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- Incumbents
- Events
- Arts and literature Awards New books English language Welsh language New drama Music
- Film
- Broadcasting Welsh-language television English-language television
- Sport
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2011}}{{Use British English|date=May 2011}}{{Year in Wales header|1955}}This article is about the particular significance of the year 1955 to Wales and its people. Incumbents- Prince of Wales – vacant
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Archbishop of Wales – John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Dyfnallt
Events- 17 March – In the Wrexham by-election, brought about by the death of Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) Robert Richards, who had held the seat since 1935, James Idwal Jones holds the seat for Labour with a majority of nearly 11,000 votes.[1]
- 18 April–28 May – Charles Evans leads the mountaineering expedition that conquers Kanchenjunga.[2]
- 20 April – Future mother of Kylie and Dannii Minogue, Carol Jones, emigrates with her family from Maesteg to Australia.[3]
- 31 October – The A48 road bridges over the River Neath at Briton Ferry (six years in the building) are officially opened by the Minister of Transport.
- 3 December – The Farmers Union of Wales breaks away from the National Farmers Union.[4][5]
- 20 December – Cardiff becomes the official capital of Wales.[6]
Arts and literature- The Gold Medal for Architecture is introduced to the National Eisteddfod.[7]
- Bertrand Russell retires to Plas Penrhyn, Penrhyndeudraeth.
- The Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music is founded.[8]
Awards- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Pwllheli)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Gwilym Ceri Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – W. J. Gruffydd
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – William Thomas Gruffydd
- Emyr Humphreys wins the Somerset Maugham Award for Hear and Forgive.
New booksEnglish language- Kingsley Amis – That Uncertain Feeling
- (Edwin) Stuart Evans – Elegy for the Death of a Clown (poem)
- Elisabeth Inglis-Jones – The Story of Wales
- Dylan Thomas – A Child's Christmas in Wales (posthumously published)
- R. S. Thomas – Song at the Year's Turning (poems)
- Richard Vaughan – Son of Justin
Welsh language- Islwyn Ffowc Elis – Ffenestri Tua'r Gwyll
- Gwilym Thomas Hughes – Ei Seren tan Gwmwl
- Louie Myfanwy Thomas writing as Jane Ann Jones – Plant y Foty
New dramaMusic- Grace Williams – Penillion
Film- Stanley Baker plays Richmond in Laurence Olivier's film of Richard III.
- The Constant Husband, starring Rex Harrison, with opening scenes filmed on location at New Quay and Aberaeron in 1954, includes some Welsh dialogue.
Broadcasting- The Welsh Home Service becomes available on VHF from Wenvoe
Welsh-language television- January – First televised Welsh-language play, Cap Wil Tomos
English-language televisionSport- Cricket – Wilf Wooller becomes an England Test selector.
- Rugby Union
- 22 January – Ken Jones becomes Wales's most capped player (36) in a game against England.
- 12 March – Wales beat Ireland 21–3 at the National Stadium, Cardiff.
