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1976 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1976 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales – Charles
  • Princess of Wales – vacant
  • Secretary of State for Wales – John Morris
  • Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – R. Bryn Williams

    • Events

  • February - The Prince of Wales becomes commander of HMS Bronington.
  • 17 February - Operation Julie is launched; it eventually results in the break-up of one of the largest LSD manufacturing operations in the world.
  • June–September - 1976 United Kingdom heat wave: A very hot summer brings a major drought with water shortages.
  • 24 September - Former Submarine Commander Neil Rutherford, DSC & Bar, murders four people at the Red Gables Hotel in Penmaenmawr.
  • 4 October - The Inter-City 125 high speed train runs for the first time between Swansea and London Paddington station.
  • 7 December - Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (Swansea-born former fashion model Lilian Davies) marries Prince Bertil of Sweden at Drottningholm Palace after a 30-year relationship.
  • The Welsh Regional Office of the European Community opens in Cardiff.
  • Miners’ leader Dai Francis challenges Charles, Prince of Wales, in the election for Chancellor of the University of Wales.
  • David Emanuel marries Elizabeth Weiner.

    • Arts and literature

  • May 27 - Actor Stanley Baker is given a knighthood in the Prime Minister's Resignation Honours, a few months before his death.
  • August - Dic Jones loses the National Eisteddfod chair on a technicality.
  • Griff Rhys Jones becomes Vice-President of the Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club.
  • Mistar Urdd is created by Wynne Melville Jones.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardigan)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Alan Llwyd
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Alan Llwyd
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Marged Prichard

    • English language

  • Ruth Bidgood - Not Without Homage
  • Glyn Davies - Overseas Investment In Wales
  • Kenneth Morgan - Keir Hardie
  • Bernice Rubens - I Sent a Letter to My Love

    • Welsh language

  • John Emyr - Enaid Clwyfus
  • Alan Llwyd - Edrych Trwy Wydrau Lledrith
  • Alun Llywelyn-Williams - Gwanwyn yn y Ddinas
  • Marged Prichard - Gwylanod ar y Mynydd

    • Poetry

  • J. M. Edwards - Cerddi Ddoe a Heddiw - Egin
  • Donald Evans
  • Geraint Jarman - Cerddi Alfred Street
  • Gwilym R. Jones - Y Syrcas a Cherddi Eraill

    • New drama

  • John Gwilym Jones - Gobaith Mawr y Ganrif

    • Music

  • Edward H. Dafis - 'Sneb yn Becso Dam
  • Alun Hoddinott - Murder the Magician (opera)
  • Dafydd Iwan - Mae'r Darnau yn Disgyn i'w Lle (album)
  • Geraint Jarman - Gobaith Mawr y Ganrif (album)
  • Daniel Jones - Dance Fantasy
  • Man - The Welsh Connection
  • Bonnie Tyler - Lost in France (debut single)

    • Welsh-language films

  • Y Dieithryn, produced by Emlyn Williams

    • Broadcasting

  • Sir Huw Wheldon is knighted for his services to broadcasting.

    • Welsh language radio

  • Tros Fy Sbectol

    • English-language television

  • How Green Was My Father, with Ryan Davies

    • Sport

  • Football - The Wales national football team plays in the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 1976.
  • Rugby union - Wales win their seventh Grand Slam.

    • Births

  • 14 January - Scott Young, footballer
  • 6 April - James Fox, singer
  • 8 May - Ian Watkins, pop singer
  • 13 May - Mark Delaney, footballer
  • 16 June - Cian Ciaran, musician
  • 25 June - Iestyn Harris, rugby player
  • 14 July - Geraint Jones, cricketer
  • 9 August - Aled Haydn-Jones, radio producer
  • 7 November - Andrew Davies, cricketer
  • 20 December – Adam Powell, inventor
  • date unknown - Steffan Cravos, musician and language activist

    • Deaths

  • 3 January - Mal Evans, Beatles' former roadie and patron of Badfinger, 40
  • 23 January - Sir Tudor Thomas, ophthalmic surgeon, 82
  • 4 February - Roger Livesey, actor, 69
  • 12 February - John Lewis, Marxist philosopher, 87
  • 14 February - Tommy Scourfield, dual code rugby player, 66
  • 26 March - Duster Bennett, blues musician, 29 (car accident)
  • 30 March - Jackie Mittell, footballer, 70
  • 31 March - Billy Moore, rugby player, 66
  • 28 April – Richard Hughes, novelist, 76
  • 6 June - David Jacobs, athlete, 88
  • 20 June - Sir Goronwy Edwards, historian, 84
  • 28 June - Sir Stanley Baker, actor, 48
  • 18 July - Jenkin Alban Davies, Wales international rugby captain, 90
  • 30 August - David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore, politician, 72
  • 10 October - David Lewis, 1st Baron Brecon, politician, 71
  • 7 November - Glyn Davies, Wales international rugby union player, 49
  • 22 November - Rupert Davies, actor, 60
  • 24 November - Ambrose Baker, rugby player, ?79
  • date unknown - Meirion Williams, songwriter

    • References

    1976 in Wales Wikipedia
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