1932 in Wales
Encyclopedia
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1932 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- Edward, Prince of WalesEdward VIII of the United KingdomEdward VIII was King of the United Kingdom and the Dominions of the British Commonwealth, and Emperor of India, from 20 January to 11 December 1936.Before his accession to the throne, Edward was Prince of Wales and Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay...
, son of King George V of the United KingdomGeorge V of the United KingdomGeorge V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- vacant - Archbishop of WalesArchbishop of WalesThe post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...
- Alfred George EdwardsAlfred George EdwardsAlfred George Edwards was elected the first Archbishop of the disestablished Church in Wales.The son of a priest of the Church of England, Edwards was born in Llanymawddwy in Gwynedd. He studied at Jesus College, Oxford before being appointed Warden of Llandovery College in 1875... - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
- GwiliJohn Jenkins (Gwili)John Jenkins , known by his bardic name of Gwili, was a Welsh poet and theologian, and served as Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales from 1932 to 1936.-Early life and education:...
Events
- January 25 - Leif JonesLeifchild Jones, 1st Baron RhayaderLeifchild Stratten Leif-Jones, 1st Baron Rhayader PC , known as Leif Jones before his elevation to the peerage in 1932, was a British Temperance movement leader and Liberal politician.-Background and education:...
is created Baron Rhayader. - September 16 - Actress Peg EntwistlePeg EntwistlePeg Entwistle was an English stage and screen actress who gained notoriety after her suicide at the age of 24 by leaping off of the Hollywood Sign.-Early life:...
commits suicide by jumping from the letter "H" of the giant Hollywood sign. - Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru' is a political party in Wales. It advocates the establishment of an independent Welsh state within the European Union. was formed in 1925 and won its first seat in 1966...
adopts self-government as its official policy. - The Grand Pavilion, PorthcawlGrand Pavilion, PorthcawlThe Grand Pavilion in Porthcawl, Bridgend County Borough, Wales, was opened in 1932. It is well-known for its octagonal dome and striking frontage. Originally intended as a Palm Court for hosting Tea Dances, Balls and Civic functions, the Pavilion is an extremely versatile venue.Construction of...
, is built. - Hilary MarquandHilary MarquandHilary Adair Marquand was a British Labour Party politician.He was educated at Cardiff High School and at University College, Cardiff where he studied history and economics...
’s economic surveys of South WalesSouth WalesSouth Wales is an area of Wales bordered by England and the Bristol Channel to the east and south, and Mid Wales and West Wales to the north and west. The most densely populated region in the south-west of the United Kingdom, it is home to around 2.1 million people and includes the capital city of...
highlight the depressed conditions in the area during the Great Depression in the United KingdomGreat Depression in the United KingdomThe Great Depression in the United Kingdom, also known as the Great Slump, was a period of national economic downturn in the 1930s, which had its origins in the global Great Depression...
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Arts and literature
- Frank BrangwynFrank BrangwynSir Frank William Brangwyn RA RWS RBA was an Anglo-Welsh artist, painter, water colourist, virtuoso engraver and illustrator, and progressive designer.- Biography :...
completes the Empire Panels. - Welsh-language newspaper Y Cymro is launched.
- The Davies sistersGwendoline DaviesGwendoline Elizabeth Davies, CH , was a granddaughter of the philanthropist David Davies Llandinam. Together with her sister Margaret, she is remembered as a patron of the arts in Wales and important collector of Impressionist and 20th-century art...
launch the Gregynog Festival, which lasts until 1938.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
(held in Port TalbotPort TalbotPort Talbot is a town in Neath Port Talbot, Wales. It had a population of 35,633 in 2001.-History:Port Talbot grew out of the original small port and market town of Aberafan , which belonged to the medieval Lords of Afan. The area of the parish of Margam lying on the west bank of the lower Afan...
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- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. J. Davies
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Thomas Eurig Davies
New books
- Richard Ithamar AaronRichard Ithamar AaronRichard Ithamar Aaron was a Welsh philosopher.-Early life and education:Born in Blaendulais, Glamorgan, Aaron was the son of a draper, William Aaron, and his wife, Margaret Griffith. He was educated at Ystalyfera Grammar School, followed by a spell at the University of Wales starting in 1918,...
