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14th July
14th July
On this day in 1966, Gwynfor Evans became Plaid Cymru's first MP when he won the Carmarthen by-election following the death of Labour's Megan Lloyd George....
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15th July
15th July
Inigo Jones (15 July 1573 – 21 June 1652), was born in London and was the son of a Welsh cloth-maker. He is widely considered as the first significant...
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16th July
16th July
On this day in 1976 Gwynfor Evans unveiled a plaque at Nant y Moch Dam to commemorate Owain Glyndwr's victory at The Battle of Hyddgen in the summer of...
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17th July
17th July
On this day 1764 the immigrant ship "Vine" carrying Welsh Quakers from Merionethshire and bound for the Welsh Tract arrived in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
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18th July
18th July
John de Braose (c.1198 – 18 July 1232) known as Tadody to the Welsh, was the Lord of Bramber and Gower and son in law of Llywelyn ap Iorwerth....
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19th July
19th July
Chepstow Railway Bridge was used for the first time on 19 July 1852, allowing the Great Western Railway to open its line from London to Swansea.
The...
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19th July
19th July
Chepstow Railway Bridge was used for the first time on 19 July 1852, allowing the Great Western Railway to open its line from London to Swansea.
The...
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20th July
20th July
Dylan Thomas in Space!
On 20th July 1967 Neil Armstrong became the first human to walk on the surface of the moon. Watching avidly from earth was...
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21st July
21st July
The Battle of Shrewsbury July 21st 1403.
While Owain Glyndwr was making inroads in Deheubarth, his allies were less successful in the North. Having...
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22nd July
22nd July
Saint Phillip Evans and Saint John Lloyd were executed for their beliefs on this day in 1679.
Philip Evans was born in Monmouth in 1645...
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23rd July
23rd July
Born this day 1913 in Plymouth
Michael Foot - “grandfather of devolution” and MP for Ebbw Vale from 1960 to 1992.
A deep thinker and prolific...
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24th July
24th July
The infamous ‘Monk’s Blood’ manuscript
On 24th July 2010 there was a special opening of the exhibition "Thomas Phillips and the Greatest Little...
