1977 in Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1977 to Wales and its people.
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Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Charles
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Secretary of State for Wales – John Morris[1]
- Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – R. Bryn Williams
Events
- 6 January - Roy Jenkins becomes President of the European Commission.[2]
- 26 March - Operation Julie results in the break-up of a drugs ring centred on Llanddewi Brefi and the recovery of 1.5 kg of LSD.[3]
- date unknown
- The Welsh Health Common Services Authority is created.[4]
- Moss Evans is elected leader of the Transport and General Workers Union.
- Mount Stuart Primary School, Cardiff, appoints Betty Campbell, the first black female head teacher in Wales[5]
- Opening of the bilingual secondary school, Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern, on Anglesey.[6]
Arts and literature
Awards
- Ian Parrott receives the John Edwards Memorial Award from the Guild for the Promotion of Welsh Music.[7]
- Jonathan Pryce wins a Tony award for his performance on Broadway in The Comedians.[8]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Wrexham)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Donald Evans
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Donald Evans
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robert Gerallt Jones
- Wales Book of the Year (Welsh language) - Owain Owain, Mical, (Gwasg Gomer)[9]
New books
English language
- Alice Thomas Ellis - The Sin Eater
- Paul Ferris - Dylan Thomas: The Biography
- Raymond Garlick - Incense
- Ellis Peters - A Morbid Taste for Bones (first in the Brother Cadfael series of novels)
- Craig Thomas - Firefox
- Gwyn Alf Williams - Goya and the Impossible Revolution
Welsh language
- Käte Bosse-Griffiths - Byd y Dyn Hysbys
- Zonia Bowen - Llydaweg i'r Cymro
- Jane Edwards - Dros Fryniau Bro Afallon
- Donald Evans - Egin
- Owain Owain - Mical
- R. J. Rowlands - Cerddi R. J. Rowlands y Bala
- Gwyn Thomas - Cadwynau yn y Meddwl
Music
- Injaroc - Halen Y Ddaear
- Dafydd Iwan - Carlo a Chaneuon Eraill, I'r Gad
- Punk rock band The Toilets is formed in Rhyl, predecessor of The Alarm.[10]
Film
- Richard Burton receives his sixth Best Actor nomination at the Academy Awards for his role in Equus.
Broadcasting
Welsh-language radio
- 3 January - BBC Radio Cymru begins broadcasting.[11]
Welsh-language television
- Glas Y Dorlan (sitcom)[12]
English-language television
- Kilvert's Diary[13]
Architecture
- Castell Gyrn (Denbighshire) is built by John Taylor of Chapman Taylor architects for himself.[14]
Sport
- Athletics - The first UK Athletics Championships are held at Cwmbran.
- Billiards - Clive Everton reaches the semi-finals of the World Championship.
- Boxing - Johnny Owen wins the British bantamweight title.
- Darts - Wales wins the Home International Series and the first Darts World Cup.
- Fencing - Wales wins the Quadrangular Tournament.
- Greyhound racing - Cardiff Greyhounds closes and the Welsh Greyhound Derby is run for the last time.
- Rugby union - Wales win the Triple Crown.
- Long-distance swimming - David Jones of Port Talbot becomes the first Welshman to swim the Bristol Channel.
- Formation of the Welsh Hang Gliding Association and the Welsh Federation of Coarse Anglers.
- Snooker - Doug Mountjoy wins the Masters,[15] defeating Ray Reardon in an all-Welsh final.
Births
- 3 February - Mike Powell, cricketer[16]
- 26 February - Shane Williams, rugby player[17]
- 4 March - Gareth Wyatt, rugby player
- 16 March - Steve Jones, TV presenter
- 18 March - Alex Jones, TV presenter
- 10 April - David Phelps, sport shooter[18]
- 12 April - Jason Price, footballer
- 20 April - Robert Wilfort, actor
- 27 April - Edward Elwyn Jones, organist and conductor
- 11 September - Matthew Stevens, snooker player[19]
- 18 November - Deiniol Jones, rugby player
Deaths
- 10 February - Grace Williams, composer, 70[20]
- 11 February - Thomas Ifor Rees, diplomat, 86[21]
- 22 February - Hubert William Lewis, Victoria Cross recipient, 80[22]
- 5 March - Tom Pryce, Formula One racing driver, 27[23]
- 20 March - Glyn Gething, rugby player, 84[24]
- 18 April - Irene Steer, Olympic swimmer, 87
- 22 April - Ryan Davies, entertainer, 40[25]
- 27 May - Jac L Williams, educationist
- 12 June - Ronnie James, British champion boxer, 59
- 27 June - Bert Day, Wales international rugby union player, 69
- 26 July - Sir Ben Bowen Thomas, civil servant and academic, 78[26]
- 10 August - Watcyn Thomas, rugby player, 71
- 27 September - Llewelyn Wyn Griffith, author of Up to Mametz, 87
- 1 November - Jim Sullivan, rugby league player, 73
- date unknown
- (at Colchester) Hugh Iorys Hughes, engineer, 75
- Cecil Smith, footballer
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See also
References
- Pryde, E. B.; Greenway, D. E.; Porter, S.; Roy, I. (1996-02-23). Handbook of British Chronology. Cambridge University Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-521-56350-5.
- Helen Drake (11 September 2002). Jacques Delors: Perspectives on a European Leader. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-134-80399-6.
- Ebenezer, Lyn (2012-08-02). Operation Julie: The World's Greatest LSD Bust. Y Lolfa. ISBN 978-1-84771-573-9.
- Seifert, Roger V. (2013-11-11). Industrial Relations in the NHS. Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4899-3214-3.
- "Statue for Wales' first black headteacher Betty Campbell". BBC News. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
- "Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern". Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
- "Emeritus Professor Ian Parrott MA, D Mus, FTCL, ARCO, FRSA (1916-2012)". Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (June 6, 1977). "'Annie' Sweeps 7 Tonys;'Shadow Box' Named Top Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- "Gwobrau". OwainOwain.net (in Welsh). 2011-06-15.
- Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 12–13. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
- Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Welsh Affairs Committee (4 August 2009). Digital inclusion in Wales: thirteenth report of session 2008-09, report, together with formal minutes, oral and written evidence. The Stationery Office. p. 179. ISBN 978-0-215-54076-8.
- Sharon Morgan (5 July 2012). Hanes Rhyw Gymraes (in Welsh). Y Lolfa. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84771-547-0.
- National Film and Television Archive (Great Britain); Simon Baker (1994). A for Andromeda to Zoo time: A to Z : the TV holdings of the National Film and Television Archive, 1936-1979. British Film Institute. p. 62. ISBN 978-0-85170-420-3.
- Academi Gymreig (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
- "Profile: Doug Mountjoy". Eurosport. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
- "Mike Powell". cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Personnel Profile - Shane Williams". Ospreys. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Athlete profile:David Phelps". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
- "Profile for Matthew Stevens". Global Snooker. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
- Soundings. Department of Music, University College. 1978. p. 19.
- Who was who. A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 659.
- David Harvey (1999). Monuments to courage: Victoria Cross headstones and memorials. Kevin and Kay Patience. p. 408.
- Peter Jackson (6 October 2011). Triumph and Tragedy: Welsh Sporting Legends. Mainstream Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-78057-174-4.
- "London Gazette death notices" (PDF). London Gazette. 19 April 1977. Retrieved 10 March 2019.
- David Greenslade (1986). Welsh Fever: Welsh Activities in the United States and Canada Today. D. Brown. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-905928-56-2.
- National Library of Wales (1976). Adroddiad Blynyddol. National Library of Wales. p. 24.
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