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See also 1945 in Wales, other events of 1946, 1947 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Film 5 Broadcasting 6 Sports 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - vacant
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - David Lewis Prosser

[edit] Events

• The highest ever November temperature for the UK is recorded at Prestatyn - 71 °F (21.7 C)

[edit] Arts and literature

• In the absence of a Prince of Wales, Princess Elizabeth, heir to the throne, is admitted to the Gorsedd.

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mountain Ash)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Geraint Bowen
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Rhydwen Williams
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Dafydd Jenkins

[edit] New books

• Dylan Thomas - Deaths and Entrances
• Gwyn Thomas - The Dark Philosophers

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sports

• Boxing - Wales stages its first-ever world title fight, in which lightweight Ronnie James is defeated by Ike Williams.

[edit] Births

• January 15 - Roger Davis, cricketer
• March 21 - Timothy Dalton, actor
• May 19 - Androw Bennett, writer
• August 6 - Ron Davies, politician
• October 18 - Dafydd Elis-Thomas, politician
• date unknown
  • Glyn Berry, diplomat
  • Mervyn Davies, rugby player

[edit] Deaths

• May 25 - Ernest Rhys ("Mr Everyman"), poet
• date unknown - Arthur Jenkins, MP for Pontypool
• date unknown - Thomas Evelyn Scott-Ellis, 8th Baron Howard de Walden, author and patron of the arts in Wales
• date unknown - Charles Butt Stanton, politician
• date unknown - Morris Williams, publisher, husband and collaborator of Kate Roberts