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1928 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1928 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

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Events

  • 29 March – The Grwyne Fawr reservoir is completed in the Brecon Beacons by the Abertillery & District Water Board, 16 years after the start of construction (work having been interrupted by World War I).
  • 12 June – The Welsh National War Memorial is unveiled in Cardiff by The Prince of Wales.{{cite book|author1=Simon Ditchfield|author2=John Arnold|author3=Kate Davies|title=History and Heritage: Illustrated Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=crRACwAAQBAJ&pg=PA88|date=22 December 2015|publisher=Routledge|isbn=978-1-317-74165-7|pages=88–}}
  • 18 June – Amelia Earhart lands near Burry Port, becoming the first woman passenger on a Transatlantic flight.{{cite book|author1=Shari Benstock|author1-link=Shari Benstock|author2=Suzanne Ferriss|title=On Fashion|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ADkfYX2CtjIC&pg=PA92|year=1994|publisher=Rutgers University Press|isbn=978-0-8135-2033-9|pages=92}}
  • December – Rapallo House, Llandudno, is handed over to the local council to be used as a museum,{{cite book|author=National Museum of Wales|title=Annual Report|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ctQ9AQAAIAAJ|year=1928|publisher=The Museum|page=23}} as a bequest from Francis Edouard Chardon.
  • unknown dates
  • Dr John Williams establishes a hospital at Durtlang in the Lushai Hills (Mizoram) of India.{{cite book|author=J. Meirion Lloyd|title=History of the Church in Mizoram: Harvest in the Hills|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BkgFAQAAIAAJ|year=1991|publisher=Synod Publication Board|page=370}}
  • The Campaign for the Protection of Rural Wales is founded by Clough Williams-Ellis.{{cite book|author1=Madhu Satsangi|author2=Nick Gallent|author3=Mark Bevan|title=The Rural Housing Question: Communities and Planning in Britain's Countrysides|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=E1OQN0QIIakC&pg=PA33|year=2010|publisher=Policy Press|isbn=978-1-84742-384-9|pages=33}}
  • The community of Benedictine monks leaves Caldey Island for Prinknash Abbey. They are replaced at Caldey by a Cistercian order in 1929.{{cite book | last = Counsell | first = Michael | title = Every pilgrim's guide to England's holy places | publisher = Canterbury | location = Norwich | year = 2003 | isbn = 9781853115226 | page=113}}
  • Douglas Cochrane, 12th Earl of Dundonald, buys Gwrych Castle for £78,000.
  • The Cardiff Station Orchestra, predecessor of the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, is formed.{{cite book|author=Alun Guy|title=Students Guide to Gcse Music for the Wjec Specification: English Language Edition|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ATrMS_ydOPwC&pg=PA55|date=September 2004|publisher=Rhinegold Publishing Ltd|isbn=978-1-904226-59-8|pages=55}}
  • Brynmawr Experiment begins.

Arts and literature

=Awards=

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Treorchy)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – withheld{{cite book|author1=John Davies|author2=Nigel Jenkins|author3=Menna Baines|title=The Welsh Academy encyclopaedia of Wales|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-ZEUAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Caradog Prichard

=New books=

==English language==

  • Dorothy Edwards – Winter Sonata{{cite book|title=Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1929|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=jJ8hAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA2029|year=1929|publisher=Copyright Office, Library of Congress|pages=2029}}
  • Hilda Vaughan – The Invader: a tale of adventure and passion{{cite book|title=Wisconsin Library Bulletin|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1HkiAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA346|year=1928|publisher=Division of Library Services, Department of Public Instruction.|pages=346}}

==Welsh language==

  • Moelona – Breuddwydion Myfanwy{{cite book|author=Katie Gramich|title=Twentieth-century Women's Writing in Wales: Land, Gender, Belonging|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Qo0fAQAAIAAJ|year=2007|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-2086-0}}
  • T. H. Parry-Williams – Ysgrifau{{Cite DWB|id=s10-PARR-HER-1887|title=Parry-Williams, Sir Thomas|first=Angharad|last=Price|author-link=Angharad Price|date=18 November 2014|access-date=3 November 2021}}
  • Iorwerth Peate – Y Cawg Aur a cherddi eraill{{cite DWB|id=s6-PEAT-CYF-1901 |title=Peate, Iorwerth Cyfeiliog (1901-1982), Curator of the Welsh Folk Museum, 1948-1971, scholar and poet |date=27 March 2009 |first=Trefor M. |last=Owen |access-date=22 April 2023}}
  • Richard Thomas – David Williams, y Piwritan

=Music=

  • David Evans
  • Concerto for String Orchestra
  • Incidental music for Alcestis (unpublished){{cite DWB|id=s2-EVAN-DAV-1874|title=Evans, David (1874-1948), musician|author=John William Jones|publisher=National Library of Wales|access-date=19 October 2018}}

