1934 in Wales

1934 in Wales

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1934 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland

Other events of 1934

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 a mining accident. Later in the year, Paul Robeson performs in Caernarfon in a benefit concert for victims of the accident.
• 23 October - Opening of the Guildhall, Swansea, designed by Percy Thomas.
• Anthracite production in Wales reaches its peak.
• The Special Areas Act is passed to help areas such as the South Wales Valleys that have been particularly affected by the Great Depression in the United Kingdom.
• Courtaulds establishes a rayon factory at Greenfield.
• Aneurin Bevan marries fellow MP Jennie Lee.
• Tudor Thomas' work on corneal grafting restores the sight of a man who had been nearly blind for 27 years.

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

Sport

• 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)
• 16 May - Kenneth O. Morgan, Baron Morgan, historian
• 13 June - Gren, cartoonist (died 2007)
• 5 July - Philip Madoc, actor
• 13 July - Dai Ward, footballer (died 1996)
• August 6 - Billy Boston, rugby league footballer
• 1 November - William Mathias, composer (died 1992)
• 24 November - Dewi Zephaniah Phillips, philosopher (died 2006)

Deaths

• 6 January - Dorothy Edwards, novelist, 30 (suicide)
• 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
• 24 May - William Nathaniel Jones, politician, 76
• 14 June - George Thomas, Wales international rugby union player, 76/77
• 19 July - Christopher Williams, painter, 61
• 28 August - Edgeworth David, geologist and explorer, 76
• 11 October - John Kelt Edwards, cartoonist, 59
• 13 November - Sir Evan Vincent Evans, journalist, 81