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This Day In Welsh History & Famous Americans of Welsh Descent
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If you were born Welsh or are of Welsh descent then there is something to celebrate (or comemmorate) on every day of the year. If you are looking to learn Welsh history one day at a time or just looking for an excuse to raise a glass and celebrate on any particular day this blog is for you. You will also find the birthdates of many famous Americans of Welsh descent on these pages. Though these pages are intended as a serious resource some of my co-contributors have a sense of humor. Consequently there are a few 'joke' items spread amongst the vast bulk of factual daily entries. We dont think you'll have too much trouble spotting them. To navigate to any date in the calendar please use the rollover menu above. This will take you to the monthly calendar pages from which individual entries are linked.
Recent Posts
Paul Potts Welsh Tenor Born This Day in 1970
From the Wikipedia:- "Paul Robert Potts (born 13 October 1970) is a British tenor who won the first series of ITV's Britain's Got Talent in 2007, singing an operatic aria, "Nessun dorma" from Puccini's Turandot. Potts was a manager at Carphone Wa...
Actor and Producer Kenneth Griffith Born This day - Oct 12th 1921
From the Wikipedia:-"Born Kenneth Reginald Griffiths in Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales,Six months after his birth his parents both left Tenby,going their separate ways and leaving Kenneth with his paternal grandparents, Emily and Ernest, who immediate...
R. S. Thomas - Born This Day 1913
From the Wikipedia:- "Ronald Stuart Thomas (29 March 1913 – 25 September 2000) (published as R. S. Thomas) was a Welsh poet and Anglican clergyman, noted for his nationalism, spirituality and deep dislike of the anglicisation of Wales. He was one o...
St Dwynwen's Day January 25th
Reproduced from David Western's Portland Eisteddfod Lovespoon BlogJanuary 25th is Dydd Santes Dwynwen, the Day of Saint Dwynwen, the day of the Welsh patron saint of lovers and the broken hearted, the Welsh equivalent of Saint Valentine's Day.There a...
Ivor Novello ( Welsh Composer ) Born This Day ( Jan 15 ) 1893
From the Wikipedia:- "David Ivor Davies (15 January 1893 – 6 March 1951), better known as Ivor Novello, was a Welsh composer, singer and actor who became one of the most popular British entertainers of the early 20th century.""Novello was born at L...
Ellis Humphrey Evans( Hedd Wyn ) Poet, born This Day ( Jan 13th ) 1887
Ellis Humphrey Evans was born on this day ( Jan 13th ) in Merionithshire He was a poet who used the baedic name Hedd Wyn ("Holy Peace"). He was killed in action at Passchendaele during World War I.Hedd Wyn from FirstWorld War.com:-"Hedd Wyn (1887-191...
