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- Incumbents
- Events
- Arts and literature Awards New books Welsh language English language New drama Music
- Film
- Broadcasting Welsh-language television English-language television
- Sport
- Births
- Deaths
- See also
- References
{{Year in Wales header|1957}}This article is about the particular significance of the year 1957 to Wales and its people. Incumbents- Prince of Wales – vacant
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Archbishop of Wales
- John Morgan, Bishop of Llandaff (died 26 June)
- Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth (elected)[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
- Dyfnallt (outgoing)[2]
- William Morris (incoming)
Events- 18 January – Nigel Birch is appointed Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
- 25 February – Goronwy Rees, Principal of the University of Wales College Aberystwyth, resigns following allegations that he has spied for the Soviet Union.[3]
- 1 July – Royal physician Horace Evans is created Baron Evans of Merthyr Tydfil.
- 6 July – The Royal Welsh Show is held at Blaendolau; the showground is flooded to a depth of 1 metre.
- 16 July – Five people drown in a boating accident at Barmouth.
- 31 July – The Tryweryn Bill, permitting Liverpool City Council to build a reservoir which will drown the village of Capel Celyn, becomes law.
- 8 September – The town hall at Aberystwyth is seriously damaged by fire.
- 12 December – Wales gets its own minister of state in the Westminster government for the first time.
- Morgan Phillips and Aneurin Bevan, along with Richard Crossman, successfully sue The Spectator for libel.
- Brecon Beacons becomes a national park.
Arts and literature- 5 October – Paul Robeson (blacklisted at this time from travelling outside the United States) addresses the Miners' Eisteddfod at the Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl via a transatlantic telephone link to the miners' leader Will Paynter.
- Elizabeth Rees-Williams marries Richard Harris.
Awards- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llangefni)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Gwilym Tilsley
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Dyfnallt Morgan
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Tom Parri Jones
New booksWelsh language- Käte Bosse-Griffiths – Mae'r Galon wrth y Llyw
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis – Wythnos Yng Nghymru Fydd
- Bobi Jones – Y Gân Gyntaf
- T. Harri Jones – The Enemy in the Heart
- W. Leslie Richards – Telyn Teilo
- Gwilym Tilsley – Y glöwr a cherddi eraill
English language- John Charles – King of Soccer
- Rhys Davies – The Perishable Quality
- Trevor Ford – I Lead the Attack
- Dick Francis – The Sport of Queens
New drama- Albert Evans-Jones – Absalom Fy Mab
Music- Shirley Bassey – Banana Boat Song (her first chart single)
- Alun Hoddinott – Harp Concerto (written for Osian Ellis)
- Daniel Jones – String Quartet 1957
Film- Donald Houston stars in The Girl in the Picture.
Broadcasting- Alun Oldfield-Davies becomes senior regional BBC controller, after several years of successful campaigning for Welsh-language television.
Welsh-language television- February – Cefndir (first regular Welsh-language programme)
- September – Dewch i Mewn (magazine programme)[4]
English-language television- Adaptation of Dylan Thomas's Under Milk Wood, starring Donald Houston and William Squire.
Sport- Football
- Swansea-born John Charles transfers from Leeds United to Juventus of Turin for a transfer fee of £65,000 (almost double the previous British record)
- Pelé scores a hattrick against Wales
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Dai Rees
- Inaugural Glamorgan County Silver Ball Trophy competition held; Taibach RFC are champions.
Births- 10 March – Terry Holmes, rugby player[5]
- 19 March (in Birmingham) – Jane Davidson, AM, politician
- 20 April – Geraint Wyn Davies, actor
- 26 April – Edwina Hart AM, politician
- 17 May – Anne Main, educator and politician
- 12 June – Javed Miandad, former Glamorgan cricketer
- 1 July – Wayne David MP, politician
- 20 July – Chris Bromham, stuntman
- 11 August – Leighton Andrews AM, politician
- 11 October
- (in Holyhead) Dawn French, actress and comedian
- Jon Langford, musician
- 10 November – Nigel Evans MP, politician
- 21 December – Roger Blake, actor
Deaths- 30 July – William Richard Arnold, rugby player, 76
- 6 June – John Morgan, Archbishop of Wales and Bishop of Llandaff, 71
- 1 August – Llewellyn Lloyd, Wales international rugby union player, 80
- 20 August – Edward Evans, 1st Baron Mountevans, explorer and admiral, 75
- 12 September – Tom Pearson, Wales national rugby player, 85
- 26 September – Arthur Powell Davies, Unitarian minister and writer, 55[6]
- 12 November – Wilfred Hodder, Wales international rugby player, 61
- 7 December – Maurice Jones, priest and academic, 94
- 9 December – Llewellyn Gwynne, first bishop of Egypt and Sudan, 94[7]
See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite book|author=John Stuart Peart-Binns|title=Alfred Edwin Morris, Archbishop of Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hT2gAAAAMAAJ|date=1 January 1990|publisher=Gomer|isbn=978-0-86383-636-7}}
2. ^{{cite book|author=National Library of Wales|title=Annual Report ... Presented by the Council to the Court of Governors on the ...|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sC0jAQAAIAAJ|year=1955|publisher=The Library}}
3. ^{{cite book|author=Tony Curtis|title=After the First Death: An Anthology of Wales and War in the Twentieth Century|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ncllAAAAMAAJ|date=7 February 2007|publisher=Seren Books|isbn=978-1-85411-450-1}}
4. ^{{cite book|author=Jamie Medhurst|title=A History of Independent Television in Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YXyvBwAAQBAJ&pg=PA29|date=1 June 2010|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-2308-3|pages=29–}}
5. ^{{cite book|author=Peter Jackson|title=Lions of Wales: A Celebration of Welsh Rugby Legends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JqQeMae6VroC|year=1998|publisher=Mainstream|isbn=978-1-84018-026-8}}
6. ^{{cite book|author1=Felice Levy|author2=Facts on File, Inc|title=Obituaries on File|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QnYUAQAAIAAJ|year=1979|publisher=Facts on File|isbn=978-0-87196-372-7}}
7. ^{{cite book|author=H̤̊asan Makkī Muh̤̊ammad Ah̤̊mad|title=Sudan, the Christian design: a study of the missionary factor in Sudan's cultural and political integration, 1843-1986|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=b2ImAQAAIAAJ|year=1989|publisher=Islamic Foundation|isbn=978-0-86037-193-9}}
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