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May / Mai

Monday
Dydd Llun

Tuesday
Dydd Mawrth

Wednesday
Dydd Mercher

Thursday
Dydd Iau

Friday
Dydd Gwener

Saturday
Dydd Sadwrn

Sunday
Dydd Sul

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Calan Haf/First day of summer

England, Wales and Scotland were united to form Great Britain 1707.

St Asaf
Early seventh century; monk who founded the monastery at Llanelwy (St. Asaf) under the direction of Kentigern

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Clive Jenkins (trade union leader) born
1926 in Port Talbot

Les Harvey (Stone the Crow) was electrocuted on stage in Swansea, Wales. He died several hours later at the age of 25 in 1972

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Mary Hopkin (Singer) born 1950 in Pontardawe

St Glywys
Sixth century; monk and martyr

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Bank Holiday


World heritage status for Beaumaris, Caernarfon, Conwy Castles - 1986

St Hydroc
Sixth century; hermit.

John Rhys-Davies (actor) born 1944

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Phil Campbell (Guitarist) born 1961 in Pontypridd

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St Dominica
700 AD; martyred near Glastonbury

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Kyffin Williams (artist) born 1918 in Menai Bridge

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Ivor Emmanuel (acto) was born in Pontrhydyfen, nr. Port Talbot in 1927.

St Tudec
Sixth century; abbot and cousin of Non

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St Sulien
Sixth century; confessor and counsin of Dewi Sant

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Robert Owen, Welsh social reformer born 1771 in Newtown


Sian Phillips (actress) born 1934 in Betws

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St Carannog
Sixth century; abbot

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St Madron
Sixth century; monk and disciple of Tudwal

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Bertrand Arthur William Russell, (philosopher) 3rd Earl Russell, OM, FRS born 1872

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Lynn Davies (athlete) born 1942 in Nantymoel

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St Collen
Sixth century; hermit

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St Elen Luyddoc
Fifth century; widow of Macsen Wledig

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Bank Holiday

Queen Elizabeth II opened the National Assembly for Wales in 1999

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Clough Williams-Ellis (architect) born 1883

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St Buryan
Fifth century; convert of Patrick

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Hugh Griffith (actor) born 1912 in Anglesey

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Cisco P Cat (artist) born 1998