- Hanes Athroniaeth - T. H. Parry-WilliamsT. H. Parry-WilliamsSir Thomas Herbert Parry-Williams was a Welsh poet, author and academic.Parry-Williams was born at Rhyd Ddu, Caernarfonshire. He was educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth, Jesus College, Oxford , the University of Freiburg and the Sorbonne...
- Canu Rhydd Cynnar - Howard SpringHoward SpringHoward Spring was a Welsh author.He began his writing career as a journalist, but from 1934 produced a series of best-selling novels, the most successful of which was Fame is the Spur , which has been both a major film, starring Michael Redgrave, and a BBC television series , starring Tim...
- Darkie and Co. - David Walters (Eurof) - Pwerau'r Deufyd
Film
- June 13 - Port Talbot-born Peg EntwistlePeg EntwistlePeg Entwistle was an English stage and screen actress who gained notoriety after her suicide at the age of 24 by leaping off of the Hollywood Sign.-Early life:...
signs a contract with RKO. - Edmund GwennEdmund GwennEdmund Gwenn was an English theatre and film actor.-Background:Born Edmund John Kellaway in Wandsworth, London , and educated at St. Olave's School and later at King's College London, Gwenn began his acting career in the theatre in 1895...
appears in Tell Me Tonight, Money for Nothing, Condemned to Death, Love on Wheels, Lord Babs and Frail Women'.
Sport
- BoxingBoxingBoxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
- February 3 - Jack PetersenJack PetersenJack Petersen was a Welsh boxer, who held the British heavyweight boxing title on two separate occasions.-Early life and career:...
beats Dick PowerDick PowerDick Power was a Welsh professional heavyweight boxer. Born in Crumlin in Monmouthshire, Power became the Welsh heavyweight champion in 1926.-Boxing career:...
to take the Welsh heavyweight title. - May 23 - Jack Petersen wins the British light-heavyweight title.
- July 12 - Jack Petersen wins the British heavyweight title.
- February 3 - Jack Petersen
Births
- March 20 - Garfield OwenGarfield OwenGarfield David Owen is a Welsh former dual-code international rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s and '60s. He first played amateur rugby for Llanharan RFC, Maesteg RFC, Wrexham RFC, and Newport RFC at club level before winning six caps for Wales. He also played rugby...
, Wales dual-code rugby international - April 6 - Leon Eagles, actor
- May 28 - John SavageJohn Savage (politician)John Patrick Savage, OC, ONS was the 23rd Premier of Nova Scotia, Canada between 1993 and 1997.- Welsh birth :Born in Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, and keeping his Welsh accent to the end, Savage graduated from Queen's University of Belfast and practiced as a Medical doctor in Newport until he...
, future prime minister of Nova ScotiaNova ScotiaNova Scotia is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the most populous province in Atlantic Canada. The name of the province is Latin for "New Scotland," but "Nova Scotia" is the recognized, English-language name of the province. The provincial capital is Halifax. Nova Scotia is the... - May 30 - Ivor Richard, Baron RichardIvor Richard, Baron RichardIvor Seward Richard, Baron Richard, PC , is a British politician belonging to the Labour Party and former member of the Commission of the European Communities.-Background:...
, politician - June 30 - Derek TapscottDerek TapscottDerek Robert Tapscott was a Welsh former professional footballer and Wales international.-Early life:Born in Barry, to Florence and Stanley, Tapscott was one of sixteen children. As a child he began attending High Street Junior School in August 1936 where he remained until leaving school at the...
, footballer (d. 2008) - August 31 - Colin GaleColin GaleColin Maurice Gale was a Welsh footballer who made over 200 appearances in The Football League between 1950 and 1961.-Career:...
, footballer (d. 2008) - September 9 - Alice Thomas Ellis, novelist
- October 8 - Ray ReardonRay ReardonRay Reardon, MBE is a retired Welsh snooker player. He dominated the sport in the 1970s, winning six World Championships in that decade...
, snooker player - October 18 - Don DevereuxDon DevereuxDon Devereux was a Welsh international prop who played rugby union for Neath and rugby league for Huddersfield. He won three caps for the Wales rugby union team and also represented Wales at schools and youth level....
, dual-code rugby player (died 1995) - October 24 - Allan RogersAllan RogersAllan Ralph Rogers is a Labour Party politician in the United Kingdom. He was Member of Parliament for Rhondda in Wales from 1983 to 2001 when he stepped down.- External links :...
