1970 in Wales

1970 in Wales
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1970 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland
Other events of 1970

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1970 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

11 January - The last trolleybuses run on the Cardiff trolleybus system, the last such system in Wales.
23 May - The 120-year-old Britannia Bridge built by Robert Stephenson across the Menai Strait is destroyed by fire.
2 June - During the construction of the Cleddau Bridge, a cantilever collapses, resulting in the deaths of four workers. It is the last major bridge disaster in the UK.
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.

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.

Coverage of the Llangollen International Eisteddfod is the first colour programme to be made by BBC Wales.

BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - David Broome
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.

1 January - Brian Law, footballer
7 March - Cameron Toshack, footballer
2 April - Jason Perry, footballer
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
26 September - Kevin Lloyd, footballer
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

4 January - David John Williams (D. J. Williams), author and Plaid Cymru politician, 84
23 January - Ifan ab Owen Edwards, founder of the Urdd, 74
26 January - Albert Evans-Jones (Cynan), poet, 74
2 February - Bertrand Russell, philosopher, 97
20 April - Thomas Iorwerth Ellis, academic, 70
29 April - Bryn Evans, Welsh rugby international, 68
7 May - Jack Jones, novelist, 75
3 June - John Robert Jones, philosophy professor, 58
9 June - Billy Spiller, cricketer and rugby player, 83
10 July - Isaac Griffiths, politician in Canada, 78
7 November - Naunton Wayne, actor, 69
9 November - Huw T. Edwards, trade union leader and politician, 77
date unknown
- John Edward Jones, Plaid Cymru leader
- Alwyn Lloyd, architect
- Trefor Morgan, financier