1965 in Wales - Events

Events

  • 17 May - Thirty-one miners are killed in a mining accident at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda.
  • 15 June - The Hughes-Parry Committee submits its report on the legal status of the Welsh language.
  • 17 December - A landslide on the main railway line at Bridgend kills a train driver and co-driver.
  • Foundation of Undeb y Cymraeg Byw ("Union of Living Welsh").

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