, politician - November 16 - Onllwyn BraceOnllwyn BraceOnllwyn Brace was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Newport and Aberavon. He won nine caps for Wales and would captain the team twice in the early 1960s...
, Wales rugby union captain - November 21 - Alvan WilliamsAlvan WilliamsAlvan Williams was a Welsh former professional footballer and manager. During his career, he made over 100 appearances in The Football League, later going on to manage Hartlepools United, Southend United and Wrexham....
, footballer (d.2003) - December 7 - Elystan MorganElystan MorganDafydd Elystan Elystan-Morgan, Baron Elystan-Morgan , known as Elystan Morgan, is a Welsh politician.Morgan was educated at Ardwyn Grammar School, Aberystwyth and the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth...
, politician - December 15 - John Meurig ThomasJohn Meurig ThomasSir John Meurig Thomas FRS is a leading British chemist and educator primarily known for his work on heterogeneous catalysis, solid-state chemistry, and surface and materials science. He has authored over one thousand scientific articles and several books, including Principles and Practice of...
, chemist - date unknown
- Richard Cyril HughesRichard Cyril HughesRichard Cyril Hughes is a Welsh historian.Hughes was born in Anglesey. He started his career as a teacher of Welsh at Grove Park School in Wrexham before moving to Bangor Normal College to lecture in education...
, historian
- Richard Cyril Hughes
Deaths
- February 27 - Dicky OwenDicky OwenDicky Owen was a Welsh international scrum-half who played club rugby for Swansea RFC Owen is seen as one of the greatest Welsh scrum-halves and won 35 caps for Wales between 1901 and 1912, a record that was unbeaten until 1955 when Ken Jones surpassed him.-Influence in rugby:Born Richard Morgan...
, Wales rugby union international (born 1876) - March 3 - Ernest Howard GriffithsErnest Howard GriffithsErnest Howard Griffiths was a British physicist born in Brecon, Wales. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1895 and won its Hughes Medal in 1907...
, physicist, 80 - April 10 - Gwyn ThomasGwyn Thomas (cricketer)John Leslie Gwyn Thomas was a Welsh sportsman who played both rugby and cricket at domestic level. Thomas was born and died in Neath....
, cricketer, 41 - May 14 - John Hughes, composer of "Cwm RhonddaCwm RhonddaCwm Rhondda, the Welsh name for the Rhondda Valley, is a popular hymn tune written by John Hughes and first performed in 1907. It is often erroneously called Bread of Heaven and is usually used in English as a setting for William Williams's text Guide Me, O Thou Great Jehovah , originally...
" - May 27 - M. C. JonesM. C. JonesMilton C. Jones was an American racecar driver. He participated in the 1925 Indianapolis 500, but was killed while qualifying for the 1932 race. He is buried in Acacia Masonic Memorial Park in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.-Indy 500 results:-See also:*List of fatalities at Indianapolis...
, racing driver, 37 (killed during qualification for Indianapolis 500) - July 20 - Bill BeynonBill BeynonBill Beynon was a Welsh boxer who fought professionally between 1909 and 1931. He is most notable for winning the British and Empire bantamweight boxing championship in 1913.-Boxing career:...
, British bantamweight boxing champion, 41 - July 23 - Tenby DaviesTenby DaviesFrederick Charles Davies was a world-class Welsh athlete who was better known to the sporting world as Tenby Davies, and who became the half-mile world professional champion in 1909 after an enthralling race against Irishman Beauchamp Day.-Biography:Frederick Charles Davies was born at South...
, half-mile world champion runner, 48 - August 30 - Conway ReesConway ReesJohn Conway Rees was a Welsh international rugby union player.-Life:Rees was born in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire, Wales. He was educated at Llandovery College and Jesus College, Oxford and was the first Welshman to captain Oxford University RFC. He introduced the four three quarters system,...
, Wales rugby union international, 62 - September 11 - Aneurin Rees Wales rugby union international, 74
- September 16 - Peg EntwistlePeg EntwistlePeg Entwistle was an English stage and screen actress who gained notoriety after her suicide at the age of 24 by leaping off of the Hollywood Sign.-Early life:...
, actress - October 26 - William Howell Davies, merchant and politician, 80
- November 25 - John WilliamsJohn Williams (VC)John Williams VC , was a Welsh recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces....
, recipient of the Victoria Cross