May 18th is the day each year that the "Message of Peace and Goodwill" from the young people of Wales to young people around the World is announced.

The first message was sent in 1922 by Reverend Gwilym Davies, a pacifist who was instrumental in establishing the Welsh Union of the League of Nations.Today the message is broadcast  in many different languages and reaches all corners of the world. Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards, founder of the Urdd (the Welsh League of Youth) decided that the Urdd should support the campaign and it is now given the responsibility of composing the Message. May 18th was the date of the first peace conference in the Hague in 1899.  

In May 1980, Plaid Cymru leader Gwynfor Evans announced his intention to go on hunger strike in protest against the government's failure to honour its promise of a Welsh-language television channel.   This was seen as was instrumental in bringing about a U-turn on the part of Margaret Thatcher and S4C began broadcasting on 1 November 1982.    

Born this day 1948 in Newport, Monmouthshire,

Keith Jarrett , a former Wales rugby international who set point scoring records in his international debut, including a solo try which saw him run almost the full length of the pitch, voted seventh in a poll of the top Welsh tries of all time.  Jarrett switched to rugby league in 1969 but his career was cut short in 1973, when he suffered a stroke, aged just 25, leaving his undoubted potential unfulfilled.

Born this day 1872 in Trellech, Monmouthshire,

Bertrand Arthur William Russell , a world-renowned  philosopher, logician, essayist and social critic. He is credited with being one of the most important logicians of the twentieth century and also made significant contributions to education and history. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1950 and was the first President of C.N.D.  

Born this day 1962 in St Asaph,

Barry Horne , a former Wales soccer international and captain, who later became chairman of the Professional Footballers Association and a television sports pundit.    

Born this day 1960 in Brynhyfryd, Swansea, 

Mal Pope , a musician and composer, who is noted for his contribution to musical theatre and for the 1990's late-night music chat show, The Mal Pope Show, which won a number of Welsh BAFTA Awards. Pope also wrote songs for Cliff Richard and The Hollies and sang the theme songs of the children's television shows Fireman Sam and Super Ted.