1959 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1959 to Wales and its people.

1959
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:
1959 in
The United Kingdom
Ireland
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

Flag of Wales approved in 1959

Arts and literature

Shirley Bassey

Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Caernarfon)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – T. Llew Jones
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Tom Huws
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – William Owen

English language

Welsh language

Music

Film

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

  • Lili Lon (children's programme)
  • Trysor o Gân (Treasury of Song)

English-language television

Sports

Births

Deaths

William Nantlais Williams, died 18 June

See also

References

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