- Alun Hoddinott - Harp Concerto (written for Osian Ellis)
- Daniel Jones - String Quartet 1957
[edit] Film
- Donald Houston stars in The Girl in the Picture.
[edit] Broadcasting
- Alun Oldfield-Davies becomes senior regional BBC controller, after several years of successful campaigning for Welsh-language television.
[edit] Welsh-language television
- February - Cefndir (first regular Welsh-language programme)
- September - Dewch i Mewn (magazine programme)
[edit] English-language television
- Adaptation of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, starring Donald Houston and William Squire.
[edit] Sport
- Football
- John Charles transfers from Leeds United to Juventus.
- 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.
[edit] Births
- 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
- 10 November - Nigel Evans, MP, politician
[edit] Deaths
- 30 July - William Richard Arnold, rugby player, 76
- June - John Morgan, Archbishop of Wales, 71
- 1 August - Llewellyn Lloyd, Wales international rugby union player, 80
- 20 August - Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, explorer and admiral, 75
- 12 September - Tom Pearson, Wales national rugby player, 85
- 26 September - Arthur Powell Davies, Unitarian minister and writer, 55
- 12 November - Wilfred Hodder, Wales international rugby player, 61
- 7 December - Maurice Jones, priest and academic, 94
- 9 December - Llewellyn Henry Gwynne, first bishop of Egypt and Sudan, 94
