1977 in Wales

1977 in Wales

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1977 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland

Other events of 1977

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1977 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Secretary of State for Wales - John Morris
• Archbishop of Wales - Gwilym Owen Williams

Events

• The Welsh Health Common Services Authority is created.
• Roy Jenkins becomes President of the European Commission.
• Moss Evans is elected leader of the Transport and General Workers Union.
• Operation Julie results in the break-up of a drugs ring centred on Llanddewi Brefi and the recovery of 1.5 kg of LSD.
• Mount Stuart Primary School, Cardiff, appoints the first black female head teacher in Wales.

Arts and literature

Awards

• Ian Parrott receives the John Edwards Memorial Award from the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music.
• Jonathan Pryce wins a Tony award for his performance on Broadway in The Comedians.

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Wrexham)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Donald Evans
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Donald Evans
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robert Gerallt Jones

New books

• Käte Bosse-Griffiths - Byd y Dyn Hysbys
• Jane Edwards - Dros Fryniau Bro Afallon
• Alice Thomas Ellis - The Sin Eater
• Donald Evans - Egin
• Raymond Garlick - Incense
• Owain Owain - Mical
• Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones (first in the Brother Cadfael series of novels)
• R. J. Rowlands - Cerddi R. J. Rowlands y Bala
• Craig Thomas - Firefox
• Gwyn Thomas - Cadwynau yn y Meddwl
• Gwyn Alf Williams - Goya and the Impossible Revolution

Music

• Injaroc - Halen Y Ddaear
• Dafydd Iwan - Carlo a Chaneuon Eraill, I'r Gad

Film

• Richard Burton receives his sixth Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards for his role in Equus.

Broadcasting

Welsh-language radio

• 3 January - BBC Radio Cymru begins broadcasting

Welsh-language television

• Glas Y Dorlan (sitcom)

English-language television

• Kilvert's Diary

Sport

• Athletics - The first UK championships are held at Cwmbran.
• Billiards - Clive Everton reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship.
• Boxing - Johnny Owen wins the British bantamweight title.
• Darts - Wales wins the Home International Series and the first Darts World Cup.
• Fencing - Wales wins the Quadrangular Tournament.
• Rugby union - Wales win the Triple Crown.
• Long-distance swimming - David Jones of Port Talbot becomes the first Welshman to swim the Bristol Channel.
• Formation of the Welsh Hang Gliding Association and the Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers.

Births

• 3 February - Mike Powell, cricketer
• 4 March - Gareth Wyatt, rugby player
• 18 March - Alex Jones, TV presenter
• 12 April - Jason Price, footballer
• 6 July - Craig Handley, screenwriter
• 11 September - Matthew Stevens, snooker player

Deaths

• 10 February – Grace Williams, composer, 70
• 22 February - Hubert William Lewis, Victoria Cross recipient, 80
• 5 March - Tom Pryce, Formula One racing driver, 27
• 22 April – Ryan Davies, entertainer, 40
• 12 June - Ronnie James, British champion boxer, 59
• 27 June - Hubert Day, Wales international rugby union player, 69
• 26 July - Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, civil servant and academic, 78
• 10 August - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player, 71
• 27 September - Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz, 87
• date unknown
  • (at Colchester) - Hugh Iorys Hughes, engineer, 75
  • Thomas Ifor Rees, diplomat
  • Jac L. Williams, educationist