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1965 In Wales
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1965 to Wales and its people. Incumbents *Secretary of State for Wales – Jim Griffiths *Archbishop of Wales – Edwin Morris, Bishop of Monmouth *Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Cynan Events *May – Opening of Llandegfedd Reservoir by Newport Corporation. *17 May – Thirty-one miners are killed in a mining accident at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda. *24 May – The first drive-on car ferry service between Fishguard and Rosslare Harbour (Ireland) officially opens. *15 June – The Hughes-Parry Committee submits its report on the legal status of the Welsh language. *21 October – Official opening of Llyn Celyn reservoir. *17 December – A landslide on the main railway line at Bridgend kills a train driver and co-driver. *Foundation of Undeb y Cymraeg Byw ("Union of Living Welsh"). Arts and literature Awards *National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Newtown, Montgomeryshire) *Nationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the Bristol Channel to the south. It had a population in 2021 of 3,107,500 and has a total area of . Wales has over of coastline and is largely mountainous with its higher peaks in the north and central areas, including Snowdon (), its highest summit. The country lies within the Temperateness, north temperate zone and has a changeable, maritime climate. The capital and largest city is Cardiff. Welsh national identity emerged among the Celtic Britons after the Roman withdrawal from Britain in the 5th century, and Wales was formed as a Kingdom of Wales, kingdom under Gruffydd ap Llywelyn in 1055. Wales is regarded as one of the Celtic nations. The Conquest of Wales by Edward I, conquest of Wales by Edward I of England was completed by 1283, th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
24 May
Events Pre-1600 * 919 – The nobles of Franconia and Saxony elect Henry the Fowler at the Imperial Diet in Fritzlar as king of the East Frankish Kingdom. *1218 – The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. *1276 – Magnus Ladulås is crowned King of Sweden in Uppsala Cathedral. * 1487 – The ten-year-old Lambert Simnel is crowned in Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin, Ireland, with the name of Edward VI in a bid to threaten King Henry VII's reign. *1567 – Erik XIV of Sweden and his guards murder five incarcerated Swedish nobles. *1595 – ''Nomenclator'' of Leiden University Library appears, the first printed catalog of an institutional library. 1601–1900 *1607 – One hundred-five English settlers under the leadership of Captain Christopher Newport established the colony called Jamestown at the mouth of the James River on the Virginia coast, the first permanent English colony in America. *1621 – The Protestant Union is formally d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commander-1
''Commander-1'' is a 1965 novel by Welsh author Peter Bryan George and deals with the aftermath of a nuclear war between the United States, the Soviet Union and the People's Republic of China. It was George's last published work, with the author committing suicide in 1966. Plot An up-and-coming Chinese Communist apparatchik named Li (who is, in fact, a suave Fu Manchu type philosopher steeped in ancient Chinese learning and having only a thin veneer of Communism or Marxism) devises a plan with the aid of a prominent nuclear scientist and a People's Liberation Army general to produce a nuclear weapon, which they will plant outside US bases of strategic importance and detonate so that it appears that the Soviet Union has committed to the first strike of a nuclear war. The United States and the Soviet Union both deploy their nuclear arsenals, wiping each other out and destroying the Pentagon and killing the US President. Meanwhile, the only submarine left in the US fleet, w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Bryan George
Peter Bryan George (26 March 1924 – 1 June 1966) was a Welsh author, most famous for the 1958 Cold War thriller novel '' Red Alert'', published initially with the title ''Two Hours to Doom'' and written using the pseudonym Peter Bryant. The book was the inspiration for Stanley Kubrick's classic movie '' Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb''. Life George was born in 1924 in Treorchy, Rhondda, Wales, and died aged 42 in Hastings, East Sussex, England. He was a flight lieutenant and navigator for the Royal Air Force during World War II serving with No. 255 Squadron RAF, flying night fighter missions over Malta and Italy. He rejoined the RAF serving at RAF Neatishead and as a fighter controller where he often wrote while on duty and used a pseudonym. He retired from the service in 1961. On 1 June 1966, Peter George was found dead with a discharged double-barreled shotgun between his knees; his death was ruled a suicide. Works His best-known nov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eigra Lewis Roberts
Eigra Lewis Roberts (born 7 August 1939) is a Welsh-language author of about 30 plays, short stories, children's books and novels. She has won several awards at the National Eisteddfod of Wales. Personal life Born in Blaenau Ffestiniog, Roberts attended Ffestiniog County School, along with her fellow author John Rowlands and the poet Gwyn Thomas. Having graduated from University College of North Wales in Bangor, she taught in Holyhead and Llanrwst and now lives in Dolwyddelan. Roberts has an honorary MA from the University of Wales. Career Aged 20, Roberts won the open novel prize at the 1959 Caernarfon National Eisteddfod of Wales. In the 1960s and 1970s she was known for writing about the lives and dissatisfaction of Welsh women in Post-war Britain, a topic little covered Welsh authors at the time. In the 1980s, she was the screenwriter adapting her novel ''Mis o Fehefin'' for the Welsh television programme ''Minafon''. In 2006, Roberts wrote her first novel in English, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Parri Jones
Tom or TOM may refer to: * Tom (given name), a diminutive of Thomas or Tomás or an independent Aramaic given name (and a list of people with the name) Characters * Tom Anderson, a character in ''Beavis and Butt-Head'' * Tom Beck, a character in the 1998 American science-fiction disaster movie '' Deep Impact'' * Tom Buchanan, the main antagonist from the 1925 novel ''The Great Gatsby'' * Tom Cat, a character from the ''Tom and Jerry'' cartoons * Tom Lucitor, a character from the American animated series ''Star vs. the Forces of Evil'' * Tom Natsworthy, from the science fantasy novel ''Mortal Engines'' * Tom Nook, a character in ''Animal Crossing'' video game series * Tom Servo, a robot character from the ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' television series * Tom Sloane, a non-adult character from the animated sitcom ''Daria'' * Talking Tom, the protagonist from the ''Talking Tom & Friends'' franchise * Tom, a character from the '' Deltora Quest'' books by Emily Rodda * Tom, a char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William David Williams
