- 1948 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1948 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales -David Lewis Prosser
*Archdruid of theNational Eisteddfod of Wales - CrwysEvents
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May 21 -Hugh Dalton is appointedChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster .
*June 24 - Thomas Williams is created 1st Baron Williams of Ynyshir.
*Aneurin Bevan is instrumental in the passing of the Local Government Act and National Assistance Act.
*Ness Edwards joins thePrivy Council .
*Creation of theWelsh Joint Education Committee .
*Opening of the Hooverwashing machine factory atMerthyr Tydfil .
*Beginning ofnylon manufacture atPontypool .
*Jim Griffiths becomes Chairman of the Labour Party.
*The "Council of Wales" is established as an advisory body.
*A residential Welsh-medium preparatory school for boys is founded atLlanilar inCardiganshire .
*PhysicistRhisiart Morgan Davies publishes the results of his work onstress wave s.Arts and literature
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Kingsley Amis becomes a lecturer at theUniversity of Wales, Swansea .Awards
*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in
Bridgend )*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
D. Emrys James
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -Euros Bowen
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal -Robert Ivor Parry New books
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Ambrose Bebb - "Gadael tir"
*SirAlfred Thomas Davies - "The Lloyd George I Knew"
*Aneirin Talfan Davies - "Eliot, Pwshcin, Poe"
*William Eames &Megan Ellis - "Melin y Ddôl"
*Griffith Wynne Griffith - "Ffynnon Bethlehem"
*Robert David Griffith - "Hanes Canu Cynulleidfaol Cymru"
*Isaac Daniel Hooson - "Y Gwin a Cherddi Eraill"
*David James Jones (Gwenallt) - "Bywyd a Gwaith Islwyn"
*Jack Jones - "Some Trust in Chariots"
*Griffith John Williams - "Traddodiad Llenyddol Morgannwg"New drama
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Saunders Lewis - "Blodeuwedd"Music
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Arwel Hughes - "String Quartet No. 1"
*David Wynne - "Sonata for violin and piano"Film
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Glynis Johns stars in "Miranda".
*Hugh Griffith appears in "London Belongs to Me "
*"Wandering Through Wales"Broadcasting
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port
*Athletics -
Tom Richards finishes second in the marathon at the London Olympics, becoming the first Welshman to win an individual athletics medal at the Olympics.
*Equestrian events - SirHarry Llewellyn wins a bronze medal at theOlympic Games in London.Births
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22 January - Roger Williams, UK politician
*4 March -Shakin' Stevens , singer
*1 April
**Dai Davies, footballer
**Peter Law , politician
**J.J. Williams , rugby player
*14 May -Albert Alan Owen , composer
*18 May - Keith Jarrett, rugby player
*26 May (inLondon ) -Jenny Randerson , politician
*4 June (inGlasgow ) -Jeff Cuthbert , politician
*14 June -Ffred Ffransis , political activist
*2 August -Andy Fairweather-Low , musician
*9 August -Jackie Lawrence , politician
*24 October -Phil Bennett , rugby player
*14 November (in London) - Charles, futurePrince of Wales
*25 November - Paul Murphy, politician
*"date unknown"
**Alan Llwyd , poet
**Manon Rhys , writerDeaths
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25 April -Arthur Boucher Wales international rugby union player (born 1870)
*17 May - David Evans, organist and composer
*18 July -John Tywi Jones , Baptist minister and journalist (born 1870)
*20 August -David John de Lloyd , composer
*18 October -Isaac Daniel Hooson , poet
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