Events
- 27 January - Three men are killed in an explosion at the Dowlais Works, East Moors, Cardiff.
- 4 February - At Pendine Sands, Sir Malcolm Campbell sets a new world land speed record of 174.88 mph (281.44 km/h).
- 5 February - The first ever radio sports commentary from Wales is on the Wales v Ireland rugby match at Cardiff Arms Park.
- 1 March - In a mining accident at Marine Colliery, Ebbw Vale, 52 miners are killed.
- 3 March - J. G. Parry-Thomas is killed at Pendine, attempting to break Campbell's record.
- 30 March - The Cardiff trawler 'Moira' is wrecked on the north Cornish coast, drowning seven members of the crew of 12.
- 21 April - King George V opens the first stage of the National Museum of Wales in Cathays Park, Cardiff.
- 23 April - Cardiff City win the FA Cup beating Arsenal 1-0 at Wembley Stadium and taking the trophy out of England for the first time.
- 29 June - A total eclipse of the sun is 98% visible in Cardiff despite clouds.
- 18 September - The 'Red Sunday in Rhondda Valley' demonstration calls for a protest march on London.
- October - A storm severely and permanently damages a long section of the track of the Pwllheli and Llanbedrog Tramway, the last horse-drawn tram service in Great Britain.
- 8 November - 270 South Wales people join a hunger march in protest against the Ministry of Health who refused and limited the relief notes given to unemployed miners and their families.
- 25 December - A Christmas Day blizzard affects Cardiff and much of South Wales.
- Coleg Harlech, founded by Thomas Jones (T. J.), opens. Its aims resemble those of a modern community college.
- The highest railway in the British Isles is constructed at the Grwyne Fawr reservoir in Powys.
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