1965 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1965 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Secretary of State for Wales - Jim Griffiths
- Archbishop of Wales - Edwin Morris
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Cynan
[edit] Events
- 17 May - Thirty-one miners are killed in an accident at the Cambrian Colliery in Rhondda.
- 17 December - A landslide on the main railway line at Bridgend kills a train driver and co-driver.
- Foundation of Undeb y Cymraeg Byw ("Union of Living Welsh").
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Newtown, Montgomeryshire)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - William David Williams
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Tom Parri Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Eigra Lewis Roberts
[edit] New books
- Gwilym Meredydd Jones - Dawns yr Ysgubau
- Julian Mitchell - The White Father
[edit] Music
- Tom Jones releases the film theme, "What's New, Pussycat?" as a single.
[edit] Film
- Richard Burton stars in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold.
- Glynis Johns stars in Mary Poppins.
- Tryweryn, the Story of a Valley (film made by Friars School, Bangor).
[edit] Broadcasting
- BBC2 is received in South Wales for the first time.
- Arwel Hughes becomes Head of Music at BBC Wales.
[edit] Welsh-language television
[edit] English-language television
[edit] Sport
- Rugby union - Wales win the Triple Crown for the first time in 13 years.
- Welsh Sports Personality of the Year - Clive Rowlands
[edit] Births
- 5 January - Vinnie Jones, footballer
- 2 March - Lembit Öpik, politician
- 3 May - Rob Brydon, comedian and actor
- 9 November - Bryn Terfel, singer
- date unknown - Patrick Jones, poet and author
[edit] Deaths
- 3 May - Howard Spring, novelist
- 17 July (in Scarborough) - Dan Lewis, footballer
- 1 October - Gareth Hughes, actor
- 22 October - William Williams, Victoria Cross recipient
- 4 November - Ifor Williams, academic
- 8 November - George Henry Hall, politician
- 23 November - Murray Humphreys, Chicago mobster of Welsh descent
- 26 December - Llewellyn Alberic Emilius Price-Davies, Victoria Cross recipient