- 26 March – Wales win the Five Nations Championship for the fourth time this decade.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – John Disley
Births- 22 January – Clive Griffiths, footballer
- 4 March – Joey Jones, footballer
- 2 May – Peter Sayer, footballer
- 22 May – Maggie Jones, Baroness Jones of Whitchurch, politician
- 9 June – Alun Pugh, politician
- 21 June (in Sunderland) – Janet Ryder, politician
- 22 June – Green Gartside, musician
- 2 August – Alun Davies, biologist
- 4 August – Steve Jones, marathon runner
- 8 August – Gordon Davies, footballer
- 3 September – Eirian Williams, snooker referee
- 12 October – Brian Flynn, footballer and manager
- 17 November – Amanda Levete, architect
- 7 December – Mihangel Morgan, author and academic
- Aled Gruffydd Jones, social historian, Librarian of National Library of Wales
- Martyn Jones, painter
Deaths- 5 January – Douglas Marsden-Jones, Wales and British Lions rugby player, 61
- 25 January – Robert Dewi Williams, teacher, clergyman and author, 84
- 26 January – Gwilym Davies, Baptist minister, 75
- 29 January – Sir Rhys Rhys-Williams, politician, 89
- 19 March – Tom Evans, Wales international rugby player, 72
- 2 April – Billy O'Neill, Welsh international rugby player, 76
- 27 April – Ambrose Bebb, author, 60
- 19 May – Percy Bush, Wales international rugby union player, 75
- 21 June – Eric Evans, rugby union player and administrator, 61[9]
- 13 July – Ruth Ellis, murderer, 28 (hanged)[10]
- 28 August – Sir Lewis Lougher, businessman and politician, 83[11]
- 28 September – Lionel Rees, airman, Victoria Cross recipient, 71
- 14 October – Harry Parr Davies, songwriter, 41[12]
- 15 October – Thomas Jones (T. J.), founder of Coleg Harlech, 85[13]
- 30 October – Bert Dauncey, Wales international rugby player, 83
- 1 November – Ronw Moelwyn Hughes, politician, 58
- 15 December – V. E. Nash-Williams, archaeologist, 58[14]
- date unknown – Melbourne Johns, munitions worker and wartime secret agent, 55
See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/55a.html#wrexham |title=British parliamentary by-elections: Wrexham 1955 |accessdate=2011-01-16 |publisher=Web Cite |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/5knRqoxlo?url=http://www.geocities.com/by_elections/55a.html#wrexham |archivedate=25 October 2009 |df= }}
2. ^{{cite book|author=American Alpine Club|title=American Alpine Journal, 1979|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vS-ZKYzsmxgC&pg=PA36|date=31 October 1997|publisher=The Mountaineers Books|isbn=978-0-930410-75-9|pages=36}}
3. ^{{cite news|title=Kylie's mother, the £10 Taff: Passenger lists of emigrants to Australia reveal Welsh roots of Mrs Minogue|first=Sara|last=Nathan|authorlink=Sara Nathan (journalist)|date=2010-01-26|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1245979/Kylies-mother-10-Taff-Passenger-lists-emigrants-Australia-reveal-Welsh-roots-Mrs-Minogue.html#ixzz3qcU4BJtp|newspaper=Daily Mail|location=London|accessdate=2015-11-05}}
4. ^{{cite news|title=From humble beginnings... a history of the FUW|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/business/business-news/humble-beginnings-history-fuw-2902984|newspaper=North Wales Daily Post|date=2005-11-17|accessdate=2015-11-05}}
5. ^{{cite book|author1=Peter Self|author2=Herbert J. Storing|title=The State and the Farmer|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nOHy_8ftV_oC&pg=PA57|year=1963|publisher=University of California Press|pages=57|id=GGKEY:Z0JQUCL5Z4C}}
6. ^{{cite book|author=David Williams|title=About Cardiff|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Dpfspxo6OBMC&pg=PA21|year=2005|publisher=Graffeg|isbn=978-0-9544334-2-0|pages=21}}
7. ^{{cite book|title=Time & Tide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=S7ISAAAAIAAJ|date=July 1955|publisher=Time and Tide Publishing Company}}
8. ^{{cite book|author1=John Davies|author2=Nigel Jenkins|author3=Menna Baines|title=The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ZEUAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}
9. ^{{cite book |editor1-last=Owen |editor1-first=O.L. |title=Playfair Rugby Football Annual 1955–56|trans-title=|edition= |year=1956|publisher=Playfair Books Ltd |location=London}}
10. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalpunishmentuk.org/pmortem.html|title=Autopsy Report of Ruth Ellis|publisher=|accessdate=17 March 2019}}
11. ^{{cite news|title=Obituary: Sir L. Lougher, Cardiff Shipowner|newspaper=The Times|date=30 August 1955|page=11}}
12. ^{{cite book|author=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|title=Billboard|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2SMEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA48|date=22 October 1955|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.|pages=48}}
13. ^{{cite book|author=Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London, England)|title=Trafodion Anrhydeddus Gymdeithas Y Cymmrodorion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K_ohAQAAIAAJ|year=1992|publisher=The Society|page=196}}
14. ^{{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s2-NASH-ERL-1897|title=NASH-WILLIAMS, VICTOR ERLE|author=George Counsell Boon|website=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|publisher=National Library of Wales|access-date=17 March 2019}}
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