1977 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1977 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Secretary of State for Wales – John Morris[1]
- Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor[2]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Bryn[3]
Events[edit]
- 6 January - Roy Jenkins becomes President of the European Commission.[4]
- 26 March - Operation Julie results in the break-up of a drugs ring centred on Llanddewi Brefi and the recovery of 1.5 kg of LSD.[5]
- date unknown
- The Welsh Health Common Services Authority is created.[6]
- Moss Evans is elected leader of the Transport and General Workers Union.
- Mount Stuart Primary School, Cardiff, appoints Betty Campbell, the first black female head teacher in Wales[7]
- Opening of the bilingual secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern, on Anglesey.[8]
Arts and literature[edit]
Awards[edit]
- Ian Parrott receives the John Edwards Memorial Award from the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music.[9]
- Jonathan Pryce wins a Tony award for his performance on Broadway in The Comedians.[10]
- 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
- Wales Book of the Year (Welsh language) - Owain Owain, Mical, (Gwasg Gomer)[11]
New books[edit]
English language[edit]
- Alice Thomas Ellis - The Sin Eater
- Paul Ferris - Dylan Thomas: The Biography
- Raymond Garlick - Incense
- Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones (first in the Brother Cadfael series of novels)
- Craig Thomas - Firefox
- Gwyn Alf Williams - Goya and the Impossible Revolution
Welsh language[edit]
- Käte Bosse-Griffiths - Byd y Dyn Hysbys
- Zonia Bowen - Llydaweg i'r Cymro
- Jane Edwards - Dros Fryniau Bro Afallon
- Donald Evans - Egin
- Owain Owain - Mical
- R. J. Rowlands - Cerddi R. J. Rowlands y Bala
- Gwyn Thomas - Cadwynau yn y Meddwl
Music[edit]
- Injaroc - Halen Y Ddaear
- Dafydd Iwan - Carlo a Chaneuon Eraill, I'r Gad
- Punk rock band The Toilets is formed in Rhyl, predecessor of The Alarm.[12]
Film[edit]
- Richard Burton receives his sixth Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards for his role in Equus.
Broadcasting[edit]
Welsh-language radio[edit]
- 3 January - BBC Radio Cymru begins broadcasting.[13]
Welsh-language television[edit]
- Glas Y Dorlan (sitcom)[14]
English-language television[edit]
- Kilvert's Diary[15]
Architecture[edit]
- Castell Gyrn (Denbighshire) is built by John Taylor of Chapman Taylor architects for himself.[16]
Sport[edit]
- Athletics - The first UK Athletics Championships are held at Cwmbran.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Phil Bennett[17]
- 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.
- Greyhound racing - Cardiff Greyhounds closes and the Welsh Greyhound Derby is run for the last time.
- 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.
- Snooker - Doug Mountjoy wins the Masters,[18] defeating Ray Reardon in an all-Welsh final.
Births[edit]
- 3 February - Mike Powell, cricketer[19]
- 26 February - Shane Williams, rugby player[20]
- 4 March - Gareth Wyatt, rugby player
- 16 March - Steve Jones, TV presenter
- 18 March - Alex Jones, TV presenter
- 10 April - David Phelps, sport shooter[21]
- 12 April - Jason Price, footballer
- 20 April - Robert Wilfort, actor
- 27 April - Edward Elwyn Jones, organist and conductor
- 30 April - Robert Evans, playwright
- 11 September
- Jonny Buckland, English-born musician
- Matthew Stevens, snooker player[22]
- 18 November - Deiniol Jones, rugby player
Deaths[edit]
- 10 February - Grace Williams, composer, 70[23]
- 11 February - Thomas Ifor Rees, diplomat, 86[24]
- 22 February - Hubert William Lewis, Victoria Cross recipient, 80[25]
- 5 March - Tom Pryce, Formula One racing driver, 27[26]
- 20 March - Glyn Gething, rugby player, 84[27]
- 25 March - Aubrey Williams, army officer, 88[28]
- 30 March - Sir William Emrys Williams, 80[29]
- 5 April - Meirion Thomas, botanist and plant physiologist, 82[30]
- 18 April - Irene Steer, Olympic swimmer, 87[31]
- 22 April - Ryan Davies, entertainer, 40[32]
- 27 May - Jac L Williams, educationist
- 12 June - Ronnie James, British champion boxer, 59
- 27 June - Bert Day, Wales international rugby union player, 69
- 26 July - Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, civil servant and academic, 78[33]
- 10 August - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player, 71
- 16 August - (at Colchester) Hugh Iorys Hughes, engineer, 75[34]
- 27 September - Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz, 87[35]
- 1 November - Jim Sullivan, rugby league player, 73
- 11 December - Neil Williams, Canadian-born aerobatics pilot, 33[36]
- date unknown - Cecil Smith, footballer
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Pryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996-02-23). Handbook of British Chronology. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5.
