1962 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1962 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Charles
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Archbishop of Wales – Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Trefin
Events
- January–April – An outbreak of smallpox spreading from Cardiff infects 45 people and kills 19 in south Wales; 900,000 people in the region are vaccinated against the disease.[1]
- 15 May – Emlyn Hooson wins the Montgomeryshire by-election brought about by the death of Clement Davies.[2] In the run-up to the by-election, the "Elvis Rock" is painted with the graffiti "Elis" by supporters of Plaid Cymru candidate Islwyn Ffowc Elis.
- 20 July – The world's first regular passenger hovercraft service is introduced between Rhyl and Wallasey.[3]
- 4 August – Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the Welsh Language Society, is founded.[4]
- September – Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, the first Welsh-medium secondary school in south Wales, opens its doors.[5]
- 19 September – Atlantic College opens its doors for the first time at St Donat's Castle, marking the birth of the pioneering United World College educational movement.[6]
- 26 October – Richard Thomas and Baldwins's new steelworks at Llanwern near Newport, is officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom.[7]
- 28 October – Chepstow Railway Bridge rebuilding completed.
- date unknown
- Richard Booth opens his first second-hand bookshop at the old fire station in Hay-on-Wye.[8]
- Cardiff Zoo opened.[9]
Arts and literature
- 21 March – Actress Rachel Roberts marries Rex Harrison in Genoa.
- Welsh National Opera launches a training scheme for singers.
- Dick Francis publishes his first thriller, Dead Cert.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Caradog Prichard
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – D. Emlyn Lewis
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – William Owen
New books
- Clifford Dyment – The Railway Game
- John Roberts Evans – Ar Drothwy'r Nos
- William Evans (Wil Ifan) – Colofnau Wil Ifan
- Michael Foot – Aneurin Bevan, vol. 1
- Menna Gallie – The Small Mine
- Llewelyn Wyn Griffith – The Adventures of Pryderi
- Oxford Book of Welsh Verse
- Gwyn Thomas – Chwerwder yn y Ffynhonnau
- Norman Thomas – Ask at the Unicorn
- Raymond Williams – Communications
Music
- Dilys Elwyn-Edwards – Caneuon y Tri Aderyn
- Alun Hoddinott – Folksong Suite
- William Mathias – Postlude
- Grace Williams – Four Medieval Welsh Poems for alto, harp and harpsichord
- David Wynne – Cymric Rhapsodies
Film
- Richard Burton and Donald Houston appear in The Longest Day.
- Peter Greenaway makes his first film: Death of Sentiment.
- Jack Howells makes the short documentary Dylan Thomas featuring Richard Burton.
Broadcasting
Welsh-language radio
- 13 February – Saunders Lewis gives the Welsh Home Service’s Annual Lecture, entitled Tynged yr Iaith (The Fate of the Language).
Television
- 14 September – The first transmitter, at Preseli, of the Teledu Cymru – Wales (West and North) Television service comes on air.
English-language television
- 17 September – First edition of the Welsh national news programme BBC Wales Today.
Sport
- Football – John Charles returns to Leeds United from several years playing for Italian clubs.
