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{{Year in Wales header|1944}}This article is about the particular significance of the year 1944 to Wales and its people. Incumbents- Prince of Wales – vacant
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Archbishop of Wales
- Charles Green, Bishop of Bangor (died 7 May)
- David Prosser, Bishop of St David's (elected)
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Crwys
Events- 22 January - Wynford Vaughan-Thomas reports for the BBC from the Battle of Anzio.
- 23 January - An RAF Halifax bomber crashes in the Elan Valley, killing nine crew.
- 28 March - Cardiff Blitz: Nine people are killed in an air raid on Cardiff.
- 11 April - An RAF Lancaster bomber crashes near Llanwrtyd Wells, killing eight crew.
- 16 August - Lt. Tasker Watkins leads a bayonet charge at Barfour in Normandy, winning the Victoria Cross for his courage.
- 2 October - Dylan Thomas is best man at the wedding of his friend Vernon Watkins in London - but fails to turn up.
- 17 October - The first "Welsh Day" debate takes place in the House of Commons (UK).
- 10 December - American Liberty ship Dan Beard is torpedoed off Strumble Head, resulting in the deaths of 29 crew.
- 20 December - An American B-24 Liberator plane crashes into the sea off Anglesey, killing eight crew.
- Plaid Cymru transfers its head office from Caernarfon to Cardiff.
- Morgan Phillips becomes Secretary of the Labour Party (UK), a position he will hold until 1961.
- Sir Thomas Williams Phillips becomes permanent secretary of the new government ministry created to implement the national insurance system.
- Sir David Brunt is awarded the royal medal of the Royal Society for his work in meteorology.
- Goronwy Owen and Llewellyn Thomas Gordon Soulsby are knighted.
Arts and literature- BBC commentator Alun Williams marries Perrie Hopkin Morris, daughter of Sir Rhys Hopkin Morris.
Awards- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llandybie)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. Lloyd Jenkins
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - J. M. Edwards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
New books- Rhys Davies – Black Venus
- Thomas Rowland Hughes - William Jones
- Edward Morgan Humphreys - Ceulan y Llyn Du
- Jack Jones - The Man David
- Alun Lewis - The Last Inspection
- Sir Percy Emerson Watkins - A Welshman Remembers
- Sir Ifor Williams - Lectures on early Welsh Poetry
New drama- James Kitchener Davies - Meini Gwagedd
- Emlyn Williams - The Druid's Rest
Music- Harry Parr Davies - Jenny Jones (musical)
- Grace Williams - Sea Sketches
Film- The Halfway House, starring Mervyn Johns, Glynis Johns and Rachel Thomas, is set in Wales.
Broadcasting- August - Wynford Vaughan-Thomas reports on the liberation of Paris for BBC radio.
- Launch of the Noson Lawen series on BBC radio.
Sport- Boxing - Syd Worgan beats Tommy Davies for the vacant Welsh featherweight title.[1]
- Football - The first post-war match between Wales and England ends in a 1 - 0 victory for Wales.
Births- 21 January - Peter Rodrigues, footballer
- 17 February - Karl Jenkins, composer[2]
- 1 March - Dai Morgan Evans, English-born archaeologist (died 2017)
- 6 March - Billy Raybould, Wales international rugby player
- 12 March - Tammy Jones, singer
- 24 March - Steve Jones, biologist
- 8 April - Hywel Bennett, actor (died 2017)
- 15 April - Dave Edmunds, musician
- 5 May
- Roger Rees, actor (died 2015 in the United States)
- John Rhys-Davies, actor
- 3 June - Dilwyn John, footballer
- 11 June - Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, politician
- 16 June - Brian Protheroe, English-born singer and actor of Welsh parentage
- 7 July - Glenys Kinnock, politician
- 31 July - Endaf Emlyn, TV presenter, musician and director
- 9 October - Desmond Barrit, actor
- 21 October - Mandy Rice-Davies, socialite (died 2014)
- 29 November - Gareth Wardell, politician[3]
- 18 December - (Roger) Deke Leonard, rock musician (died 2017)
Deaths- 11 January - Richard Powell, Wales international rugby player, 79
- 5 March - Alun Lewis, poet, 28 (accidentally shot)
- 7 May - Charles Green, Bishop of Monmouth, Bishop of Bangor and Archbishop of Wales, 79
- 24 May - Sir Herbert Williams-Wynn, 7th Baronet, politician, 83
- 27 May - Griffith Hartwell Jones, academic, 85
- 16 June - David Davies, 1st Baron Davies, philanthropist and MP, 64
- 25 June - James Atkin, Baron Atkin, judge, 76
- 5 August - Maurice Turnbull, cricketer, 38 (killed in action)[4]
- 5 August - Ethel Lina White, crime novelist, 68
- 25 September - David Davies, 2nd Baron Davies, 29 (killed in battle)[5]
- 30 September- David Harris Davies, Wales international rugby union player, 66
- 5 October - Laura Evans-Williams, singer, 61[6]
- 27 October - Clem Lewis, rugby player, 54
- 19 November - Watkin Williams, Bishop of Bangor, 99
- 8 December - Sir William Jenkins, MP for Neath, 73
See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite book|title=Coal; the NCB Magazine|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nk5wHqhG4HgC|year=1952}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=John Chilton|title=Who's Who of British Jazz: 2nd Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DGuvAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA193|date=1 May 2004|publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing|isbn=978-0-8264-2389-4|pages=193}}
3. ^{{cite book|title=Guide to the House of Commons|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cXaIAAAAMAAJ|year=1983|publisher=Times Books}}
4. ^{{cite book|author1=John Stern|author2=Marcus Williams|title=The Essential Wisden: An Anthology of 150 Years of Wisden Cricketers' Almanack|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ne8EAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA942|date=7 January 2014|publisher=A&C Black|isbn=978-1-4081-7896-6|pages=942}}
5. ^{{cite book|title=Debrett's Peerage, Baronetage, Knightage, and Companionage|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0SIMAQAAMAAJ|year=1973|publisher=Kelly's Directories}}
6. ^{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s2-EVAN-LAU-1883|title=EVANS-WILLIAMS, LAURA (1883-1944), singer|author=Thomas Iorwerth Ellis|website=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|publisher=National Library of Wales|access-date=23 January 2019}}
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