Film

  • The Truth Game, starring Ivor Novello{{cite book|author=Allardyce Nicoll|title=English Drama, 1900-1930: The Beginnings of the Modern Period|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Vud3STjwsKsC&pg=PA435|year=2009|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Learning|isbn=978-0-521-12947-3|pages=435}}

Broadcasting

  • Isaac J. Williams presents Travel Talks on Art{{cite book|author=Roger Simpson|title=Radio Camelot: Arthurian Legends on the BBC, 1922-2005|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-fJFYKeMAwC&pg=PA12|year=2008|publisher=DS Brewer|isbn=978-1-84384-140-1|pages=12}}{{cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/a35f078a1cbd44389bc371519063a624|title=Radio Times; Issue 225|website=BBC Genome|access-date=7 January 2019}}

Sport

Births

  • 2 January – Dai Royston Bevan, rugby player (d. 2008){{cite web|title=Dai Bevan : Obituary|url=http://www.bmdsonline.co.uk/manchester-evening-news/obituary/dai-bevan/27066395|website=BMDs Online|publisher=Trinity Mirror|accessdate=27 April 2018}}
  • 1 February – Sam Edwards, physicist (d. 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/science/article/professor-sir-sam-edwards-zg5z2jx6kh6|title=Professor Sir Sam Edwards|date=3 September 2015|website=The Times|access-date=18 August 2019}}
  • 8 February – Osian Ellis, harpist (d. 2021){{cite book|author=Gerald Norris|title=A musical gazetteer of Great Britain & Ireland|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KcMXAQAAIAAJ|date=June 1981|publisher=David & Charles|isbn=978-0-7153-7845-8|page=289}}
  • 9 February – Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton, solicitor and politician (d. 1992){{cite web|url=https://biography.wales/article/s6-EVAN-GRU-1928|title=Evans, David Thomas Gruffydd, Baron Evans of Claughton (1928-1992), solicitor and politician|author= David Lewis Jones|website=Dictionary of Welsh Biography|publisher=National Library of Wales|access-date=18 August 2019}}
  • 6 March – Glyn Owen, actor (d. 2004){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/1471819/Glyn-Owen.html|title=Glyn Owen|date=16 September 2004|website=The Telegraph|access-date=18 August 2019}}
  • 9 April – Albert Gubay, businessman (d. 2016){{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/12106008/Albert-Gubay-businessman-obituary.html|title=Albert Gubay, businessman - obituary|date=8 January 2016|website=The Telegraph|access-date=18 August 2019}}
  • 27 April
  • Selwyn Hughes, clergyman and writer (d. 2006)
  • Hubert Rees, television character actor (d. 2009)
  • 7 June – Dave Bowen, football player and manager (d. 1995)
  • 9 June – R. Geraint Gruffydd, academic and theologian (d. 2015){{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/r-geraint-gruffydd-scholar-of-the-reformation-in-wales-who-became-one-of-the-leading-figures-of-10337693.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/r-geraint-gruffydd-scholar-of-the-reformation-in-wales-who-became-one-of-the-leading-figures-of-10337693.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=R Geraint Gruffydd: Scholar of the Reformation in Wales who became one of the leading figures of Welsh academic and cultural life|date=22 June 2015|author=Meic Stephens|author-link=Meic Stephens|website=The Independent|access-date=28 July 2019}}{{cbignore}}
  • 19 June – Ray Powell, politician (d. 2001){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2001/dec/10/guardianobituaries.obituaries|title=

Sir Ray Powell|date=10 December 2001|author=Andrew Roth|website=The Guardian|access-date=28 July 2019}}

  • 11 July – Greville Janner, Labour MP and lawyer (d. 2015){{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-janner-braunstone-politician-who-fought-good-causes-whose-career-was-overshadowed-allegations-child-abuse-a6782201.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lord-janner-braunstone-politician-who-fought-good-causes-whose-career-was-overshadowed-allegations-child-abuse-a6782201.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Lord Janner of Braunstone:Politician whose career was cast into shadow|date=December 21, 2015|website=The Independent}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/cardiff-born-peer-lord-janner-9970642|title=Cardiff-born peer Lord Janner will face a 'trial of the facts' next year|first=Nina|last=Massey|date=September 1, 2015|website=WalesOnline}}
  • 14 July – Haydn Morris, international rugby union player (d. 2021)
  • 26 July – Bernice Rubens, novelist (d. 2004){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/oct/14/guardianobituaries.books|title=

Bernice Rubens|date=14 October 2004|author=Janet Watts|website=The Guardian|access-date=28 July 2019}}

