Deaths
- 11 January - William John Edwards, Cerdd Dant singer
- 4 April - Sir Morien Morgan, aeronautics engineer
- 9 April - Sir Clough Williams-Ellis, architect
- 14 April - Thomas Hollingdale, Wales rugby union international, 77
- 16 April - Eddie Morgan, Wales international rugby player, 64
- 18 May - Selwyn Lloyd, politician
- 2 July - Philip S. Yorke, last Squire of Erddig
- 12 September - Bobby Delahay, Wales rugby union captain
- 16 December - Harry Phillips, Wales international rugby player, 75
- date unknown - David Williams, historian
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