1958 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1958 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Charles (from 26 July)
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Archbishop of Wales – Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – William Morris
Events
- 18 January – Nigel Birch resigns as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
- 5 February – The Wales national football team qualifies for this summer's World Cup in Sweden under the management of Jimmy Murphy.[1]
- 6 February – Manchester United F.C., the English league champions where Jimmy Murphy is also assistant manager, are involved in a plane crash in Munich, West Germany, on the journey home from a European Cup tie in Yugoslavia. Seven United players are among the 21 people who die, but among the survivors is Swansea born winger Kenny Morgans.[2]
- 25 February – The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is launched by Bertrand Russell.
- 2 April – Accidental discovery of the Caernarfon Mithraeum.
- 6 May – Murderer Vivian Teed is hanged by Robert Leslie Stewart in Swansea Prison, the last hanging to take place in Wales.[3]
- 19 June – Wales are knocked out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals, losing to Brazil.[4]
- 26 July – At the Empire Games in Cardiff, the Queen announces that her son, The Prince Charles, is to be created Prince of Wales.
- 6 August – Daniel Granville West becomes the first Welsh life peer.
- 18 August
- Accidental discovery of Brymbo Man (c.2000 BCE).
- Regional postage stamps of Great Britain are first issued.
- 24 October – Huw T. Edwards announces his resignation from the chair of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire in protest at the decision to flood the Tryweryn valley.
- 13 December – New road bridge across the River Conway at Conway supersedes Telford's suspension bridge.
- Thomas Parry becomes Principal of University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Arts and literature
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ebbw Vale)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – T. Llew Jones, "Caerllion ar Wysg"[5]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Llywelyn Jones, "Cymod"[6]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Edward Cynolwyn Pugh, "Hunangofiant: Ei Ffanffer ei Hun"[7]
New books
English language
- Tom Beynon – Howell Harris, Reformer and Soldier
- Brenda Chamberlain – The Green Heart
- Paul Ferris – A Changed Man
- Cyril Fox – Pattern and purpose: a study of early Celtic art in Britain
- Peter George – Red Alert[8]
- Emyr Humphreys – A Toy Epic[9]
- Bertrand Russell – Understanding History and Other Essays
- Raymond Williams – Culture and Society[10]
Welsh language
- Aneirin Talfan Davies – Englynion a Chywyddau
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis – Blas y Cynfyd
- Bobi Jones – Nid yw Dwr yn Plygu
- D. Gwenallt Jones – Cofiant Idwal Jones[11]
- T. Llew Jones – Trysor Plas y wernen and Merched y môr a chwedlau eraill
- Ernest Llwyd Williams – Crwydro Sir Benfro[12]
New drama
- George Fisher – Y Ferch a'r Dewin[13]
- John Gwilym Jones – Lle Mynno'r Gwynt
- Saunders Lewis – Brad
Music
- Daniel Jones – The Country Beyond the Stars (cantata)[14]
- Ian Parrott – Cor Anglais concerto
Film
- Richard Burton stars in the film version of Look Back in Anger.
- Ronald Lewis co-stars in The Wind Cannot Read.
- Release of The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, with location scenes (representing China) filmed around Nantmor near Beddgelert.
Broadcasting
- July – In order to broadcast the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from Cardiff, a broadcasting centre is set up on the bank of the River Taff, near Cardiff Arms Park.
Welsh-language television
- Commercial TV becomes available in Wales, broadcasting some Welsh-language programmes, such as Amser Te.[15]
English-language television
- 30 November – During the live broadcast of the Armchair Theatre play Underground on the ITV network, actor Gareth Jones has a fatal heart attack between two of his scenes.
- Gwlad y Gân / Land of Song, with Ivor Emmanuel and Sian Hopkins
Sports
- British Empire and Commonwealth Games (held in Cardiff):
- Wales' single gold medal is won by Howard Winstone in the bantamweight boxing competition.
- Silver medals are won by: John Merriman (6 miles), Malcolm Collins (featherweight boxing), and Robert Higgins (light-heavyweight boxing).
- Due to being on National Service in the British Army, Swansea fighter Brian Curvis competed in the games for England, winning a bronze medal at welterweight.
- Football – Wales reaches the quarter-finals of the World Cup, being knocked out by a goal from Pelé.