  • 7 August – Gwilym Roberts, politician (d. 2018){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/apr/17/gwilym-roberts-obituary|title=Gwilym Roberts obituary|date=17 April 2017|author=Julia Langdon|website=The Guardian|access-date=18 August 2019}}
  • 12 August – Roy Davies, cricketer (d. 2013)
  • 14 August – Sid Judd, Wales international rugby union player (d. 1959)
  • 1 September – Emrys James, actor (d. 1989){{cite book|last=Trowbridge|first=Simon|title=The Company: A biographical dictionary of the Royal Shakespeare Company|year=2010|publisher=Editions Albert Creed|location=Oxford, England|isbn=978-0-9559830-2-3|chapter=Emrys James}}
  • 17 September – Dafydd Orwig, educationist (d. 1996){{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dafydd-orwig-1353445.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-dafydd-orwig-1353445.html |archive-date=2022-05-01 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Obituary:Dafydd Orwig|date=21 November 1996|author=D. Ben Rees|author-link=D. Ben Rees|website=The Independent|access-date=11 August 2019}}{{cbignore}}
  • 23 October – Keith Jones, footballer (d. 2007)
  • 20 November – John Disley, distance runner (d. 2016){{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/feb/17/john-disley-obituary|title=John Disley obituary|date=17 February 2016|author=Peter Nichols|website=The Guardian|access-date=18 August 2019}}
  • 19 December – Gwyn Rowlands, rugby union international (d. 2010)

Deaths

  • 11 January – Joseph Bailey, 2nd Baron Glanusk, 63{{cite book|author=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|title=An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Brecknock (Brycheiniog)|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PYmPt6eMAOoC&pg=PA181|year=1986|publisher=Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales|isbn=978-1-871184-19-8|pages=181}}
  • 21 March – Stanley L. Wood, illustrator, 61{{cite journal |title=Mr. Stanley Wood |journal=The Times |issue=Monday 05 March 1928 |pages=9 |date=1928-03-05|url=https://www.thetimes.com/archive/article/1928-03-05/9/8.html |access-date=2020-09-20 }}
  • 14 April – Lewis Cobden Thomas, Wales international rugby player, 62{{cite book|title=Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MrA5AQAAIAAJ|year=1928|publisher=Justice of the Peace, Limited|page=296}}
  • 13 May – David John Thomas (Afan), composer and conductor, 47{{cite book|title=David John Afan Thomas, Cwmafan: cyfansoddwr, emynydd, cerddor|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6vzZAAAAMAAJ|year=1981|publisher=Cronfa Goffa Canmlwyddiant Afan}}
  • 19 May – Arthur Charles Fox-Davies, heraldry expert (of Welsh descent), 57{{cite book|title=Justice of the Peace and Local Government Review|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MrA5AQAAIAAJ|year=1928|publisher=Justice of the Peace, Limited|page=366}}
  • 23 May – Henry Seymour Berry, 1st Baron Buckland, industrialist, 50 (head injury){{cite book|author=Richard Gardiner Casey Baron Casey|title=My Dear P.M.: R.G. Casey's Letters to S.M. Bruce, 1924-1929|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uREcAAAAMAAJ|year=1980|publisher=Australian Government Publishing Service|page=360}}
  • 3 June – Tosh Powell, Welsh champion boxer, 20{{cite web | url=http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=157813&cat=boxer | title=Tosh Powell: boxing profile | work=Boxrec | author= | date= | accessdate=28 October 2010}}
  • 21 June – Marie Novello, pianist, c. 30 (emphysema){{cite book|author=Pierre Van Rensselaer Key|title=Pierre Key's Music Year Book: 1925/26- the Standard Music Annual|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AZA3AAAAMAAJ|year=1929|publisher=Pierre Key, Incorporated|page=489}}
  • 23 July – John Hinds, businessman and politician, 65
  • 23 August – Daniel Davies, Bishop of Bangor, 64The Bishop Of Bangor. Pastoral Work, The Times, 24 August 1928; pg. 14; Issue 44980; col D
  • 30 August – Hugh Evan-Thomas, admiral, 65{{cite book|title=Who was who: A Companion to Who's who : Containing the Biographies of Those who Died During the Period|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xYkYAAAAIAAJ|year=1967|publisher=A. & C. Black}}
  • 6 September – Richard Ellis, librarian, 62{{cite DWB|id=s-ELLI-RIC-1865|title=Ellis, Richard (1865– 1928), librarian and bibliographer|last=Davies|first=Sir William Llewelyn|authorlink=William Llewelyn Davies|access-date=31 October 2008}}
  • 1 October – Lawrence Hugh Jenkins, judge, 70{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56495194/sir-lawrence-jenkins/ |title=Sir Lawrence Jenkins |newspaper=The Guardian |page=12 |date=1928-10-04 |access-date=2020-08-01 |via=Newspapers.com}}
  • 3 December – Isaac Hughes (Craigfryn), poet and novelist, 76{{cite DWB|id=s-HUGH-ISA-1852|title=Hughes, Isaac (Craigfryn; 1852-1928), novelist|author=Idwal Lewis|access-date=2 January 2025}}
  • 13 December – Harry Jarman, Wales and British Lions international rugby union player, 34–35
  • 29 December – George Boots, rugby player, 54Parry-Jones, David (1999). Prince Gwyn, Gwyn Nicholls and the First Golden Era of Welsh Rugby. Bridgend: seren. {{ISBN|1-85411-262-7}}.
  • date unknown – John Morgan Howell, local politician in Cardiganshire, 72/3

See also

References

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