1962 in Wales

Centuries:	18th; 19th; 20th; 21st;
Decades:	1940s; 1950s; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s;
See also:	List of years in Wales; 1962 in The United Kingdom Ireland Scotland

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
11 November - Chris Sander, footballer
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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[article_about_incident-1] "BBC News – 1962 south Wales smallpox outbreak memories recorded". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-01-13. Retrieved 2012-06-12.

[2] "UWC Atlantic College". Retrieved 2015-12-16.

[3] "Closed collections". The Bartlett Society. Retrieved 2015-05-24.

[4] "Come to Elim" – Healing and Revival

[5] 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.

[6] "The Rev. C. S. C. Williams – Chaplain of Merton". The Times. 3 May 1962. p. 19.

[7] 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.