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25th July
25th July
Born this day 1895 in Llanuwchllyn, Merionethshire
Sir Ifan ab Owen Edwards - best known as the founder of Urdd Gobaith Cymru, the Welsh...
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26th July
26th July
Born this day 1969 in Cardiff.
Tanni Grey (Baroness Carys Davina Grey-Thompson) was christened Carys Davina Grey, but her sister referred to...
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27th July
27th July
Early Welsh settlers in Patagonia.
On 27th July 1865, over 150 settlers from Wales arrived on The Mimosa, at Puerto Madryn in Southern...
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28th July
28th July
The town of Puerto Madryn in the province of Chubut in Argentine Patagonia was founded on July 28, 1865, when 150 Welsh immigrants arriving aboard the...
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29th July
29th July
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was established on July 29th 1958, with the aim of encouraging peaceful applications in space...
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30th July
30th July
Born this day 1874 in Chirk
Billy Meredith , the former Wales soccer international and captain, was considered one of the early superstars of...
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31st July
31st July
On this day 1588, The Spanish Armada was spotted off the coast of England and beacon fires were lit across Wales and England as a warning.
Some Welsh...
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1st August
1st August
1st-8th August.
The National Eisteddfod of Wales, begins today in Meifod, near Welshpool. The Eisteddfod alternates every year between North and...
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2nd August
2nd August
The life and work of Betsi Cadwaladr were commemorated on this day 2012 with an official service at Abney Park Cemetery, London, where Betsi is buried in a...
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3rd August
3rd August
"Golden Rule" Jones
Born this day 1846 at Tŷ-mawr near Beddgelert, Caernarvonshire
Samuel Milton Jones - Mayor of Toledo, Ohio 1897 - 1904 and...
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4th August
4th August
Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (The Welsh Language Society) was established on 4th August 1962 at Pontarddulais and was at least partly inspired by the annual...
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5th August
5th August
The Battle of Maes Cogwy (Maserfield) was fought on 5 August 641 or 642.
The seventh century in Britain seems to be a period where kingdoms continually...
