1977 in Wales

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

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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

*BBC Radio Cymru is launched.

Welsh-language television

*"Glas Y Dorlan" (sitcom)

English-language television

*"Kilvert's Diary"

port

*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.
*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
*6 July - Craig Handley, screenwriter
*11 September - Matthew Stevens, snooker player

Deaths

*10 February – Grace Williams, composer
*22 February - Hubert William Lewis, Victoria Cross recipient
*5 March - Tom Pryce, Formula One racing driver
*22 April – Ryan Davies, entertainer
*26 July - Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, civil servant and academic
*10 August - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player
*27 September - Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of "Up to Mametz"
*"date unknown"
**Hugh Iorys Hughes, engineer
**Thomas Ifor Rees, diplomat
**Jac L. Williams, educationist