1938 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1938 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - "vacant"
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Charles Alfred Howell Green
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - J.J.

Events

*January 14-19 - A storm causes extensive damage in Aberystwyth; the promenade and pier are largely destroyed by 90mph winds.
*May 8 - William Ormsby-Gore succeeds his father as Baron Harlech.
*October - The first scheduled night flight in the UK begins operating between Cardiff and Weston-super-Mare.
*November - Completion of the Temple of Peace and Health in Cathays Park, Cardiff.

Arts and literature

*Ivor Novello appears in "Henry V at Drury Lane Theatre, produced by Lewis Casson.
*Augustus John resigns from the Royal Academy.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Cardiff)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gwilym R. Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Edgar H. Thomas
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Elena Puw Morgan

New books

*Richard Bennett - "Methodistiaeth Caersws"
*Tom Beynon - "Gwrid ar Orwel ym Morgannwg"
*Edward Tegla Davies - "Stori Sam"
*Idris Davies - "Gwalia Deserta"
*Ness Edwards - "History of the South Wales Miners Federation"
*Richard Hughes - "In Hazard"
*Edward Morgan Humphreys - "Dirgelwch Gallt Y Ffrwd"
*Jack Jones - "Bidden to the Feast"
*Edith Picton-Turbervill - "Myself When Young"
*William Plomer (ed.) - "Kilvert's Diary, 1870-1879"
*Ifor Williams (ed.) - "Canu Aneirin"

New drama

*James Kitchener Davies - "Susannah"
*Charles Langbridge Morgan - "The Flashing Stream"
*Emlyn Williams - "The Corn is Green"

Music

*Tudor Davies plays the lead in the first English-language production of Verdi's "Don Carlos", at Sadler's Wells.

Film

*Naunton Wayne appears as Caldicott in "The Lady Vanishes".

Broadcasting

*1 March - BBC Radio broadcasts the world première of Arwel Hughes latest composition, "Tydi a Roddaist".

port

*Rugby Union
**5 February Scotland beat Wales 8–6 at Murrayfield, Edinburgh

Births

*6 January - William Edwards, politician
*20 April - Andrew Vicari, artist
*14 May - Clive Rowlands, rugby player and coach
*13 June - Gwynne Howell, bass
*6 July - Tony Lewis, cricketer
*6 August - Rees Davies, historian
*9 October - Denzil Davies, politician
*1 November - Delwyn Williams, politician
*15 December - Michael Bogdanov, theatre director
*"date unknown" - Clive Thomas, football referee

Deaths

*3 February - James Bevan, First Wales rugby union captain
*April 16 - Sir William Price, industrialist
*May 8 - George Ralph Charles Ormsby-Gore, 3rd Baron Harlech
*October 22 - Sir John Purser Griffith, civil engineer
*November 4 - John Thomas Job, minister, hymn-writer and poet
*November 28 - Reginald Arthur Gibbs, shipowner
*December 29 - Eluned Morgan, writer
*"date unknown" - Gwynfil Evans (Barry Western), novelist