- Golf – Brian Huggett wins the Dutch Open championship.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Ivor Allchurch
Births
- 5 January – Geraint Williams, footballer
- 11 January – Chris Bryant, politician
- 16 January – Bethan Gwanas, Welsh-language writer
- 25 May - Martin Goldsmith, footballer
- 27 June – Michael Ball, singer
- 22 August – Iolo Williams, naturalist and TV presenter
- 28 August – David Melding, politician
- 15 September – Kevin Allen, actor, comedian and film director
- 22 July – Arthur Emyr, rugby player and television presenter and executive
- 22 August – Iolo Williams, naturalist and broadcaster
- 5 September – Peter Wingfield, actor
- 15 October – Mark Ring, rugby player
- 24 October – Jonathan Davies, rugby player
- 11 November - Chris Sander, footballer
- 12 December – John Jones, record producer
- 31 December – Chris Hallam, wheelchair athlete
- date unknown
- Fiona Bennett, composer
- Sioned Wiliam, broadcaster, writer and producer
Deaths
- 18 January – Iolo Aneurin Williams, journalist, author and politician, 71[10]
- 26 January – George Jeffreys, founder of the Elim Pentecostal Church,[11] 72
- 11 February – John Edward Daniel, theologian, chairman of Plaid Cymru, 59 (road accident)[12]
- 14 February – Ezer Griffiths, physicist, 73
- 27 February – Albert Rhys Williams, Welsh-American journalist, labour organiser, and publicist, 78
- 23 March – Clement Davies, politician, 80
- April – Edgar Morgan, rugby union player, 80
- 25 April – Herbie Baxter, Glamorgan cricketer, 79
- 30 April – Charles Williams, Anglican priest and academic, 55[13]
- 11 May – Eliot Crawshay-Williams, politician and author, 82[14]
- 16 June – Edgar Rees Jones, barrister and politician, 83[15]
- 24 June – Thomas Richards, historian, 84[16]
- 3 August - Edgar Phillips, poet and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod, 72
- 23 August - Robert Bye, VC recipient, 72
- 23 September - Margaret Jane Gordon (Lady Gordon), singer, 82[17]
- 5 November (in London) – Percy Cudlipp, journalist, 56[18]
- 30 November – Lewis Pugh Evans, Victoria Cross recipient, 81[19]
- 15 December – Charles Rhys, 8th Baron Dynevor, politician, 63[20]
- 17 December – Lonza Bowdler, Wales international rugby player, 61
- 21 December – Gary Hocking, motorcycle road racer, 25 (racing accident)
See also
References
- ^ "1962 south Wales smallpox outbreak memories recorded". BBC News. BBC. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ^ Vacher, Thomas Brittain (1963). Vacher's Parliamentary Companion. A.S. Kerswill. p. 93.
- ^ BPI. Transportation. BPI Publishing. p. 27. ISBN 978-81-8497-243-6.
- ^ Llafur: Journal of Welsh Labour History. Llafur. 1987. p. 87.
- ^ The Economist. Economist Newspaper Limited. 1985. p. 294.
- ^ "UWC Atlantic College". Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ^ Metallurgia: The British Journal of Metals. Kennedy Press. 1962. p. 57.
- ^ Balch, Oliver (2019-08-22). "Richard Booth obituary". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 2020-06-30.
- ^ "Closed collections". The Bartlett Society. Archived from the original on 2015-04-04. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ^ Donald Moore. "Williams, Iolo Aneurin (1890-1962), journalist, author and art historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Come to Elim" – Healing and Revival
- ^ Jones, Robert Tudur. "Daniel, John Edward (1902–1962), college lecturer and inspector of schools". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ^ "The Rev. C. S. C. Williams – Chaplain of Merton". The Times. 3 May 1962. p. 19.
- ^ Who was who: A Companion to Who's Who, Containing the Biographies of Those who Died. A. & C. Black. 2002. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-7136-6125-5.
- ^ Tanner, Duncan (2006). Debating nationhood and governance in Britain, 1885–1945: perspectives from the 'four nations'. Manchester University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-7190-7166-6.
- ^ Gwilym Beynon Owen. "Richards, Thomas (1878-1962), librarian and historian". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Martha Rutledge. "Gordon, Margaret Jane (1880–1962)". Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 9, (MUP), 1983. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ David Glanville Rosser. "Cudlipp, Percy (1905-1962), journalist". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Christopher Evans. "Evans, Lewis Pugh (1881-1962), soldier and public figure, Brigadier General, VC, CB, CMG, DSO". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
- ^ Christopher Dignam. "Rhys, Walter Fitzuryan 7th. Baron Dynevor (1873-1956), nobleman and politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 30 June 2019.