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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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4th April
     Born on this day 1896 in Llangollen. William Stanley Gwynn Williams , was a musician, lecturer, editor, composer, broadcaster and author....
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1st April
            On 1st  April 1977 ,  Richard Booth, a local second-hand bookshop owner, declared Hay-on-Wye to be an 'independent kingdom' with himself as its...
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1st January
New Year Customs in Wales. Calennig. The ancient custom of calennig can trace it roots back to the middle ages and is still active in some areas of...
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