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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1962 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Charles
- Princess of Wales – vacant
- Archbishop of Wales – Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Trefin
Events
- January–April – An outbreak of smallpox infects 45 people and kills 17 in Cardiff and district; 900,000 people in south Wales are vaccinated against the disease.[1]
- 15 May - Emlyn Hooson wins the Montgomeryshire by-election brought about by the death of Clement Davies. In the run-up to the by-election, the "Elvis Rock" is painted with the graffiti "Elis" by supporters of Plaid Cymru candidate Islwyn Ffowc Elis.
- 20 July – The world's first regular passenger hovercraft service is introduced between Rhyl and Wallasey.
- 4 August – Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg, the Welsh Language Society, is founded.
- September – Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen, the first Welsh-medium secondary school in south Wales, opens its doors.
- 19 September – Atlantic College opens its doors for the first time at St Donat's Castle, marking the birth of the pioneering United World College educational movement.[2]
- 26 October – Opening of Richard Thomas and Baldwins's new steelworks at Llanwern near Newport.
- 28 October – Chepstow Railway Bridge rebuilding completed.
- Cardiff Zoo opened.[3]
Arts and literature
- 21 March - Actress Rachel Roberts marries Rex Harrison in Genoa.
- Welsh National Opera launches a training scheme for singers.
- Dick Francis publishes his first thriller, Dead Cert.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelli)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Caradog Prichard
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - D. Emlyn Lewis
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - William Owen
New books
- Clifford Dyment - The Railway Game
- John Roberts Evans - Ar Drothwy'r Nos
- William Evans (Wil Ifan) - Colofnau Wil Ifan
- Michael Foot - Aneurin Bevan, vol. 1
- Menna Gallie - The Small Mine
- Llewelyn Wyn Griffith - The Adventures of Pryderi
- Oxford Book of Welsh Verse
- Gwyn Thomas - Chwerwder yn y Ffynhonnau
- Norman Thomas - Ask at the Unicorn
- Raymond Williams - Communications
Music
- Dilys Elwyn-Edwards - Caneuon y Tri Aderyn
- Alun Hoddinott - Folksong Suite
- William Mathias - Postlude
- Grace Williams - Four Medieval Welsh Poems for alto, harp and harpsichord
- David Wynne - Cymric Rhapsodies
Film
- Richard Burton and Donald Houston appear in The Longest Day.
- Peter Greenaway makes his first film: Death of Sentiment.
- Jack Howells makes the short documentary Dylan Thomas featuring Richard Burton.
Broadcasting
Welsh-language radio
- 13 February - Saunders Lewis gives the Welsh Home Service’s Annual Lecture, entitled Tynged yr Iaith (The Fate of the Language).
Television
- 14 September - The first transmitter, at Preseli, of the Teledu Cymru - Wales (West and North) Television service comes on air.
English-language television
- 17 September - First edition of the Welsh national news programme BBC Wales Today.
Sport
- Football - John Charles returns to Leeds United from several years playing for Italian clubs.
- Golf - Brian Huggett wins the Dutch Open championship.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - Ivor Allchurch
Births
- 5 January - Geraint Williams, footballer
- 11 January - Chris Bryant, politician
- 16 January - Bethan Gwanas, Welsh-language writer
- 27 June - Michael Ball, singer
- 22 August - Iolo Williams, naturalist and TV presenter
- 28 August - David Melding, politician
- 15 September - Kevin Allen, actor, comedian and film director
- 22 July - Arthur Emyr, rugby player and television presenter and executive
- 22 August - Iolo Williams, naturalist and broadcaster
- 5 September - Peter Wingfield, actor
- 15 October - Mark Ring, rugby player
- 24 October - Jonathan Davies, rugby player
- 12 December - John Jones, record producer
- 31 December - Chris Hallam, wheelchair athlete
- date unknown
- Fiona Bennett, composer
- Sioned Wiliam, broadcaster, writer and producer
Deaths
- 26 January - George Jeffreys, founder of the Elim Pentecostal Church,[4] 72
- 11 February - John Edward Daniel, theologian, chairman of Plaid Cymru, 59 (road accident)[5]
- 14 February - Ezer Griffiths, physicist, 73
- 27 February - Albert Rhys Williams, Welsh-American journalist, labour organiser, and publicist, 78
- 23 March - Clement Davies, politician, 80
- April - Edgar Morgan, rugby union player, 80
- 25 April - Herbie Baxter, Glamorgan cricketer, 79
- 30 April - Charles Williams, Anglican priest and academic, 55[6]
- 11 May - Eliot Crawshay-Williams, politician and author, 82
- 16 June - Edgar Rees Jones, barrister and politician, 83[7]
- 3 August - Edgar Phillips, poet and Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod, 72
- 23 August - Robert Bye, VC recipient, 72
- 23 September - Margaret Jane Gordon (Lady Gordon), singer, 82
- 5 November (in London) - Percy Cudlipp, journalist, 56
- 30 November - Lewis Pugh Evans, Victoria Cross recipient, 81
- 15 December - Charles Rhys, 8th Baron Dynevor, politician, 63
- 17 December - Lonza Bowdler, Wales international rugby player, 61
- 21 December - Gary Hocking, motorcycle road racer, 25 (racing accident)
References
- ↑ "BBC News - 1962 south Wales smallpox outbreak memories recorded". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-06-12.
- ↑ "UWC Atlantic College". Retrieved 2015-12-16.
- ↑ "Closed collections". The Bartlett Society. Retrieved 2015-05-24.
- ↑ "Come to Elim" - Healing and Revival
- ↑ Jones, Robert Tudur. "Daniel, John Edward (1902–1962), college lecturer and inspector of schools". Welsh Biography Online. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2008-06-04.
- ↑ "The Rev. C. S. C. Williams – Chaplain of Merton". The Times. 3 May 1962. p. 19.
- ↑ Tanner, Duncan (2006). Debating nationhood and governance in Britain, 1885-1945: perspectives from the 'four nations'. Manchester University Press. p. 75. ISBN 0-7190-7166-6.
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