1925 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1925 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Edward, Prince of Wales, son of King George V of the United Kingdom
*Princess of Wales - "vacant"
*Archbishop of Wales - Alfred George Edwards
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Elfed

Events

*3 February - An estimated 100,000 people line the streets of Cardiff for the funeral of Jim Driscoll.
*13 July - The Ammanford anthracite strike [http://www.terrynorm.ic24.net/anthracite%20strike%2025.htm] begins.
*5 August - Founding of Plaid Cymru.
*2 November - After several days of heavy rain, the Llyn Eigiau dam at Dolgarrog on the River Conwy bursts, destroying the village of Porth-llwyd and killing 16 people.
*Silyn Roberts founds the North Wales branch of the Workers Educational Association.

Arts and literature

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Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Pwllheli)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Dewi Morgan (Dewi Teifi)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William Evans (Wil Ifan)

New books

*Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney - "A Survey of the General History of the Town of Newport and District"
*David Rees Davies - "Tusw o Flodau"
*Edward Tegla Davies - "Rhys Llwyd Y Lleuad"
*Thomas Davies (Teglyn) - "Dinas Mawddwy a'i Hamgylchoedd"
*Ifano Jones - "Printing and Printers in Wales"
*William David Owen - "Madam Wen"
*Silyn Roberts - "Bugail Geifr Lorraine"
*Mortimer Wheeler - "Prehistoric & Roman Wales"

Music

*Mai Jones - "Blackbirds"

Film

*Gareth Hughes appears in "The Midnight Girl".
*Ivor Novello appears in "The Rat".

Broadcasting

*14 February - The BBC transmits readings from the poetry of T. Gwynn Jones.
*22 February - A Welsh-language religious service is broadcast by the BBC.
*28 February - Saunders Lewis insists on using the Welsh language for his contribution to the BBC series "A Welsh Hour".
*6 March - Readings from the poetry of R. Williams Parry are broadcast by the BBC.
*3 April - The BBC's Liverpool transmitter broadcasts "Noson Gymreig" (A Welsh Night).
*31 May - A bilingual service is broadcast from Cardiff Baptist Chapel.
*2 October - The BBC broadcasts a talk on the Welsh language from Swansea.

port

*Football:
**28 February - England defeat Wales 2-1 at the Vetch Field, Swansea.
**31 October - Scotland defeat Wales 3-0 at Ninian Park.
*The Welsh Lawn Tennis Association is formed.

Births

*26 March - Emlyn Hooson, Baron Hooson, politician
*15 April - Geraint Howells, politician (died 2004)
*1 June - Roy Clarke, footballer (died 2006)
*10 June - Sir John Stradling Thomas, Conservative Party politician
*19 July - Ivor Roberts, television announcer, actor (died 1999)
*30 July - Don Hayward, Welsh international rugby player
*11 August - Brian Badcoe, actor (died 1992)
*7 September - Laura Ashley, designer (died 1985)
*10 November - Richard Burton, actor (died 1984)
*14 December - Ron Stitfall, footballer

Deaths

*21 January - John Puleston Jones, Methodist minister and author
*30 January - Jim Driscoll, boxer ("Peerless Jim")
*4 February - William Haggar, pioneer of the cinema industry
*16 November - Josiah Towyn Jones, minister and politician
*20 November - Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales 1863-1901
*"date unknown"
**John Fox Tallis, engineer and surveyor
**Elizabeth Phillips Hughes, teacher