- Gymnastics – Margaret Neale of Cardiff is the British Women's Champion for the second year running.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Howard Winstone
Births
- 4 January – Gary Jones, actor
- 1 March – Ian Love, footballer
- 2 March – Ian Woosnam, golfer[16]
- 8 March – Wayne Hughes, footballer
- 16 April – Caryl Parry Jones, singer
- 30 April – Claire Curtis-Thomas, politician[17]
- 8 May – Aneirin Hughes, actor
- 17 May – Paul Whitehouse, actor, writer and comedian[18]
- 3 July – Siân Lloyd, television presenter
- 18 July – Chris Ruane, politician[19]
- 19 July – Angharad Tomos, author
- 3 September (in Totnes) – Tamsin Dunwoody, politician
- 16 September – Neville Southall, footballer
- 4 October – Anneka Rice, television presenter[20]
- 24 November – Robin Llywelyn, novelist
- date unknown – Cerith Wyn Evans, conceptual artist
Deaths
- 31 January – Edgar Long, Wales international rugby player
- January/February – William Beynon, Canadian oral historian, of Welsh parentage, 69/70[21]
- 6 February – Charles Langbridge Morgan, novelist and dramatist, 64[22]
- 11 February – Ernest Jones, psychoanalyst, 79[23]
- 18 February – Rhisiart Morgan Davies, physicist, 55[24]
- 2 April – Tudor Davies, singer, 65[25]
- 3 April – John Strand-Jones, Wales international rugby union player
- 19 April – Billy Meredith, footballer, 83
- 28 April – Joseph Booth, rugby player, 84/85[26]
- 18 July – Ernie Jenkins, Wales international rugby player, 77
- 20 July (in London) – Margaret Haig Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda, political campaigner and businesswoman, 75[27]
- 29 August – Harry Beadles, international footballer, 60
- 25 September – Henry Arthur Evans, politician, 60
- 9 October – Sven Hansen, ship-owner, 82[28]
- 30 October – Tommy Vile, Welsh international rugby player, 76
- 4 November – Dick Jones, Welsh international rugby player, 78
- 30 November (in Manchester) – Gareth Jones, actor, 33
- November – Ivor Lewis, Welsh-Canadian artist, 76[29]
- 13 December – Rose Davies, teacher, feminist, and labour activist, 66[30]
- date unknown – Evan Edwards, footballer, 59/60
See also
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "Vivian Teed - the last man hanged in Wales". www.capitalpunishmentuk.org. Retrieved 3 December 2018.
- ^ [3]
- ^ "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.
- ^ Peter Bryant; Peter George (1958). Red Alert. Ace Books, Incorporated. ISBN 978-1-59654-582-3.
- ^ "BBC - North West Wales Arts -Emyr Humphreys". BBC Wales. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
- ^ Mulhern, Francis (January–February 2009). "Culture and Society, Then and Now". New Left Review. II (55). New Left Review.
- ^ National Library of Wales (1969). Annual Report - National Library of Wales. p. 39.
- ^ National Library of Wales; Meic Stephens (1 January 1973). A reader's guide to Wales: a selected bibliography. National Book League. p. 38.
- ^ Meic Stephens (1998). Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru. University of Wales Press. p. 247. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
- ^ Randel Don (1996). The Harvard Biographical Dictionary of Music. Harvard University Press. p. 427. ISBN 978-0-674-37299-3.
- ^ TWW
- ^ Andy Farrell (2 April 1997). "Famous five on the 40th fairway". The Independent. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ "Mrs Claire Curtis-Thomas". Endole. Retrieved 18 March 2019.
- ^ Comic Paul tells of talent change Wales on Sunday – 28 October 2007
- ^ Valerie Passmore (2005). Dod's Parliamentary Companion: Guide to the General Election, 2005. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited. p. 341. ISBN 978-0-905702-57-5.
- ^ Screen International Film and TV Year Book. Screen International, King Publications Limited. 1990. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-900925-21-4.
- ^ B.C. Indian Authority Dies" (obituary for William Beynon). Vancouver, B.C., Province, February 11, 1958, p. 28.
- ^ The Encyclopedia Americana. Americana Corp. 1980. p. 451.
- ^ Davies, Thomas Gruffydd (2001). "Jones, Alfred Ernest". In Roberts, Brynley F. (ed.). The Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 October 2017.
- ^ Melfyn Richard Williams. "Davies, Rhisiart Morgan (1903-1958), scientist and professor of physics". The Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Aberystwyth, Wales: National Library of Wales. Retrieved 26 December 2019.
- ^ Gerald Norris (June 1981). A musical gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland. David & Charles. p. 295. ISBN 978-0-7153-7845-8.
- ^ Fred Booth player profile Scrum.com
- ^ Jones, Evan David. "Thomas, Margaret Haig, Viscountess Rhondda (1883-1958), author, editor and chairperson of companies". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
- ^ Obituary, The Times, 16 October 1958
- ^ Ontario Reports: Reports of Cases Determined in the Courts of Ontario. Canada Law Book. 1966.
- ^ Neil Evans, "(Florence) Rose Davies" Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press 2011): accessed 1 April 2016; doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/70090