1977 in Wales

Centuries:	18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1977 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1977 to Wales and its people.

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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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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[1] 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.

[2] Helen Drake (11 September 2002). Jacques Delors: Perspectives on a European Leader. Routledge. p. 69. ISBN 978-1-134-80399-6.

[3] Ebenezer, Lyn (2012-08-02). Operation Julie: The World's Greatest LSD Bust. Y Lolfa. ISBN 978-1-84771-573-9.

[4] Seifert, Roger V. (2013-11-11). Industrial Relations in the NHS. Springer. p. 41. ISBN 978-1-4899-3214-3.

[BBC_Statue-5] "Statue for Wales' first black headteacher Betty Campbell". BBC News. 18 January 2019. Retrieved 19 January 2019.

[6] "Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern". Ysgol Uwchradd Bodedern. Retrieved 2018-12-13.

[7] "Emeritus Professor Ian Parrott MA, D Mus, FTCL, ARCO, FRSA (1916-2012)". Aberystwyth University. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[8] Robert Mcg. Thomas Jr. (June 6, 1977). "'Annie' Sweeps 7 Tonys;'Shadow Box' Named Top Play". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 December 2019.

[9] "Gwobrau". OwainOwain.net (in Welsh). 2011-06-15.

[10] Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 12–13. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.

[11] 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.

[12] Sharon Morgan (5 July 2012). Hanes Rhyw Gymraes (in Welsh). Y Lolfa. p. 128. ISBN 978-1-84771-547-0.

[13] 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.

[14] Academi Gymreig (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 472. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.

[15] "Profile: Doug Mountjoy". Eurosport. 3 December 2009. Retrieved 16 May 2019.

[16] "Mike Powell". cricinfo. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[17] "Personnel Profile - Shane Williams". Ospreys. Archived from the original on 22 May 2007. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[18] "Athlete profile:David Phelps". Gold Coast 2018. Retrieved 30 April 2019.

[19] "Profile for Matthew Stevens". Global Snooker. Retrieved 19 June 2020.

[20] Soundings. Department of Music, University College. 1978. p. 19.

[21] Who was who. A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 659.

[22] David Harvey (1999). Monuments to courage: Victoria Cross headstones and memorials. Kevin and Kay Patience. p. 408.

[23] Peter Jackson (6 October 2011). Triumph and Tragedy: Welsh Sporting Legends. Mainstream Publishing. p. 61. ISBN 978-1-78057-174-4.

[24] "London Gazette death notices" (PDF). London Gazette. 19 April 1977. Retrieved 10 March 2019.

[25] David Greenslade (1986). Welsh Fever: Welsh Activities in the United States and Canada Today. D. Brown. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-905928-56-2.

[26] National Library of Wales (1976). Adroddiad Blynyddol. National Library of Wales. p. 24.