- 1934 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1934 to
Wales and its people.Incumbents
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Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of KingGeorge V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales -Charles Alfred Howell Green Events
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22 September - At Gresford Colliery inWrexham , 265 miners are killed in an accident.
*Anthracite production in Wales reaches its peak.
*TheSpecial Areas Act is passed to help areas such as South Wales that have been particularly affected by the Depression.
*Courtaulds establishes arayon factory at Greenfield.
*Aneurin Bevan marries fellow MPJennie Lee .Arts and literature
*Sir Henry
Walford Davies is appointedMaster of the King's Musick .
*The Welsh Folk Dance Society is founded at Bala.
*TheBrangwyn Hall ,Swansea , is inaugurated.
*Caradog Prichard becomes sub-editor of the "News Chronicle ".
*Richard Hughes and his wife move intoLaugharne Castle .Awards
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National Eisteddfod of Wales (held inNeath )*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - William Morris
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -Thomas Eurig Davies New books
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Edward Tegla Davies - "Y Llwybr Arian"
*D. Gwenallt Jones - "Plasau'r Brenin"
*Jack Jones - "Rhondda Roundabout"
*Howard Spring - "Shabby Tiger "
*Dylan Thomas - "18 Poems"Music
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Harry Parr Davies becomes accompanist toGracie Fields .Film
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Ray Milland appears in "We're Not Dressing ".
*Gareth Hughes appears in "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch ".
*"Yr Ail Fordaith Gymraeg (Second Welsh Cruise)", a silent film made byIfan ab Owen Edwards focusing on the activities ofUrdd Gobaith Cymru (with Welsh-language titles)Broadcasting
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port
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Badminton - Wales is a founder member of theBadminton World Federation .
*Cricket -Cyril Walters becomes the first Welshman to captain an England Test team
*Rugby Union
**10 March - Wales defeat Ireland 13–0 in a game held at St Helen's, SwanseaBirths
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11 February -Mary Quant , fashion designer
*25 February -Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell , politician
*28 March -Graham Vearncombe , footballer (died 1993)
*18 April -Brynmor John , politician (died 1988)
*13 June -Gren , cartoonist (died 2007)
*14 May -Sian Phillips , actress
*16 May -Kenneth O. Morgan, Baron Morgan , historian
*5 July -Philip Madoc , actor
*1 November -William Mathias , composer (died 1992)
*24 November -Dewi Zephaniah Phillips , philosopher (died 2006)Deaths
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23 January -Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway , owner ofBodnant , 83
*4 February -Harry Wetter , Welsh international rugby union player, 52
*25 February -Daniel Protheroe , composer and conductor, 67
*19 July - Christopher Williams, painter
*28 August -Edgeworth David , geologist and explorer
*11 October -John Kelt Edwards , cartoonist, 59
*13 November - SirEvan Vincent Evans , journalist, 81
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