On this day 1999, the first elections to the National Assembly of Wales were held.  

The National Assembly for Wales is a devolved assembly with the authority to make legislation in Wales.  The 60 members, who are referred to as A.M (Assembly Member)are elected for four-year terms, with 40 of them representing geographical constituencies  and 20 representing five electoral regions.  Initially, the Assembly assumed most of the powers of the Welsh Office and Secretary of State for Wales, but following a referendum on 3 March 2011, it now legislates in many more areas without having to consult with the UK parliament. 

On 6th May 1829, the London-based Welsh society, The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion held an eisteddfod in London.

The society was first established in 1751 as a cultural, social, literary and philanthropic institution by the brothers Lewis and Richard Morris of Anglesey. Its name being taken from the Welsh cyn-frodorion, meaning earliest natives.

 Today, membership of the society is open to all. It has its own publications and holds lectures, all of which concern the native culture, language and literature of Wales.  

On 6th May 1806, the first Welsh language version of the New Testament issued by the British and Foreign Bible Society was published, which was followed by the first Welsh language Bible published on 7th May 1807.

The British and Foreign Bible Society is a Christian Bible society, not limited to a particular religious group.  Its purpose is to encourage the use of the Scriptures all over the World.

The Society was formed in 1804 by a group of people including William Wilberforce and the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist clergyman, Thomas Charles to address the problem of a lack of affordable Bibles written in Welsh, which was highlighted in 1800 by the a young Welsh girl, Mary Jones, who walked 26 miles to Bala, to get a Bible.

The strategy of the society centres on;

* Translating and revising existing Bibles. 

* Printing copies and producing sign language, audio and digital versions of the Scriptures 

* Distributing copies of the Bible to places it might otherwise not be found.

* Helping people to read by using the Bible. 

  
Killed in action in Macedonia this day 1918 and buried at the Doiran Military Cemetery, Greece

William James Jones , Royal Welch Fusiliers, born in Penrhiwceiber, near Aberdare, he was a former Wales soccer international, who played  club football for West Ham United.

 
Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Llandaff. The current building was constructed in the 12th century over the site of an earlier church. It is dedicated to Saint Peter and Saint Paul and also to the Welsh saints Dyfrig, Teilo and Euddogwy, d uring the 19th century, when the Bishop of Llandaff began, for the first time for centuries, to reside in Llandaff, the cathedral was extensively restored, the tower rebuilt and a spire added. Much of the restoration work was completed by local architect John Pritchard, who was born on the 6th may 1886 and is buried on the south side of the Cathedral

Timeline history of Llandaff Cathedral;

A Christian community was established by Saint Dyfrig in the 6th century at a ford on the River Taff and the first church was founded by Dyfrig's' successor, Saint Teilo. The original church is no longer extant, but a standing Celtic cross testifies to the presence of Christian worship at the site in pre-Norman times.

The Normans occupied Glamorgan early after their conquest and appointed Urban their first bishop in 1107.

Urban began construction of the cathedral in 1120. 

The west front dates from 1220 and contains a statue of St. Teilo.

The Lady Chapel was built by William de Braose, bishop from 1266 to 1287.

Damage was done to the church in 1400 during the rebellion of Owain Glyndwr. 

Late medieval tombs include that of Sir David ap Mathew   (1400–1484), who  was 'Grand Standard Bearer Of England', granted under King Edward IV, for saving his life at the Battle of Towton  1461 (War Of The Roses).

During the English Civil War, (1642–1651)  the cathedral was overrun by Parliamentarian troops.

The southwest tower suffered major damage in the Great Storm of 1703 

 In 1734, work began on a new cathedral, nicknamed the "Italian Temple". It was used for a hundred years but never completed and only a few stones remain.

Mid 19th century, restoration work was completed by local architect John Pritchard.

On the evening of 2 January 1941 during World War II the cathedral was severely damaged when a parachute mine was dropped nearby during the Cardiff Blitz, blowing the roof off the nave,

Major restorations and reconfigurations were carried out  and the building was back in use in June 1958.

The Queen attended a service celebrating the completion of the restoration on 6 August 1960.

In February 2007, the cathedral suffered a severe lightning strike, with severe damage caused to the electric organ. 

On 6th May 1960 Princess Margaret and Anthony Armstrong-Jones, whose father was Welsh, were married.  

The last execution to take place in Wales, occurred on 6th May 1958 when Vivian Teed was hanged for murder at Swansea Prison.