1966 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1966 to Wales and its people.

1966
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
See also:
1966 in
The United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

    Awards

    • British Press Awards – Special Award for Journalism – David Rhys Davies, Merthyr Express
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberavon)
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Dic Jones, "Cynhaeaf"[9]
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Dafydd Jones, "Y Clawdd"[10]
    • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – withheld[11]

    New books

    English language

    Welsh language

    New drama

    Music

    Film

    Broadcasting

    Welsh-language television

      English-language television

      Sport

      Births

      Deaths

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      See also

      References

      1. "Tories in big poll come-back". South Wales Echo. 13 May 1966. p. 1.
      2. Dafydd Williams (1990). The story of Plaid Cymru: the party of Wales. Plaid Cymru. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-905077-47-5.
      3. BBC Bristol – Severn Bridge opening ceremony. Accessed 3 August 2013
      4. Roads in England. H.M. Stationery Office. 1966. p. 6.
      5. The Land and Economy of Appalachia: Proceedings from the 1986 Conference on Appalachia, October 30-31, 1986, University of Kentucky. The Center. 1987. p. 73.
      6. BBC website. Accessed 28 November 2014
      7. "BBC News – In pictures: Aberfan Disaster , Queen's visit". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 30 July 2015.
      8. Paul Anderson (14 April 2014). Mods: The New Religion. Omnibus Press. p. 285. ISBN 978-0-85712-850-8.
      9. "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
      10. "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
      11. "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
      12. Bill Frindall; Carphone Group (2 August 1989). England test cricketers: the complete record from 1877. Willow. p. 304. ISBN 978-0-00-218339-0.
      13. Valerie Passmore (2005). Dod's Parliamentary Companion: Guide to the General Election, 2005. Dod's Parliamentary Companion Limited. p. 415. ISBN 978-0-905702-57-5.
      14. Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. 1994. p. 338. ISBN 978-0-7083-1234-6.
      15. Kaye Mitchell (12 September 2013). Sarah Waters: Contemporary Critical Perspectives. A&C Black. p. 13. ISBN 978-1-4411-9941-6.
      16. "Jones, Elin". Who's Who. Retrieved 16 October 2019.
      17. Terry Spohn (2005). 2005 PGA Tour Official Fan Guide. Tehabi Sports. p. 2-254. ISBN 978-1-933208-01-5.
      18. "Biography". Saul David. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
      19. "Obituary: Ld. Macdonald Of Gwaenysgor". The Times. 21 January 1966. p. 14.
      20. Noel Botham (25 October 2012). Margaret - The Last Real Princess. John Blake. p. 183. ISBN 978-1-78418-722-4.
      21. Thomas Parry. "Evans, Sir David Emrys (1891-1966), educationist and translator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
      22. Margaret Mitford Williams. "Davies, Wilfred Mitford (1895-1966), educationist and translator". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
      23. Ryno Greenwall (1992). Artists & illustrators of the Anglo-Boer War. Fernwood Press. p. 130. ISBN 978-0-9583154-6-3.
      24. Evan David Jones. "Jones, Thomas Hughes (1895-1966), poet, writer and teacher". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
      25. William Richard Philip George. "Lloyd George (family)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 October 2019.
      26. Melbourne Thomas player profiles Scrum.com
      27. Bedwyr Lewis Jones. "Watkin-Jones, Elizabeth (1887-1966), author of children's books". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
      28. "Ivor Hughes". Cradley Heath Speedway. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
      29. Jenkins, John M.; Pierce, Duncan; Auty, Timothy (1991). Who's Who of Welsh International Rugby Players. Wrexham: Bridge Books. pp. 130–131. ISBN 1-872424-10-4.
      30. "Phillips, Sir Thomas Williams". Who Was Who (online edition). Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 2008-09-30.
      31. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 (Third edition, with revisions ed.). Toton, Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 117. ISBN 190589161X.
      32. Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group (16 May 2006). Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century Photography, Lynne Warren: Photography. Bukupedia. p. 291. ISBN 978-1-57958-393-4.
      33. Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 90.
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