- ^ David Wilbourne (8 June 2018). "Archbishop Gwilym Owen Williams — "G. O.": His life and opinions by D. T. W. Price". Church Times. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
- ^ Dillwyn Miles (1992). The Secret of the Bards of the Isle of Britain. Gwasg Dinefwr Press. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-9519926-0-9.
- ^ Helen Drake (11 September 2002). Jacques Delors: Perspectives on a European Leader. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-134-80399-6.
- ^ Ebenezer, Lyn (2012-08-02). Operation Julie: The World's Greatest LSD Bust. Y Lolfa. ISBN 978-1-84771-573-9.
- ^ Seifert, Roger V. (2013-11-11). Industrial Relations in the NHS. Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4899-3214-3.
- ^ "Statue for Wales' first black headteacher Betty Campbell". BBC News. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- ^ "Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern". Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern. Archived from the original on 2018-12-15. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- ^ "Emeritus Professor Ian Parrott MA, D Mus, FTCL, ARCO, FRSA (1916-2012)". Aberystwyth University. Archived from the original on 18 December 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ Robert McG. Thomas Jr. (June 6, 1977). "'Annie' Sweeps 7 Tonys;'Shadow Box' Named Top Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Gwobrau". OwainOwain.net (in Welsh). 2011-06-15.
- ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 12–13. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- ^ Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee (4 August 2009). Digital inclusion in Wales: thirteenth report of session 2008-09, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence. The Stationery Office. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-215-54076-8.
- ^ Sharon Morgan (5 July 2012). Hanes Rhyw Gymraes (in Welsh). Y Lolfa. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84771-547-0.
- ^ National Film and Television Archive (Great Britain); Simon Baker (1994). A for Andromeda to Zoo time: A to Z : the TV holdings of the National Film and Television Archive, 1936-1979. British Film Institute. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-85170-420-3.
- ^ Academi Gymreig (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- ^ "BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ "Profile: Doug Mountjoy". Eurosport. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- ^ "Mike Powell". cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Personnel Profile - Shane Williams". Ospreys. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Athlete profile:David Phelps". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- ^ "Profile for Matthew Stevens". Global Snooker. Archived from the original on 2010-09-28. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- ^ Soundings. Department of Music, University College. 1978. p. 19.
- ^ Who was who. A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 659. ISBN 9780312877460.
- ^ David Harvey (1999). Monuments to courage: Victoria Cross headstones and memorials. Kevin and Kay Patience. p. 408.
- ^ Peter Jackson (6 October 2011). Triumph and Tragedy: Welsh Sporting Legends. Mainstream Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-78057-174-4.
- ^ "London Gazette death notices" (PDF). London Gazette. 19 April 1977. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- ^ "Aubrey Williams". Isle of Wight Historical Society. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ Arts Council of Great Britain (1976). Report. p. 44. ISBN 978-0-7287-0143-4.
- ^ Royal Society of Edinburgh (1975). Year Book of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Royal Society of Edinburgh. p. 149.
- ^ "Irene Steer". IOC. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ David Greenslade (1986). Welsh Fever: Welsh Activities in the United States and Canada Today. D. Brown. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-905928-56-2.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1976). Adroddiad Blynyddol. National Library of Wales. p. 24.
- ^ "Hugh Iorys Hughes". Engineering Timelines. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Dr Llewelyn Wyn Griffith – Distinguished Welsh writer and broadcaster", The Times, 29 September 1977, p. 14
- ^ Flight International 24 June 1978, p. 1913.