1958 in Wales
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See also 1957 in Wales, other events of 1958, 1959 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris
[edit] Events
- July 26 - At the Empire Games in Cardiff, the Queen announces that her son, Prince Charles, is to be created Prince of Wales.
- Daniel Granville West becomes the first Welsh life peer.
- Murderer Vivian Teed is hanged in Swansea - the last execution to take place in Wales.
- Huw T. Edwards leaves the Labour Party for Plaid Cymru in protest at the decision to flood the Tryweryn valley.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ebbw Vale)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - T. Llew Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Llew Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Edward Cynolwyn Pugh
[edit] New books
- Brenda Chamberlain - The Green Heart
- Aneirin Talfan Davies - Englynion a Chywyddau
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis - Blas y Cynfyd
- D. Gwenallt Jones - Cofiant Idwal Jones
- Saunders Lewis - Brad (play)
- Bertrand Russell - Understanding History and Other Essays
- Raymond Williams - Culture and Society
[edit] Music
- Daniel Jones - The Country Beyond the Stars (cantata)
[edit] Film
- Richard Burton stars in the film version of Look Back in Anger.
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Welsh language television
- Commercial TV becomes available in Wales, broadcasting some Welsh-language programmes.
[edit] English language television
[edit] Sports
- Football - Wales reaches the quarter-finals of the World Cup.
- Gymnastics - Margaret Neale of Cardiff is the British Women's Champion for the second year running.
- Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Howard Winstone
[edit] Births
- January 4 - Gary Jones, actor
- March 2 - Ian Woosnam, golfer
- April 30 - Claire Curtis-Thomas, politician
- July 3 - Siân Lloyd, television presenter
- July 18 - Chris Ruane, politician
- July 19 - Angharad Tomos, author
- September 3 - Tamsin Dunwoody-Kneafsey, politician
- October 4 - Anneka Rice, television presenter
- November 24 - Robin Llywelyn, novelist
- date unknown - Caryl Parry Jones, singer
[edit] Deaths
- February 1 - Ernest Jones, psychoanalyst
- April 19 - Billy Meredith, footballer
- July 20 - Margaret Haig Thomas, Viscountess Rhondda, political campaigner and businesswoman
- November 28 - Gareth Jones, actor
- date unknown - Ivor Lewis, Welsh-Canadian artist
