This article is about the particular significance of the year 1975 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
Secretary of State for Wales – John Morris Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales Brinli (outgoing) Bryn (incoming)
Events 20 March - Opening of the Cleddau Bridge at Milford Haven. 14 April - Actor/singer Michael Flanders dies suddenly of an intracranial berry aneurysm while on holiday in Betws-y-Coed.Meyer, Michael, "Flanders, Michael Henry (1922–1975)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 3 May 2013 May - A leak from the Esso Tenby tanker off the coast of Pembrokeshire kills an estimated 1,300 seabirds. 28 July - Eight people are injured when a train is derailed between Sarnau and St Clears. 19 November - The Wales national football team qualifies for the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 1976, beating Austria 1-0 in Wrexham. date unknown - The Glamorgan-Gwent Archaeological Trust is established.
Arts and literature Ryan and Ronnie announce the end of their comedy partnership.
Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Criccieth) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gerallt Lloyd Owen National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Elwyn Roberts National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
New books
English language Gwynfor Evans - National Future for Wales Jeremy Hooker - Soliloquies of a Chalk Giant Emyr Humphries - Flesh and Blood Joseph Jenkins - Diary of a Welsh Swagman (posthumous) Richard Llewellyn - Green, Green, My Valley Now Moelwyn Merchant - Breaking the Code Prys Morgan - Iolo Morganwg Bernice Rubens - I Sent a Letter to My Love Peter Tinniswood - Except You're a Bird Rhydwen Williams - The Angry Vineyard
Welsh language Aneirin Talfan Davies - Diannerch Erchwyn a Cherddi Eraill T. Glynne Davies - Marged Richard Cyril Hughes - Catrin o Ferain T. Llew Jones - Tân ar y Comin Alan Llwyd - Edrych Trwy Wydrau Lledrith Marged Pritchard - Gwylanod ar y Mynydd Gwyn Thomas - Y Pethau Diwethaf a Phethau Eraill
New drama W. S. Jones - Y Toblarôn Saunders Lewis - Dwy Briodas Ann
Music Max Boyce - We All Had Doctors' Papers Edward H. Dafis - Ffordd Newydd Eingl-Americanaidd Grêt o Fyw Dave Edmunds - Subtle As A Flying Mallet Andy Fairweather-Low - La Booga Rooga, album featuring the top ten hit single "Wide Eyed and Legless"
Film Rachel Roberts appears in Picnic at Hanging Rock. Ken Loach's Days of Hope is partly set in Wales.
Welsh-language films None
Broadcasting Welsh-language television The Siberry Report recommends a new Welsh-language fourth channel broadcasting 25 hours a week of Welsh-language programmes, with BBC and HTV each responsible for 50% of the output. Llon a Llywd with Olween Rees Bilidowcar with Marged Esli Pili Pala with Myfanwy Talog
English-language television Grand Slam, starring Hugh Griffith and Windsor Davies How Green Was My Valley adapted for television by Elaine Morgan, starring Stanley Baker, Sian Phillips, Mike Gwilym, Nerys Hughes and Gareth Thomas. Angharad Rees stars in Poldark.
Sport Boxing – Pat Thomas wins the British Welterweight title. Darts – Wales win the Home International Series. Football – The Wales national football team qualifies for the quarter-finals of UEFA Euro 1976. Snooker – Ray Reardon wins his fourth World Championship title. Arfon Griffiths wins BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year.
Births 12 March - Richard Harrington, actor 21 March - Mark Williams, snooker player 5 April - John Hartson, footballer 16 April - Euros Childs, alternative rock singer-songwriter and keyboardist 22 May - Kelly Morgan, badminton player 18 June - Jem, hip-hop singer-songwriter 24 July - Dafydd James, rugby player 4 September - Kai Owen, actor 26 September - Dai Thomas, footballer 19 October - Jamie Donaldson, golfer 28 October - Adrian Durston, rugby player 5 November - Lisa Scott-Lee, pop singer 25 November - Paul Mealor, composer date unknown - Cynan Jones, novelist
Deaths 14 February - Arthur Probert, politician, 67 23 February - Ossie Male, rugby player, 81 3 March - T. H. Parry-Williams, poet, 87 15 March - Edward James, cricketer, 78 6 April - Tom Morgan, cricketer, 81 23 April - Pete Ham, musician, leader of the group Badfinger (suicide), 27 24 April - Stephen Halden Beattie, recipient of the Victoria Cross, 67 21 May - A. H. Dodd, historian, 83 7 June - Jack Smith, footballer, 63 8 July - T. G. E. Powell, archaeologist, 59 7 August - Jim Griffiths, politician, 84 27 August - Noel Morgan, cricketer, 69 4 September - Walley Barnes, footballer and broadcaster, 55 5 October - Will Davies, rugby player, 69 6 November - Norman Riches, cricketer 10 November - Emrys Davies, cricketer, 71 18 December - R. Ifor Parry, minister, teacher and philanthropist, 67 date unknown Robert Herring, poet and critic, 72 Alun Jeremiah Jones (Alun Cilie), poet Huw Lloyd Edwards, dramatist
See also 1975 in Northern Ireland
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