The politically and historically significant Welsh Church Act 1914 became effective from 18th September 1914.

It saw the disestablishment of the Church of England  in Wales and Monmouthshire and led to the creation of the Church in Wales.  the campaign to bring it to fruition was initiated in the mid-nineteenth century, by Welsh Nonconformists who objected to the paying of tithes to the Church of England and was later driven by the nationalist Cymru Fydd movement.

Red Sunday: 18th September 1927. 

This was a demonstration, ‘which took place on Penrhys Mountain  in Rhondda Valle, where the  General Secretary of the  Miners’ Federation , A J Cook called for a march to London on the 8th November to coincide with the opening of Parliament, in protest against the limiting of relief notes to unemployed miners and their families

Although the press generated hostility against the march, the 270 marchers gathered support from every town they passed through and were able to present their petition to Parliament.

The Welsh devolution referendum held on 18th September 1997 was to determine whether there was support for the creation of an assembly for Wales with devolved powers. The 1979 referendum had been such a resounding defeat that it killed off any prospects of devolution for Wales for a generation. However by 1992 The Labour Party, the Welsh Liberal Party and Plaid Cymru, were all committed to a Welsh Assembly with executive powers.  This combined with the unpopularity of the recently defeated Conservative government and their series of English based Conservative MPs that had been Welsh Secretaries since 1987, which included John Redwood and his infamous miming of the Welsh National Anthem at the Welsh Conservative Party conference,  encouraged people to vote for a Welsh Assembly.

The Death of Owain Glyndwr. 

Many believe that Glyndwr spent his last days disguised as a Franciscan friar and family tutor with his daughter Alice and her husband Sir John Scudamore at Monnington Straddel in Herefordshire.  Adam of Usk tells us that Glyndwr died in 1415 and was buried at night by his followers.  Another theory further suggests that his grave was discovered and that he was re buried in Carmarthenshire.

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Gwynfynydd Gold Mine near Ganllwyd, Dolgellau, Gwynedd, Wales, was discovered on 18th September  1860 and remained active until 1998, when it was closed due to Health and Safety problems, regarding the discharge from the mine into the River Mawddach.

Gold from the Gwynfynydd Mine was used in the Glyndŵr Award, which is presented annually for excellence in the arts in Wales. A kilogramme of the gold was also used for a present to Queen Elizabeth II on her 60th birthday.

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The notorious smuggler, William Owen, was born on 18th September 1717 in Nefern, Pembrokeshire.

Smugglers in the 18th century were hard, uncompromising men who lived under the constant threat of capture and imprisonment or death.  They, therefore, would kill rather than be captured and Owen, who operated mainly from his base on the Isle of Man, landing contraband brandy and salt along Cardigan Bay and the Llyn Peninsula, boasted about killing, at least, six men, in his autobiography, written during one spell of imprisonment.  Time finally ran out for Owen in 1747, when he was executed at Carmarthen Gaol, for murdering a man during a failed robbery attempt.