1958 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1958 to Wales and its people.
Events
- 18 January – Nigel Birch resigns as Economic Secretary to the Treasury.
- 5 February – The Wales national football team qualifies for this summer's World Cup in Sweden under the management of Jimmy Murphy.[4]
- 6 February – Manchester United F.C., the English league champions where Jimmy Murphy is also assistant manager, are involved in a plane crash in Munich, West Germany, on the journey home from a European Cup tie in Yugoslavia. Seven United players are among the 21 people who die, but among the survivors is Swansea-born winger Kenny Morgans.[5]
- 25 February – The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament is launched by Bertrand Russell.
- 2 April – Accidental discovery of the Caernarfon Mithraeum.[6]
- 6 May – Murderer Vivian Teed is hanged by Robert Leslie Stewart in Swansea Prison, the last hanging to take place in Wales.[7]
- 19 June – Wales are knocked out of the World Cup in the quarter-finals, losing to Brazil.[8]
- 26 July – At the Empire Games in Cardiff, Elizabeth II announces that her son, The Prince Charles (now Charles III), is to be created Prince of Wales.[9]
- 6 August – Daniel Granville West becomes the first Welsh life peer.
- 18 August
- Accidental discovery of Brymbo Man (c.2000 BCE).
- Regional postage stamps of Great Britain are first issued.
- 24 October – Huw T. Edwards announces his resignation from the chair of the Council for Wales and Monmouthshire in protest at the decision to flood the Tryweryn valley.
- 13 December – New road bridge across the River Conway at Conway supersedes Telford's suspension bridge.
- Thomas Parry becomes Principal of University of Wales, Aberystwyth.
Arts and literature
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ebbw Vale)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – T. Llew Jones, "Caerllion ar Wysg"[10]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Llywelyn Jones, "Cymod"[11]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Edward Cynolwyn Pugh, "Hunangofiant: Ei Ffanffer ei Hun"[12]
New books
English language
- Tom Beynon – Howell Harris, Reformer and Soldier
- Brenda Chamberlain – The Green Heart
- Paul Ferris – A Changed Man
- Cyril Fox – Pattern and purpose: a study of early Celtic art in Britain
- Peter George – Red Alert[13]
- Emyr Humphreys – A Toy Epic[14]
- Bertrand Russell – Understanding History and Other Essays
- Raymond Williams – Culture and Society[15]
Welsh language
- Aneirin Talfan Davies – Englynion a Chywyddau
- Islwyn Ffowc Elis – Blas y Cynfyd
- Bobi Jones – Nid yw Dwr yn Plygu
- D. Gwenallt Jones – Cofiant Idwal Jones[16]
- T. Llew Jones – Trysor Plas y wernen and Merched y môr a chwedlau eraill
- Ernest Llwyd Williams – Crwydro Sir Benfro[17]
New drama
- George Fisher – Y Ferch a'r Dewin[18]
- John Gwilym Jones – Lle Mynno'r Gwynt
- Saunders Lewis – Brad
Music
- Daniel Jones – The Country Beyond the Stars (cantata)[19]
- Ian Parrott – Cor Anglais concerto
Film
- Richard Burton stars in the film version of Look Back in Anger.
- Ronald Lewis co-stars in The Wind Cannot Read.
- Release of The Inn of the Sixth Happiness, with location scenes (representing China) filmed around Nantmor near Beddgelert.
Broadcasting
- July – In order to broadcast the British Empire and Commonwealth Games from Cardiff, a broadcasting centre is set up on the bank of the River Taff, near Cardiff Arms Park.
Welsh-language television
- Commercial TV becomes available in Wales, broadcasting some Welsh-language programmes, such as Amser Te.[20]
English-language television
- 30 November – During the live broadcast of the Armchair Theatre play Underground on the ITV network, actor Gareth Jones has a fatal heart attack between two of his scenes.
- Gwlad y Gân / Land of Song, with Ivor Emmanuel and Sian Hopkins
Sports
- British Empire and Commonwealth Games (held in Cardiff):
- Wales' single gold medal is won by Howard Winstone in the bantamweight boxing competition.
- Silver medals are won by: John Merriman (6 miles), Malcolm Collins (featherweight boxing), and Robert Higgins (light-heavyweight boxing).
- Due to being on National Service in the British Army, Swansea fighter Brian Curvis competes in the games for England, winning a bronze medal at welterweight.
- Football – Wales reaches the quarter-finals of the World Cup, being knocked out by a goal from Pelé.
- Gymnastics – Margaret Neale of Cardiff is the British Women's Champion for the second year running.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Howard Winstone[21]
Births
- 4 January – Gary Jones, actor
- 1 March – Ian Love, footballer
- 2 March – Ian Woosnam, golfer[22]
- 8 March – Wayne Hughes, footballer
- 16 April – Caryl Parry Jones, singer
- 30 April – Claire Curtis-Thomas, politician[23]
- 8 May – Aneirin Hughes, actor
- 17 May – Paul Whitehouse, actor, writer and comedian[24]
- 3 July – Siân Lloyd, television presenter
- 18 July – Chris Ruane, politician[25]
- 19 July – Angharad Tomos, author
- 3 September (in Totnes) – Tamsin Dunwoody, politician
- 16 September – Neville Southall, footballer
- 4 October – Anneka Rice, television presenter[26]
- 24 November – Robin Llywelyn, novelist
- date unknown – Cerith Wyn Evans, conceptual artist