1934 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1934 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Charles Alfred Howell Green

Events

*22 September - At Gresford Colliery in Wrexham, 265 miners are killed in an accident.
*Anthracite production in Wales reaches its peak.
*The Special Areas Act is passed to help areas such as South Wales that have been particularly affected by the Depression.
*Courtaulds establishes a rayon factory at Greenfield.
*Aneurin Bevan marries fellow MP Jennie Lee.

Arts and literature

*Sir Henry Walford Davies is appointed Master of the King's Musick.
*The Welsh Folk Dance Society is founded at Bala.
*The Brangwyn Hall, Swansea, is inaugurated.
*Caradog Prichard becomes sub-editor of the "News Chronicle".
*Richard Hughes and his wife move into Laugharne Castle.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Neath)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - William Morris
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Thomas Eurig Davies

New books

*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

*Harry Parr Davies becomes accompanist to Gracie Fields.

Film

*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 by Ifan ab Owen Edwards focusing on the activities of Urdd Gobaith Cymru (with Welsh-language titles)

Broadcasting

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port

*Badminton - Wales is a founder member of the Badminton 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, Swansea

Births

*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

*23 January - Charles McLaren, 1st Baron Aberconway, owner of Bodnant, 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 - Sir Evan Vincent Evans, journalist, 81