1927 in Wales - Events

Events

• 27 January - Three men are killed in an explosion at the Dowlais Works, East Moors, Cardiff.
• 4 February - At Pendine Sands, Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a new world land speed record of 174.88 mph (281.44 km/h).
• 5 February - The first ever radio sports commentary from Wales is on the Wales v Ireland rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park.
• 1 March - In a mining accident at Marine Colliery, Ebbw Vale, 52 miners are killed.
• 3 March - J. G. Parry-Thomas is killed at Pendine, attempting to break Campbell's record.
• 30 March - The Cardiff trawler 'Moira' is wrecked on the north Cornish coast, drowning seven members of the crew of 12.
• 21 April - King George V opens the first stage of the National Museum of Wales in Cathays Park, Cardiff.
• 23 April - Cardiff City win the FA Cup beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium and taking the trophy out of England for the first time.
• 29 June - A total eclipse of the sun is 98% visible in Cardiff despite clouds.
• 18 September - The 'Red Sunday in Rhondda Valley' demonstration calls for a protest march on London.
• October - A storm severely and permanently damages a long section of the track of the Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway, the last horse-drawn tram service in Great Britain.
• 8 November - 270 South Wales people join a hunger march in protest against the Ministry of Health who refused and limited the relief notes given to unemployed miners and their families.
• 25 December - A Christmas Day blizzard affects Cardiff and much of South Wales.
• Coleg Harlech, founded by Thomas Jones (T. J.), opens. Its aims resemble those of a modern community college.
• The highest railway in the British Isles is constructed at the Grwyne Fawr reservoir in Powys.