1972 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1972 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Charles
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Secretary of State for Wales – Peter Thomas
- Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
Events
- 1 January – Welsh rugby captain John Dawes is made an OBE in the New Year Honours List.[4]
- 30 January – Opening to rail traffic of the new Britannia Bridge linking Anglesey with mainland Wales (following the destruction of the previous bridge by a fire).[5]
- March/April – The "Miners' Tramway" underground at Llechwedd Slate Caverns, Blaenau Ffestiniog, opens to the public.
- 3 May – Leslie Harvey, guitarist of Stone the Crows, is fatally electrocuted while performing at Swansea's Top Rank Suite.
- 13 September – Hypermarkets make their debut in the United Kingdom some twenty years after debuting in France, when French retail giant Carrefour opens a hypermarket in Caerphilly.[6]
- 26 October – Passage of the Local Government Act 1972, which will reorganise and simplify local government in Wales and Monmouthshire from 1974.
- 11 December – Rhoose Airport is opened by The Duke of Edinburgh.[7]
- date unknown
- Sir Morien Morgan becomes Master of Downing College, Cambridge.
- The island of Flat Holm is designated a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI).
- The communities of Machynys and Bwlch y Gwynt cease to exist, following the closedown of local industry; the residents are moved into Llanelli.[8]
- Llyn Brianne regulating reservoir on the River Towy is completed; its dam is the UK's tallest, standing at a height of 300 ft (91 m).[9]
Arts and literature
- Writer James Morris becomes Jan Morris.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Haverfordwest)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Dafydd Owen, "Preselau"[10]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Dafydd Rowlands, "Dadeni"[11]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Dafydd Rowlands, "Ysgrifau yr Hanner Bardd"[12]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Drama Medal – Urien Wiliam
New books
English language
- Alexander Cordell – The Fire People
- A. H. Dodd – Life in Wales
- Emyr Humphreys – National Winner
- Richard Jones The Tower is Everywhere
- Roland Mathias – Absalom in the Tree
- Edith Pargeter – A Bloody Field By Shrewsbury
- Will Paynter – My Generation (autobiography)
- Goronwy Rees – A Chapter of Accidents
- Ifor Williams – The beginnings of Welsh poetry
Welsh language
- Marion Eames – Y Rhandir Mwyn[13]
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis – Eira Mawr
- Bobi Jones – Allor Wydn[14]
- David Tecwyn Lloyd – Lady Gwladys a Phobl Eraill
- Gerallt Lloyd Owen – Cerddi'r Cywilydd[15]
- Kate Roberts – Gobaith a Storïau Eraill
Drama
- Gwyn Thomas – Amser Dyn sef Darnau o Einioes[16]
Music
- Badfinger – Straight Up (album)
- John Cale – The Academy in Peril (album)
- Dafydd Iwan – Yma Mae 'Nghân (album)
- Mary Hopkin – Live At The Royal Festival Hall (album)
- Tom Jones – Close Up (album)
Film
- The film of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood appears, with Richard Burton, Glynis Johns, Ryan Davies and many other Welsh stars.
- Hywel Bennett stars with Hayley Mills in Endless Night.
Welsh-language films
- The Song We Sing Is About Freedom
Broadcasting
Welsh-language television
- Gwrando ar fy Nghan with singer Heather Jones
- Teliffant with Myfanwy Talog
English-language television
- Kenneth Griffith's reputation is underlined with a four-part documentary series about the Boer War, Sons of the Blood.
- Anthony Hopkins wins acclaim for his first starring role on television in BBC2's adaptation of War and Peace.
- Glyn Houston appears as Bunter opposite Ian Carmichael as Lord Peter Wimsey, in the first of several TV serials based on the stories of Dorothy L. Sayers.
Sport
- Chess – Wales competes in the World Chess Olympiad at Skopje, Yugoslavia.
- Cricket – Tony Lewis captains England on his Test debut in Delhi, India.
- Rugby union
- 25 March – Derek Quinnell makes his debut for Wales against France.
- 31 October – Llanelli RFC defeat the New Zealand All Blacks 9-3 at Stradey Park in front of 26,000 supporters.
