1944
in
Wales
Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1920s
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
See also:List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
1944 in
The United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Elsewhere

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1944 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llandybie)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - D. Lloyd Jenkins
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - J. M. Edwards
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

New books

English language

Welsh language

New drama

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Visual arts

Sport

  • Boxing - Syd Worgan beats Tommy Davies for the vacant Welsh featherweight title.[11]
  • Football - The first post-war match between Wales and England ends in a 1 - 0 victory for Wales.

Births

July:Glenys Kinnock
October:Mandy Rice-Davies
December:Deke Leonard

Deaths

May:Charles Green

See also

References

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