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9th October
9th October
On October 9th 1401 Llywelyn ap Gruffydd Fychan, was gruesomely executed for thwarting the efforts of King Henry IV’s forces to capture Owain Glyndwr....
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10th October
10th October
Today is the feast day of Saint Tanwg
c.520 Saint Tanwg was the son of Prince Ithel Hael from Brittany, who left with St Cadfan to join the...
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11th October
11th October
Born on this day 1957 in Holyhead (where her father was serving in the RAF)
Dawn French - BAFTA award-winning actress, writer and comedian, best known for...
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12th October
12th October
The legend of Madog discovering America over three hundred years before Christopher Columbus's arrival in the Americas on October 12th 1492.
According...
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13th October
13th October
Wales prior to the Norman Invasion of 1066
Prior to the Norman invasion of 1066 Wales was a country in dynastic disarray after the death in 1063 of...
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14th October
14th October
Today is the anniversary of the Senghenydd Mining Disaster
At 8.00am on Tuesday 14th October 1913, a huge explosion occurred at the Universal Colliery in...
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15th October
15th October
The situation in Wales following the Norman Invasion;
The Welsh were probably delighted to hear of the death of Harold Godwinson at The Battle of...
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16th October
16th October
Born on this day 1833 in Ruabon, Denbighshire.
Major Walter Clopton Wingfield - a British army officer who is credited with being the inventor of the game...
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17th October
17th October
On October 17th 1660, Colonel John Jones (often referred to as Jones Maesygarnedd ) was executed for killing the king.
A staunch parliamentarian...
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18th October
18th October
Snowdonia National Park was established on 18th October 1951
It covers 827 square miles in area and may be divided into four areas:
* The...
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19th October
19th October
The rule of Henry III (1216 - 1272) and its impact on Wales.
On 19th October 1216 on the death of King John of England, his son Henry III...
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20th October
20th October
On October 20th 1886, the city of Trelew in the province of Chubut, Patagonia in Argentina was founded by Lewis Jones. It is the largest and...
