Born this day 1961 in Caerphilly and raised in the nearby village of Nelson. 

Simon Weston OBE - veteran of the British Army, who suffered severe burn injuries during the Falklands War. 

Weston joined the Welsh Guards in 1978 at the age of 16 and on 9 June 1982, he was with his regiment on RFA Sir Galahad in Port Pleasant, off Fitzroy, just off the Falklands Islands, when it was bombed and set on fire by Argentine Skyhawk fighters during an air attack at Bluff Cove.  The Welsh Guards lost a total of 48 men killed with 97 wounded including Weston who suffered 49% burns and 12% cuts, following which his face was barely recognizable: 

Weston endured over 70 major reconstructional operations or surgical procedure and later suffered psychological trauma, due to his injuries.  However, in 1986, he undertook a tour, to Australia and the resulting donations to children's burns units instilled him with a sense of purpose and helped him to be positive about his future.

He subsequently  became a well-known personality on radio and television and presented his own radio show "Face for the Radio" on BBC Radio Wales, as well as becoming a patron of a number of charities that support people living with disfigurements and the lead ambassador for  The Healing Foundation.

Weston has since, become friends with Carlos Cachon, the Argentine pilot who was responsible for the bomb which caused his injuries.  

Scriptwriter and novelist Terry Nation   was born in Cardiff on 8th August 1930. 

Terry Nation was one British television's most prolific and successful writers of the 1960's and 70's and is best remembered as the creator of the Daleks, the menacing opponents of Dr Who.

Nation began his professional career as a stand-up comedian but soon switched to scriptwriting, writing for comedians such as Harry Worth, Eric Sykes and Frankie Howerd.  He also wrote for the television series The Saint, The Baron, The Avengers and The Persuaders, later becoming a script editor and associate producer.  

Jimmy Murphy, the man who helped rebuild Manchester United  following the Munich air disaster of 1958.

Born this day 1910 in Ton Pentre

Jimmy Murphy was a former Wales soccer international and manager, who as player made over 200 appearances for West Bromwich Albion and won 15 caps for Wales. 

Murphy is most famous for his influence at Manchester United from 1946 until the 1970s, as assistant manager and chief coach and following the Munich air disaster on 6 February 1958, he temporarily took over as  manager. Murphy was not on the Munich aeroplane, as he was managing Wales against Israel in Cardiff.   

Born this day 1973 in Dolwyddelan, near Blaenau Ffestiniog.

  In August 1211, King John of England invaded Gwynedd in an attempt to subdue Llywelyn the Great. John was excommunicated at the time and consequently Robert of Shrewsbury, Bishop of Bangor, refused to meet him. John retaliated by sending a troop of soldiers to burn the city of Bangor and seized the Bishop from the high altar of the cathedral. Robert had to pay a fine of two hundred hawks to recover his liberty.

John, who knew the country well having visited every year between 1204 and 1211 was eager to increase his territory and power and had struck a sequence of deals with the Welsh rulers. Llywelyn consolidated his position in 1205 by marrying Joan, the daughter of John and united Gwynedd following a brief power struggle.

Unsettled by the new power gained by Llywelyn, John mounted a major expedition in 1211, striking into the Welsh heartlands. Llywelyn secured the allegiance of other Welsh leaders against John and led Welsh forces through continued conflict with John. The result was John and Llywelyn reaching an agreement, with a peace treaty signed in July 1211, which provided for minimal involvement by the king of England in Welsh affairs.

  Born this day 1979 in Cwmbran

Danny Gabbidon- Welsh soccer international