- The Welsh Sports Association is established.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Richard Meade
Births
- 27 January
- Nathan Blake, footballer
- Wynne Evans, tenor
- March - Helen Raynor, dramatist and screenwriter
- 19 March – Julien Macdonald, fashion designer
- 23 March – Joe Calzaghe, boxer[17]
- 10 April – Chris Corcoran, comedian
- 7 June – Sian Lloyd, television news presenter
- 5 July – Nia Roberts, actress
- 20 August – Scott Quinnell, rugby player
- 24 August – Jason Bowen, footballer
- 4 September – Guto Pryce, musician
- 23 September – Julian Winn, cyclist
- 3 October – Josie d'Arby, actress and television presenter
- 4 November – Tim Vincent, television presenter
- 27 December – Colin Charvis, rugby player
Deaths
- 17 January – Stan Davies, footballer, 73
- 4 February – Sir Charles Robert Harington, chemist, 74[18]
- 25 February – S. O. Davies, politician, 85[19]
- 7 March – Jack Morley, Wales and British Lions rugby player, 62
- 10 March – Gwynfor Davies, cricketer, 63
- 10 April – Ormond Jones, footballer, 61
- 28 May – The Duke of Windsor, Prince of Wales 1910-1936), 77
- 14 June (at Goathurst) – Glyn Simon, Archbishop of Wales (1968–71), 69
- 9 July – Sir Henry Morris-Jones, doctor, soldier and politician, 87
- 12 August – Reg Anderson, cricketer, 58
- 28 September – Tom Roberts, Wales international rugby union player, 75?
- 19 October
- David Hughes, opera singer, 47 (heart failure)
- Fred Keenor, footballer, 78
- 6 November – Hilary Marquand, economist and MP, 70[20]
- 30 November – Frank Evans, dual-code international rugby player, 75
- 4 December – Lynn Ungoed-Thomas, politician and judge, 68[21]
See also
References
- ^ Gerald Parsons (20 June 2013). The Growth of Religious Diversity - Vol 2: Britain From 1945 Volume 2: Controversies. Routledge. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-136-13628-3.
- ^ Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 589.
- ^ Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 523.
- ^ Ross Reyburn (26 July 2013). John Dawes: The Man who changed the world of Rugby. Y Lolfa. p. 96. ISBN 978-1-84771-614-9.
- ^ Peter E. Baughan (1991). North and Mid Wales. David St. John Thomas. p. 33. ISBN 978-0-946537-59-4.
- ^ "The Hypermarket — Gold mine or white elephant". International Journal of Retail & Distribution Management. 1 (6). MCB: 42–44. doi:10.1108/eb017761.
- ^ Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons (1972). Papers by command. HMSO. p. 44.
- ^ Fisk, Stephen (June 2009). "Abandoned Communities - Machynys". Retrieved 2009-08-05.
- ^ British Dam Society. Conference; British Dam Society (1998). The Prospect for Reservoirs in the 21st Century: Proceedings of the Tenth Conference of the BDS. Thomas Telford. p. 303. ISBN 978-0-7277-2704-6.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ Meic Stephens (1998). Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru. University of Wales Press. p. 195. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
- ^ Europa Publications (2003). International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2004. Psychology Press. p. 279. ISBN 978-1-85743-179-7.
- ^ Felicia Hughes-Freeland (16 December 2003). Ritual, Performance, Media. Routledge. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-134-71382-0.
- ^ Bibliotheca Celtica. The Library. 1976. p. 385.
- ^ Joe Calzaghe (1 April 2010). No Ordinary Joe. Random House. p. 24. ISBN 978-1-4090-6452-7.
- ^ Himsworth, H.; Pitt-Rivers, R. (1972). "Charles Robert Harington. 1897-1972". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 18: 266. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1972.0009.
- ^ Griffiths, Robert (1983). S. O. Davies: A Socialist Faith. Llandysul, Dyfed: Gomer Press. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-85088-887-4.
- ^ John Graham Jones. "Marquand, Hilary (1901-1972), economist and Labour politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
- ^ John Graham Jones. "Ungoed-Thomas (Arwyn) Lynn (1904-1972), Labour politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 28 December 2019.