Events
- 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.
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