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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1974 to Wales and its people.
Prince of Wales – Charles
Princess of Wales – vacant
Secretary of State for Wales – Peter Thomas (until 5 March); John Morris
Archbishop of Wales – Gwilym Williams, Bishop of Bangor
Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Brinli
23 January – A UFO appears to crash in a remote area of North Wales. This becomes known as the Berwyn Mountain Incident.
28 February – In the first United Kingdom general election of 1974, Geraint Howells wins Ceredigion for the Liberals, while Gwynfor Evans fails to retain Carmarthen for Plaid Cymru in the February election by just three votes.
5 March – Elwyn Jones is appointed Lord Chancellor in Harold Wilson’s government.
1 April – The Local Government Act 1972 comes into effect, reorganising local government areas and incorporating the area of Monmouthshire as part of Wales.
10 October – In the second United Kingdom general election of 1974, Gwynfor Evans succeeds in regaining his seat at Carmarthen with a majority for Plaid Cymru of 3,640 votes.
22 November – Helen Morgan becomes Miss World; she is forced to resign after four days when it is discovered that she is an unmarried mother.
Tredegar House is bought by Newport Council.
Laura Ashley opens stores in Paris and San Francisco.
Arts and literature
Kyffin Williams is elected to the Royal Academy.
Andrew Vicari is appointed official painter to the Saudi royal family.
The Cory Brass Band is the first Welsh band to win the British National Championship.
The BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra achieves full symphony status.
Foundation of the Welsh Jazz Society.
Journalist Hugh Cudlipp is created Baron Cudlipp of Aldingbourne.
Glyn Daniel becomes Professor of Archaeology at Cambridge.
National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Carmarthen)
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Moses Glyn Jones
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - William George
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Dafydd Ifans
Tony Conran - Spirit Level
Islwyn Ffowc Elis - Marwydos
Gwynfor Evans - Land of my Fathers
David Jenkins - T. Gwynn Jones: Cofiant
Bobi Jones - Tafod y Llenor
Jan Morris - Conundrum
Leslie Norris - Mountains, Polecats, Pheasants
John Ormond - Definition of a Waterfall
Goronwy Rees - Brief Encounters
Alun Richards - Dai Country
Harri Webb - A Crown for Branwen
Andy Fairweather-Low - Spider Jiving (album)
Alun Hoddinott - The Beach of Falesá (opera)
Mike Oldfield - Hergest Ridge (album)
Richard Burton stars in The Klansman.
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30 September - Independent radio station Swansea Sound comes into operation.
8 October - Pobol y Cwm appears for the first time.
Richard Burton is banned from BBC productions after complaints about his derogatory comments about Winston Churchill and others in power during World War II.
Windsor Davies makes his first appearance as Sergeant Major Williams in It Ain't Half Hot Mum.
Curling - The Welsh Curling Association is formed.
Golf - Brian Huggett wins the Portuguese Open.
Snooker - Ray Reardon is World Professional Champion for the third time.
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - Gareth Edwards
5 January – Iwan Thomas, athlete
30 January – Christian Bale, actor
3 May
Barry Jones, boxer
Kelly Jones, musician
11 May - Darren Ward, footballer
29 May – Jenny Willott, politician
25 June – David Park, golfer
11 August - Dafydd Trystan Davies, chair of Plaid Cymru
1 September - Tony Bird, footballer
3 September - Rob Page, footballer
5 September – Becky Morgan, golfer
20 September (in Suva, Fiji) – Owen Sheers, poet and actor
17 October – Beverley Jones, athlete
18 October – Robbie Savage, footballer
24 October – David Evans, squash player
8 November – Matthew Rhys, actor
12 November - Jonathan Morgan, politician
Bedwyr Williams, installation and performance artist
21 January - Sandy Griffiths, football referee, 65
12 February - Alec Harris, spiritualist medium, 76
3 April – Desmond Donnelly, politician, 53
5 April - Cecil Spiller, cricketer, 73
13 May – Islwyn Evans, Wales international rugby player, 75
29 August (in Oxford) – Harold Arthur Harris, academic, 71
9 September – Neil McBride, MP for Swansea East, 64
28 October (in Harrow) – David Jones, poet and artist, 78
24 November - Ivor Jones, footballer, 75
29 December – William Charles Fuller, Victoria Cross recipient, 80
date unknown - Sir Archibald Lush, schools inspector, about 75
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