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5th April
5th April
Born this day, 1649 in Boston, Massachusetts (Welsh parents from Wrexham)
Elihu Yale , who is best known as a benefactor of Yale University.
Yale was...
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6th April
6th April
The Snowdon Mountain Railway opened this day in 1896.
* The railway runs from Llanberis to the summit of Snowdon.
* A railway to the...
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7th April
7th April
Born this day 1930 in Trebanog, Rhondda,
Cliff Morgan was a former Wales and Lions rugby international and captain. He was nicknamed "Morgan the...
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8th April
8th April
Lewis Morris ( signer of the Declaration of American Independence) was born this day 1726, in Morrisania, New York. His grandfather, also Lewis...
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9th April
9th April
Born this day, 1898 in Princeton, New Jersey,
Paul Robeson (honorary Welshman). His mother was a Quaker abolitionist, and his father a former slave...
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10th April
10th April
On this day 430, the "Alleluia" battle occurred near Mold.
The early Christian Church in Britain was under constant threat from invaders such as...
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11th April
11th April
Llywelyn Fawr died this day 1240.
Llywelyn was one of Wales's greatest rulers, combining the use of necessary force with diplomacy. He united...
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12th April
12th April
This day 1606 marks the initiation in the creation of the flag of Great Britain (Wales was not represented, as it was regarded as being united to...
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13th April
13th April
Born this day 1743 in Shadwell, Virginia (of Welsh descent, he always professed that his family had originally come from Snowdonia)
Thomas Jefferson,...
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14th April
14th April
The act of union between Wales and England received the royal assent of Henry VIII on 14th April 1536 .
The Act divided Wales into 13 counties,...
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15th April
15th April
Born this day 1939 in Merthyr,
Howard Winstone, MBE, a former world featherweight boxing champion.
As a teenager, he lost the tips of three...
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16th April
16th April
Today is the feast day of Saint Padarn
Saint Padarn Born c.490, was a native of Brittany who settled in Wales as a monk. He founded a...