William is a masculine given name of Norman French origin.Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 276. It became very popular in the English language after the Norman conquest of England in 1066,All Things William"Meaning & Origin of the Name"/ref> and remained so throughout the Middle Ages and into the modern era. It is sometimes abbreviated "Wm." Shortened familiar versions in English include Will, Wills, Willy, Willie, Liam, Bill, and Billy. A common Irish form is Liam. Scottish diminutives include Wull, Willie or Wullie (as in Oor Wullie or the play ''Douglas''). Female forms are Willa, Willemina, Wilma and Wilhelmina. Etymology William is related to the German given name ''Wilhelm''. Both ultimately descend from Proto-Germanic ''*Wiljahelmaz'', with a direct cognate also in the Old Norse name ''Vilhjalmr'' and a West Germanic borrowing into Medieval Latin ''Willelmus''. The Proto-Germanic name is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newtown, Montgomeryshire
Newtown ( cy, Y Drenewydd) is a town in Powys, Wales. It lies on the River Severn in the community of Newtown and Llanllwchaiarn, within the historic boundaries of Montgomeryshire. It was designated a new town in 1967 and saw population growth as firms settled, changing its market town character. Its 2001 population of 10,780 rose to 11,357 at the 2011 census. Newtown was the birthplace of Robert Owen in 1771, whose house stood on the present site of the HSBC Bank.BiographRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> The town has a theatre, Theatr Hafren,Theatre sitRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> and a public gallery, Oriel Davies, displaying contemporary arts and crafts.Gallery sitRetrieved 15 September 2018./ref> It is the largest town in Powys and Mid Wales. Etymology Both the English and Welsh names for the town mean "new town", the Welsh version with addition of the definite article. History At the end of the 13th century, Edward I commissioned Roger de Montgomerie to constru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgend
Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the Old Bridge, Bridgend, medieval bridge over the River Ogmore. The River Ewenny also flows through the town. The population was 49,597 in 2021. Historic counties of Wales, Historically a part of Glamorgan, Bridgend has greatly expanded in size since the early 1980s – the United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 census recorded a population of 39,429 for the town and the 2011 census reported that the Bridgend Local Authority had a population of 139,200 – up from 128,700 in 2001. This 8.2% increase was the largest increase in Wales except for Cardiff. The town is undergoing a redevelopment project, with the town centre mainly pedestrianised and ongoing works including Brackla Street Centre redevelopment to Bridgend Shopping Centre, Rhiw Car Park redevelopment, ongoing public realm im ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
17 December
Events Pre-1600 *497 BC – The first Saturnalia festival was celebrated in ancient Rome. * 546 – Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths under king Totila plunder the city, by bribing the Byzantine garrison. * 920 – Romanos I Lekapenos is crowned co-emperor of the underage Constantine VII. * 942 – Assassination of William I of Normandy. * 1297 – King Kyawswa of Pagan is overthrown by the three Myinsaing brothers, marking the de facto end of the Pagan Kingdom. * 1398 – Sultan Nasir-u Din Mehmud's armies in Delhi are defeated by Timur. * 1538 – Pope Paul III excommunicates Henry VIII of England. * 1583 – Cologne War: Forces under Ernest of Bavaria defeat troops under Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg at the Siege of Godesberg. * 1586 – Go-Yōzei becomes Emperor of Japan. 1601–1900 *1718 – War of the Quadruple Alliance: Great Britain declares war on Spain. *1777 – American Revolution: France formally recognizes the Unite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Llyn Celyn
Llyn Celyn () is a reservoir constructed between 1960 and 1965 in the valley of the River Tryweryn in Gwynedd, Wales. It measures roughly long by wide, and has a maximum depth of . It has the capacity to hold of water. It was originally to be named ''Llyn Tryweryn Mawr'' (meaning "great Tryweryn lake"), but in September 1964 Liverpool Corporation agreed to the name change following a letter from the Tryweryn Defence Committee. Construction and opposition Construction of the reservoir for Liverpool Corporation Waterworks involved flooding the village of Capel Celyn and adjacent farmland, a deeply controversial move. Much of the opposition was brought about because the village was a stronghold of Welsh culture and the Welsh language, whilst the reservoir was being built to supply water to Liverpool and parts of the Wirral peninsula, rather than Wales. Liverpool Corporation's Tryweryn Reservoir Bill was presented in Parliament as a private bill in January 1957; by obtain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21 October
Events Pre-1600 *1096 – A Seljuk Turkish army successfully fights off the People's Crusade. *1097 – First Crusade: Crusaders led by Godfrey of Bouillon, Bohemund of Taranto, and Raymond IV, Count of Toulouse, begin the Siege of Antioch. * 1392 – Japanese Emperor Go-Kameyama abdicates in favor of rival claimant Go-Komatsu. *1512 – Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. * 1520 – João Álvares Fagundes discovers the islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, bestowing them their original name of "Islands of the 11,000 Virgins". *1600 – Tokugawa Ieyasu defeats the leaders of rival Japanese clans in the Battle of Sekigahara and becomes shōgun of Japan. 1601–1900 *1774 – The flag of Taunton, Massachusetts is the first to include the word "Liberty". *1797 – In Boston Harbor, the 44-gun United States Navy frigate is launched. *1805 – Napoleonic Wars: A British fleet led by Lord Nelson defeats ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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