1970 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1970 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 - George Thomas
- Archbishop of Wales - Glyn Simon
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Tilsli
[edit] Events
- 23 May - The 120-year-old Britannia Bridge built by Robert Stephenson across the Menai Strait is destroyed by fire.
- 18 June - In the UK General Election:
- S. O. Davies, having resigned from the Labour Party, retains his Parliamentary seat of Merthyr Tydfil, standing as an Independent Labour candidate.
- Gwynfor Evans loses his seat at Carmarthen.
- Jim Griffiths retires as MP for Llanelli, to be replaced by Denzil Davies.
- Nigel Birch retires from the House of Commons, to be created Baron Rhyl.
- Dr Phil Williams becomes the first Chairman of Plaid Cymru.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Richard Burton appears in the stage version of Equus.
- Robert Plant and Jimmy Page retreat to Bron-Yr-Aur to write songs for Led Zeppelin III.
[edit] Awards
- Bernice Rubens wins the Booker Prize for The Elected Member.
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ammanford)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Tomi Evans
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Bryan Martin Davies
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
[edit] New books
- Marion Eames - Y Stafell Ddirgel
- Ron Berry - So Long, Hector Bebb
- Tom Earley - The Sad Mountain
- T. Wilson Evans - Iwan Tudur
- Menna Gallie - You're Welcome to Ulster!
- J. Gwyn Griffiths - Cerddi Cairo
- John Robert Jones - Ac Onide
- Sally Roberts Jones - Turning Away
- John Ormond - Requiem and Celebration
- Harri Webb - The Green Desert
- Gwynne Williams - Rhwng Gewyn ac Asgwrn
[edit] Music
- Badfinger - No Dice (featuring the original recording of "Without You")
- John Cale - Vintage Violence (album}
- Meic Stevens - Outlander
[edit] Film
- Stanley Baker stars in The Games.
- Hugh Griffith appears in Start the Revolution Without Me.
[edit] Welsh-language films
- None
[edit] Broadcasting
- Coverage of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod is the first colour programme to be made by BBC Wales.
[edit] Welsh-language television
- Fo a Fe makes a star of Ryan Davies.
[edit] English-language television
[edit] Sport
- Boxing - Eddie Avoth wins the Commonwealth lightweight title.
- Snooker - Ray Reardon wins the World Professional Championship for the first time.
- Show Jumping - David Broome wins the individual Show Jumping World Championship.
[edit] Births
- 19 May - Stuart Cable, rock musician and television presenter
- 25 May - Robert Croft, cricketer
- 22 June - Paul Davies, snooker player
- 18 July - Gruff Rhys, musician
- 27 July - David Davies, politician
- 30 July - Alun Cairns, politician
- 9 August - Lee Jones, football goalkeeper
- 14 November - Derwyn Jones, rugby union player
- 27 November - Stephen Evans, actor and comedy writer
- 29 December - Aled Jones, singer and radio presenter
- date unknown
- Rebecca John, BBC reporter
- Lucy Owen, TV presenter
- Gary Pritchard, sports reporter
[edit] Deaths
- 4 January - D. J. Williams, author and Plaid Cymru politician
- 26 January - Albert Evans-Jones (Cynan), poet
- 2 February - Bertrand Russell, philosopher
- 7 May - Jack Jones, novelist
- 3 June - John Robert Jones, philosophy professor
- 9 June - Billy Spiller, cricketer and rugby player
- 10 July - Isaac Griffiths, politician in Canada
- 7 November - Naunton Wayne, actor
- 9 November - Huw T. Edwards, trade union leader and politician
- date unknown
- Ifan ab Owen Edwards, founder of the Urdd
- Thomas Iorwerth Ellis, academic
- John Edward Jones, Plaid Cymru leader
- Alwyn Lloyd, architect
- Trefor Morgan, financier
