1970 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1970 to Wales and its people.

1970
in
Wales
Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:
1970 in
The United Kingdom
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

Arts and literature

Awards

  • Bernice Rubens wins the Booker Prize for The Elected Member.
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Ammanford)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Tomi Evans, "Y Twrch Trwyth"[13]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Bryan Martin Davies, "Darluniau ar Gynfas"[14]
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – withheld[15]

English language

Welsh language

Music

Film

Welsh-language films

  • None

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

English-language television

    Sport

    Births

    Deaths

    See also

    References

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