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1977 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1977 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

  • The Welsh Health Common Services Authority is created.
  • Roy Jenkins becomes President of the European Commission.
  • Moss Evans is elected leader of the Transport and General Workers Union.
  • Operation Julie results in the break-up of a drugs ring centred on Llanddewi Brefi and the recovery of 1.5 kg of LSD.
  • Mount Stuart Primary School, Cardiff, appoints the first black female head teacher in Wales.
  • Opening of the bilingual secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern, on Anglesey.

    • Awards

  • Ian Parrott receives the John Edwards Memorial Award from the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music.
  • Jonathan Pryce wins a Tony award for his performance on Broadway in The Comedians.
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Wrexham)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Donald Evans
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Donald Evans
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robert Gerallt Jones
  • Wales Book of the Year (Welsh language) - Owain Owain, Mical, (Gwasg Gomer)

    • New books

  • Käte Bosse-Griffiths - Byd y Dyn Hysbys
  • Zonia Bowen - Llydaweg i'r Cymro
  • Jane Edwards - Dros Fryniau Bro Afallon
  • Alice Thomas Ellis - The Sin Eater
  • Donald Evans - Egin
  • Paul Ferris - Dylan Thomas: The Biography
  • Raymond Garlick - Incense
  • Owain Owain - Mical
  • Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones (first in the Brother Cadfael series of novels)
  • R. J. Rowlands - Cerddi R. J. Rowlands y Bala
  • Craig Thomas - Firefox
  • Gwyn Thomas - Cadwynau yn y Meddwl
  • Gwyn Alf Williams - Goya and the Impossible Revolution

    • Music

  • Injaroc - Halen Y Ddaear
  • Dafydd Iwan - Carlo a Chaneuon Eraill, I'r Gad
  • A punk rock band, The Toilets, is formed in Rhyl, predecessor of The Alarm.

    • Film

  • Richard Burton receives his sixth Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards for his role in Equus.

    • Welsh-language radio

  • 3 January - BBC Radio Cymru begins broadcasting

    • Welsh-language television

  • Glas Y Dorlan (sitcom)

    • English-language television

  • Kilvert's Diary

    • Architecture

  • Castell Gyrn (Denbighshire) built for himself by John Taylor of Chapman Taylor architects.

    • Sport

  • Athletics - The first UK championships are held at Cwmbran.
  • Billiards - Clive Everton reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship.
  • Boxing - Johnny Owen wins the British bantamweight title.
  • Darts - Wales wins the Home International Series and the first Darts World Cup.
  • Fencing - Wales wins the Quadrangular Tournament.
  • Rugby union - Wales win the Triple Crown.
  • Long-distance swimming - David Jones of Port Talbot becomes the first Welshman to swim the Bristol Channel.
  • Formation of the Welsh Hang Gliding Association and the Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers.

    • Births

  • 3 February - Mike Powell, cricketer
  • 26 February - Shane Williams, rugby player
  • 4 March - Gareth Wyatt, rugby player
  • 16 March - Steve Jones, TV presenter
  • 18 March - Alex Jones, TV presenter
  • 10 April - David Phelps, sport shooter
  • 12 April - Jason Price, footballer
  • 20 April - Robert Wilfort, actor
  • 27 April - Edward Elwyn Jones, organist and conductor
  • 6 July - Craig Handley, screenwriter
  • 11 September - Matthew Stevens, snooker player
  • 18 November - Deiniol Jones, rugby player

    • Deaths

  • 10 February – Grace Williams, composer, 70
  • 11 February – Thomas Ifor Rees, diplomat, 86
  • 22 February - Hubert William Lewis, Victoria Cross recipient, 80
  • 5 March - Tom Pryce, Formula One racing driver, 27
  • 20 March - Glyn Gething, rugby player, 84
  • 18 April - Irene Steer, Olympic swimmer, 87
  • 22 April – Ryan Davies, entertainer, 40
  • 27 May - Jac L Williams, educationist
  • 12 June - Ronnie James, British champion boxer, 59
  • 27 June - Bert Day, Wales international rugby union player, 69
  • 26 July - Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, civil servant and academic, 78
  • 10 August - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player, 71
  • 27 September - Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz, 87
  • 1 November - Jim Sullivan, rugby league player, 73
  • date unknown
  • (at Colchester) Hugh Iorys Hughes, engineer, 75
  • Cecil Smith, footballer

    • References

    1977 in Wales Wikipedia
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