MEGAN LLOYD GEORGE

Died: 1966 Lloyd George Criccieth History making Megan was something of a trailblazer when she became Wales’ first female MP in 1929.

Speaking only Welsh until the age of four, she was a fierce advocate for a Welsh parliament and a Secretary of State for Wales. family vault,

She died in May 1966 at Brynawelon, her Criccieth home.

She received a posthumous appointment as a Companion of Honour in the Dissolution Honours List, five days after her death. This was from Harold Wilson, for whom she harboured an intense dislike. Aneurin Bevan Died: 1960 The Labour icon fought for the creation of the NHS with passion and tactical genius. With an ambition that remains dazzling today, he used the levers of Government to break the link between illness and poverty.

After his death he was cremated and his ashes scattered in Duffryn Crawnon Valley in Powys. There are memorials to the great man across the country, with his statue on Cardiff Queen Street acting as a meeting point for many public protests. Bertrand Russell Died: 1970 Philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian, writer, social critic, Died: 1858 St Mary’s Church, Newtown, Powys The Newtown-born social reformer helped set the world alight with his vision of a cooperative society.

A good encapsulation of his life can be found on his epitaph at the Owen Memorial in Kensal Green Cemetery, London. political activist and Nobel laureate, Russell would need multiple pages on his CV.

He was one of the most important philosophers of the 20th century, and a leading anti-nuclear campaigner.

After dying of influenza at his home in Penrhyndeudraeth, his body was cremated in Colwyn Bay.

In part it reads: “He organised infants schools... secured the reduction of the hours of labour for women and children in factories. He was a liberal supporter of ... national education.

“He spent his life and a large fortune in seeking to improve his fellowmen by giving them education, selfreliance and moral worth.” Died: 1990 Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery, Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire If there was any doubt that the magic of Dahl still captivates people 27 years after his death look no further than last year’s City of the Unexpected in Cardiff. People flocked to the capital to be captivated by witches, twits and foxes. He was buried almost Vikingstyle, with his snooker cues, burgundy, chocolates, pencils and a power saw!