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1925 in Wales

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Centuries:
  
18th 19th 20th 21st

Decades:
  
1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1925 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales - Edward
  • Princess of Wales – vacant
  • Archbishop of Wales – Alfred Edwards, Bishop of St Asaph
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Elfed

    • Events

  • 3 February - An estimated 100,000 people line the streets of Cardiff for the funeral of 'peerless' Jim Driscoll.
  • 13 July - The Ammanford anthracite strike begins.
  • 5 August - Founding of Plaid Cymru by Lewis Valentine (head of Y Mudiad Cymreig - The Welsh Movement), H. R. Jones (head of the Byddin Ymreolwyr Cymru - The Welsh Home Rule Army), and others at Pwllheli.
  • 2 November - After several days of heavy rain, the Llyn Eigiau dam at Dolgarrog on the River Conwy bursts, destroying the village of Porth-llwyd and killing 16 people.
  • Clough Williams-Ellis begins construction of Portmeirion.
  • US newspaper magnate William Randolph Hearst buys the medieval St Donat's Castle in the Vale of Glamorgan.
  • Silyn Roberts founds the North Wales branch of the Workers Educational Association.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Pwllheli)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Dewi Morgan (Dewi Teifi)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Evans (Wil Ifan)

    • English language

  • Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney - A Survey of the General History of the Town of Newport and District
  • Ifano Jones - Printing and Printers in Wales
  • Hilda Vaughan - The Battle to the Weak
  • Mortimer Wheeler - Prehistoric & Roman Wales

    • Welsh language

  • David Rees Davies - Tusw o Flodau
  • Edward Tegla Davies - Rhys Llwyd Y Lleuad
  • Thomas Davies (Teglyn) - Dinas Mawddwy a'i Hamgylchoedd
  • Henry Lewis (ed.) - Cywyddau Iolo Goch ac Eraill
  • Kate Roberts (author) - O gors y bryniau (short stories)
  • Silyn Roberts - Bugail Geifr Lorraine

    • Music

  • Mai Jones - "Blackbirds"

    • Film

  • Gareth Hughes appears in The Midnight Girl.
  • Ivor Novello appears in The Rat.

    • Broadcasting

  • 14 February - The BBC transmits readings from the poetry of T. Gwynn Jones.
  • 22 February - A Welsh-language religious service is broadcast by the BBC.
  • 28 February - Saunders Lewis insists on using the Welsh language for his contribution to the BBC series A Welsh Hour.
  • 6 March - Readings from the poetry of R. Williams Parry are broadcast by the BBC.
  • 3 April - The BBC's Liverpool transmitter broadcasts Noson Gymreig (A Welsh Night).
  • 31 May - A bilingual service is broadcast from Cardiff Baptist Chapel.
  • 27 July - Wales' first animation series, Jerry the Tyke, is shown through Pathé Pictorials for British cinemas.
  • 2 October - The BBC broadcasts a talk on the Welsh language from Swansea.

    • Sport

  • Boxing
  • 26 December - Tom Norris beats Dick Power at the Palace Theatre in Crumlin to take the Welsh heavyweight championship.
  • Football:
  • 28 February - England defeat Wales 2-1 at the Vetch Field, Swansea.
  • 25 April - Cardiff City reach the FA Cup final, losing 1-0 to Sheffield United
  • 31 October - Scotland defeat Wales 3-0 at Ninian Park.
  • The Welsh Lawn Tennis Association is formed.
  • Rugby union - Wales finish fourth in the Five Nations Championship with just one win, over France.

    • The Welsh Crown Green Bowling Association was formed www.wcgba.com

    Births

  • 26 March - Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson, lawyer and Liberal politician (died 2012)
  • 15 April - Geraint Howells, Liberal politician (died 2004)
  • 2 May - Dai Davies, Wales and British Lions international rugby union player (died 2003)
  • 1 June - Roy Clarke, footballer (died 2006)
  • 10 June - Sir John Stradling Thomas, Conservative politician (died 1991)
  • 19 July - Ivor Roberts, television announcer and actor (died 1999)
  • 30 July - Don Hayward, Wales international rugby player (died 1999 in New Zealand)
  • 11 August - Brian Badcoe, actor (died 1992)
  • 7 September - Laura Ashley, designer (died 1985)
  • 10 November - Richard Burton, born Richard Jenkins, actor (died 1984)
  • 3 December - Roy John, Wales and British Lions international rugby union player (died 1981)
  • 14 December - Ron Stitfall, footballer (died 2008)

    • Deaths

  • 21 January - John Puleston Jones, Methodist minister and author
  • 30 January - Jim Driscoll, boxer ("Peerless Jim")
  • 4 February - William Haggar, pioneer of the cinema industry, 73
  • 18 February - Frank Mills, Wales international rugby player
  • 8 June - Edward John Lewis, Wales international rugby union player, 65
  • 25 August - John Fox Tallis, mining engineer, 70
  • 19 October - David John Thomas, Wales international rugby union, 45
  • 16 November - Josiah Towyn Jones, minister and politician
  • 20 November - Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales, 80
  • 19 December - Elizabeth Phillips Hughes, teacher, 74

    • References

    1925 in Wales Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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