1926 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1926 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] 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
[edit] Events
- David Lloyd George becomes the first Welshman to lead the Liberal Party.
- May 1 - A miners' lockout leads to the declaration of the UK General Strike of 1926. Police and miners clash eighteen times in the course of industrial disputes in South Wales.
- October - Miners begin to return to work in large numbers.
- The first parachute jump from an RAF plane is made at RAF Sealand in Flintshire.
- Edward, Prince of Wales visits Llandrindod Wells for a scout jamboree.
- Orthopaedic surgeon Robert Jones is created a baronet (Jones of Rhyl).
- Sir William Henry Hoare Vincent represents India at the League of Nations.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Swansea)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - David James Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - David Emrys Jones
[edit] New books
- Bertrand Russell - On Education, Especially in Early Childhood
[edit] Music
[edit] Film
- Ivor Novello stars in The Triumph of the Rat.
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] Sport
- Cricket - The South Wales and Monmouthshire Cricket Association is founded.
- Rugby league - Wales defeat New Zealand 34-8.
[edit] Births
- 25 January - Richard Davies, actor
- 2 May - Clive Jenkins, trade union leader (d. 1999)
- 17 May - Tenniel Evans, actor
- 27 July - Eddie Thomas, boxing champion and manager
- 2 October - Jan Morris (as James Morris), author
- 20 December - Geoffrey Howe, politician
- 30 December - Clifford Williams, actor and director
[edit] Deaths
- 7 February - William Evans Hoyle, director of the National Museum of Wales
- 10 August - John Humphreys Davies, academic
- 13 October - Eliseus Williams (Eifion Wyn), poet
- 4 November - John Owen, Bishop of St David's
- date unknown
- Ellis Ellis-Griffith, politician
- Thomas Rees, academic
- Dorothy Tennant (Lady Stanley), artist
- John Williams, royal physician
