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Today is Huw Llywelyn Rees's Birthday
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4th September
4th September
Sir Clive Granger (September 4, 1934 – May 27, 2009) was a Nobel prize-winning economist, born in Swansea whose work on analysing economic data...
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30th April
30th April
Born this day 1770 in London (of Welsh parents),
David Thompson , possibly one of the greatest land explorers and geographers in history. His maps of...
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29th April
29th April
Welsh Gold
Welsh gold is prized because of its quality. It is found in two areas of Wales; an area around Dolgellau and in Dolaucothi in...
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28th April
28th April
Died this day 1197
Rhys ap Gruffydd (The Lord Rhys) Ruler of the kingdom of Deheubarth from 1155 to 1197
1155 Rhys became ruler of...
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27th April
27th April
Died on this day 1584,
David Lewis , born in Abergavenny in 1520 was a lawyer and personal advisor to Queen Elizabeth I. He was also Member of Parliament...
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26th April
26th April
On this day 1717 the pirate ship Whydah was shipwrecked, with Welshman Thomas Davis one of only two survivors
Originally a slave ship, the Wydah...
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25th April
25th April
Born this day 1284 in Caernarfon Castle
Edward II King of England, 1307-27 the youngest son of Edward l and Eleanor of Castile.
In 1301, he was...
