Events
- February - The sea wall at Towyn is breached, resulting in flood damage to 2,800 homes, and the evacuation of a further 2,000.
- 10 June - Death of John Evans, Britain's oldest man whose age (112 years and 295 days) could be authenticated.
- 2 August - Highest ever temperature recorded in Wales, 35.2°C (95.4°F) at Hawarden.
- 1 November - Veteran Conservative politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns from the government.
- December - Privatisation of the former South Wales Electricity Board (SWEB) and Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board (MANWEB).
- Following a referendum, the Vaynor Community Council in Merthyr Tydfil is abolished, the first time such an action has taken place.
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