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*[[May 27]] - Actor [[Stanley Baker]] is given a [[knighthood]] in the [[1976 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours|Prime Minister's Resignation Honours]], a few months before his death.<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/stanleybakerarchive/apps/photos/photo?photoid=108100123 Ellen Baker, 'My Husband, My Love', ''Woman's Own Magazine'', December 1976] accessed 26 May 2012</ref>
*[[May 27]] - Actor [[Stanley Baker]] is given a [[knighthood]] in the [[1976 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours|Prime Minister's Resignation Honours]], a few months before his death.<ref>[http://www.freewebs.com/stanleybakerarchive/apps/photos/photo?photoid=108100123 Ellen Baker, 'My Husband, My Love', ''Woman's Own Magazine'', December 1976] accessed 26 May 2012</ref>
*August - [[Dic Jones]] loses the National Eisteddfod chair on a technicality.
*August - [[Dic Jones]] loses the National Eisteddfod chair on a technicality.
*October - [[Mistar Urdd]] is created by [[Wynne Melville Jones]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Wynne Melville Jones|title=Wyn Mel|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=REv2CQAAQBAJ&pg=PT64|date=14 August 2014|publisher=Y Lolfa|isbn=978-1-78461-029-6|pages=64|language-cy}}</ref>
*[[Griff Rhys Jones]] becomes Vice-President of the [[Footlights|Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club]].
*''unknown date'' - [[Griff Rhys Jones]] becomes Vice-President of the [[Footlights|Cambridge University Footlights Dramatic Club]].<ref>{{cite book|author=M. J. Simpson|title=Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K-E2cAzsxwUC&pg=PA75|date=29 April 2005|publisher=Justin, Charles & Co.|isbn=978-1-932112-35-1|pages=75}}</ref>
*[[Mistar Urdd]] is created by [[Wynne Melville Jones]].


===Awards===
===Awards===
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*[[3 January]] - [[Mal Evans]], Beatles' former roadie and patron of [[Badfinger]], 40
*[[3 January]] – [[Mal Evans]], Beatles' former roadie and patron of [[Badfinger]], 40 (shot)<ref>{{cite book|author=Geoffery Giuliano|title=Lennon in America: 1971-1980, Based in Part on the Lost Lennon Diaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IhRtB87K_dIC&pg=PA238|date=2 July 2001|publisher=Cooper Square Press|isbn=978-1-4616-3561-1|pages=238}}</ref>
*[[23 January]] - Sir [[Tudor Thomas]], ophthalmic surgeon, 82<ref>{{cite book |last=Davies |first=John |author2=Jenkins, Nigel |title=The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales |year=2008 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref>
*[[23 January]] – Sir [[Tudor Thomas]], ophthalmic surgeon, 82<ref>{{cite book |last=Davies |first=John |author2=Jenkins, Nigel |title=The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales |year=2008 |publisher=University of Wales Press |location=Cardiff |isbn=978-0-7083-1953-6}}</ref>
*[[4 February]] - [[Roger Livesey]], actor, 69<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/07/archives/roger-livesey-character-actor-on-stage-and-screen-is-dead.html|title=Roger Livesey, Character Actor On Stage and Screen, Is Dead|date=February 7, 1976|website=New York Times|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[26 January]] – [[Eric Francis (architect)|Eric Francis]], architect, 88<ref>{{archINFORM|arch|14317|Eric Carwardine Francis|2012-04-24}}</ref>
*[[4 February]] – [[Roger Livesey]], actor, 69<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/02/07/archives/roger-livesey-character-actor-on-stage-and-screen-is-dead.html|title=Roger Livesey, Character Actor On Stage and Screen, Is Dead|date=February 7, 1976|website=New York Times|access-date=30 April 2019}}</ref>
*[[12 February]] - [[John Lewis (philosopher)|John Lewis]], Marxist philosopher, 87<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajani Palme Dutt|title=The Labour Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bsFZAAAAYAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Labour Publishing Company|page=118}}</ref>
*[[12 February]] – [[John Lewis (philosopher)|John Lewis]], Marxist philosopher, 87<ref>{{cite book|author=Rajani Palme Dutt|title=The Labour Monthly|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bsFZAAAAYAAJ|year=1976|publisher=Labour Publishing Company|page=118}}</ref>
*[[14 February]] - [[Tommy Scourfield]], dual code rugby player, 66
*[[14 February]] - [[Tommy Scourfield]], dual code rugby player, 66
*[[29 March]] - [[Harold Davies (rugby player)|Harold Davie]], rugby player, 77<ref>{{cite book|author=Peter Jackson|title=Lions of Wales: A Celebration of Welsh Rugby Legends|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JqQeMae6VroC|year=1998|publisher=Mainstream|isbn=978-1-84018-026-8|page=210}}</ref>
*[[26 March]] - [[Duster Bennett]], blues musician, 29 (car accident)
*[[26 March]] - [[Duster Bennett]], blues musician, 29 (car accident)<ref>{{cite book|author=Nick Talevski|title=The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=beMTAQAAIAAJ|year=1999|publisher=Omnibus|isbn=978-0-7119-7548-4|page=24}}</ref>
*[[30 March]] - [[Jackie Mittell]], footballer, 70
*[[30 March]] - [[Jackie Mittell]], footballer, 70
*[[31 March]] - [[Billy Moore (rugby)|Billy Moore]], rugby player, 66
*[[31 March]] - [[Billy Moore (rugby)|Billy Moore]], rugby player, 66
*[[18 April]] – [[Haydn Davies (politician)|Haydn Davies]], politician, 70<ref>{{cite book|title=Who was who|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=HT4OAQAAMAAJ|year=1971|publisher=St. Martin's Press|isbn=978-0-312-87746-0|page=199}}</ref>
*[[28 April]] – [[Richard Hughes (writer)|Richard Hughes]], novelist, 76
*[[28 April]] – [[Richard Hughes (writer)|Richard Hughes]], novelist, 76
*[[6 June]] - [[David Jacobs (Welsh athlete)|David Jacobs]], athlete, 88
*[[6 June]] – [[David Jacobs (Welsh athlete)|David Jacobs]], athlete, 88
*[[20 June]] - Sir [[Goronwy Edwards]], historian, 84 <ref>{{cite book|title=The Antiquaries Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wEpAAAAYAAJ|year=1978|publisher=H. Milford, Oxford University Press|page=449}}</ref>
*[[20 June]] – Sir [[Goronwy Edwards]], historian, 84 <ref>{{cite book|title=The Antiquaries Journal|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5wEpAAAAYAAJ|year=1978|publisher=H. Milford, Oxford University Press|page=449}}</ref>
*[[28 June]] - Sir [[Stanley Baker]], actor, 48<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Shail|title=Stanley Baker: A Life in Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uZUrAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-2126-3|page=127}}</ref>
*[[28 June]] – Sir [[Stanley Baker]], actor, 48<ref>{{cite book|author=Robert Shail|title=Stanley Baker: A Life in Film|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uZUrAQAAIAAJ|year=2008|publisher=University of Wales Press|isbn=978-0-7083-2126-3|page=127}}</ref>
*[[18 July]] - [[Jenkin Alban Davies]], Wales international rugby captain, 90
*[[18 July]] – [[Jenkin Alban Davies]], Wales international rugby captain, 90
*[[22 July]] – [[Willie Evans (footballer, born 1912)|Willie Evans]], Welsh international footballer, 63
*[[30 August]] - [[David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore]], politician, 72
*[[30 August]] - [[David Rees-Williams, 1st Baron Ogmore]], politician, 72
*[[10 October]] - [[David Lewis, 1st Baron Brecon]], politician, 71
*[[10 October]] - [[David Lewis, 1st Baron Brecon]], politician, 71
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*[[22 November]] - [[Rupert Davies]], actor, 60 (cancer)<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of World Biography: Supplement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIAUAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Gale Research|isbn=978-0-7876-2945-8|page=117}}</ref>
*[[22 November]] - [[Rupert Davies]], actor, 60 (cancer)<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopedia of World Biography: Supplement|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AIAUAQAAIAAJ|year=2001|publisher=Gale Research|isbn=978-0-7876-2945-8|page=117}}</ref>
*[[24 November]] - [[Ambrose Baker]], rugby player, ?79
*[[24 November]] - [[Ambrose Baker]], rugby player, ?79
*''date unknown'' - [[Meirion Williams]], songwriter
*''date unknown''
**[[Eveline Annie Jenkins]], botanical artist, 82/83
**[[Meirion Williams]], songwriter


