1965 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1965 to Wales and its people.
Events
- May – Opening of Llandegfedd Reservoir by Newport Corporation.[1]
- 17 May – Thirty-one miners are killed in a mining accident at the Cambrian Colliery, Clydach Vale, Rhondda.
- 24 May – The first drive-on car ferry service between Fishguard and Rosslare Harbour (Ireland) officially opens.
- 15 June – The Hughes-Parry Committee submits its report on the legal status of the Welsh language.[2]
- 21 October – Official opening of Llyn Celyn reservoir.
- 17 December – A landslide on the main railway line at Bridgend kills a train driver and co-driver.
- unknown dates
- Foundation of Undeb y Cymraeg Byw ("Union of Living Welsh").
- Mount Stuart Primary School, Cardiff, appoints Betty Campbell, the first black female head teacher in Wales[3]
Arts and literature
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Newtown, Montgomeryshire)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – William David Williams
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Tom Parri Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Eigra Lewis Roberts
New books
English language
- Peter Bryan George – Commander-1
- Julian Mitchell – The White Father
Welsh language
- Bedwyr Lewis Jones (ed.) – Blodeugerdd o'r Bedwaredd Ganrif ar Bymtheg
- Gwilym Meredydd Jones – Dawns yr Ysgubau
Music
- 12 December – The Beatles' last live U.K. tour concludes with two performances at the Capitol, Cardiff.[4]
- Tom Jones releases the film theme, "What's New Pussycat?" as a single.
- Rockfield Studios (near Rockfield, Monmouthshire) becomes the world's first residential recording studio.
Film
- Richard Burton stars in The Spy Who Came in from the Cold, for which he would be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor.[5]
- Glynis Johns stars in Mary Poppins.
- Tryweryn, the Story of a Valley (film made by Friars School, Bangor).[6]
Theatre
- 26 March – Harold Pinter's play The Homecoming has its world première at the New Theatre, Cardiff.[7]
Broadcasting
- February - BBC2 is received in South Wales for the first time, as a result of a new transmitter.[8]
- date unknown - Arwel Hughes becomes Head of Music at BBC Wales.[9]
Welsh-language television
- Dafydd Iwan begins appearing regularly on TWW's Y Dydd.[10]
English-language television
- As I See It, presented by Gwyn Thomas
Sport
- Rugby union – Wales win the Triple Crown for the first time in 13 years.
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Clive Rowlands[11]
Births
- 5 January – Vinnie Jones, footballer (in Watford, England)[12]
- 22 February – Steve Speirs, born Steven Roberts, actor
- 2 March (in Bangor, County Down) – Lembit Öpik, politician
- 6 March – Allan Bateman, rugby player
- 1 April – Alexandra Shân "Tiggy" Legge-Bourke, royal nanny[13]
- 9 April – Colin Pascoe, footballer
- April – Manon Antoniazzi, née Jenkins, Chief Executive and Clerk of the Senedd
- 3 May – Rob Brydon, comedian and actor[14]
- 8 May – Andy Dibble, footballer
- 11 May – Jeremy Goss, footballer
- 16 May – Vincent Regan, actor
- 25 August – David Taylor, soccer player and manager
- 13 September – Andrew Williams, cricketer
- 16 October – Floyd Havard, British super-featherweight boxing champion
- 30 October – Michael Tremellen, cricketer
- 9 November – Bryn Terfel, bass-baritone singer[15]
- date unknown – Patrick Jones, poet and author