1944 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1944 to Wales and its people.

1944
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:
1944 in
The United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

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

English language

Welsh language

New drama

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Visual arts

Sport

  • Boxing - Syd Worgan beats Tommy Davies for the vacant Welsh featherweight title.[10]
  • Football - The first post-war match between Wales and England ends in a 1 - 0 victory for Wales.

Births

July:Glenys Kinnock
October:Mandy Rice-Davies
December:Deke Leonard

Deaths

May:Charles Green
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See also

References

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  10. Coal; the NCB Magazine. 1952.
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