==See also==
==See also==

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Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

New books

English language

Welsh language

Poetry

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Welsh-language films

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  • Sir Huw Wheldon is knighted for his services to broadcasting.

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English-language television

Sport

Births

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See also

References

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  7. ^ Richard Harrison Martin (1995). Contemporary Fashion. St. James Press. ISBN 978-1-55862-173-2.
  8. ^ Ellen Baker, 'My Husband, My Love', Woman's Own Magazine, December 1976 accessed 26 May 2012
  9. ^ Wynne Melville Jones (14 August 2014). Wyn Mel. Y Lolfa. p. 64. ISBN 978-1-78461-029-6. {{cite book}}: Text "language-cy" ignored (help)
  10. ^ M. J. Simpson (29 April 2005). Hitchhiker: A Biography of Douglas Adams. Justin, Charles & Co. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-932112-35-1.
  11. ^ National Union Catalog. Roman and Littlefield. 1973. p. 467.
  12. ^ a b "Profile: Ray Reardon". Eurosport. 2 March 2010. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  13. ^ Geoffery Giuliano (2 July 2001). Lennon in America: 1971-1980, Based in Part on the Lost Lennon Diaries. Cooper Square Press. p. 238. ISBN 978-1-4616-3561-1.
  14. ^ Davies, John; Jenkins, Nigel (2008). The Welsh Academy Encyclopaedia of Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-1953-6.
  15. ^ Eric Carwardine Francis at archINFORM. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
  16. ^ "Roger Livesey, Character Actor On Stage and Screen, Is Dead". New York Times. February 7, 1976. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  17. ^ Rajani Palme Dutt (1976). The Labour Monthly. Labour Publishing Company. p. 118.
  18. ^ Peter Jackson (1998). Lions of Wales: A Celebration of Welsh Rugby Legends. Mainstream. p. 210. ISBN 978-1-84018-026-8.
  19. ^ Nick Talevski (1999). The Encyclopedia of Rock Obituaries. Omnibus. p. 24. ISBN 978-0-7119-7548-4.
  20. ^ Who was who. St. Martin's Press. 1971. p. 199. ISBN 978-0-312-87746-0.
  21. ^ The Antiquaries Journal. H. Milford, Oxford University Press. 1978. p. 449.
  22. ^ Robert Shail (2008). Stanley Baker: A Life in Film. University of Wales Press. p. 127. ISBN 978-0-7083-2126-3.
  23. ^ Encyclopedia of World Biography: Supplement. Gale Research. 2001. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-7876-2945-8.
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