Cardiff acheived city status on 28th October 1905 in recognition of its great economic and industrial success.

 A timeline history of Cardiff;

Long barrows such as those at Tinkinswood and Coedkernew demonstrate the presence of people in the area in Neolithic times. 

The area was populated by the Silures tribe by the first century AD. The origins of the name Cardiff most probably derives from the Welsh/Brythonic name Caerdydd - "fort on the Taff".

The Romans began to settle the area c 75 AD  and built a fort on the banks of the Taff, to protect the Severn estuary. 

In 1081, the Normans built a castle on the site of the old Roman fort.

In the Middle Ages, Cardiff had developed into a port and trading centre, with a population of approximately 1,500. In 1404, during the rebellion of Owain Glyndwr, the town and castle were burned.

Cardiff was created a free borough in 1542.

Cardiff, strategically positioned at the bottom of coal and iron valleys, benefited greatly from the Industrial Revolution, with the first dock being built in 1830.

By 1881, Cardiff was the most populous town in Wales.

Cardiff achieved city status on 28th October 1905

Cardiff was proclaimed the capital city of Wales on 20th December 1955.

The Empire Games  were held in Cardiff in 1958. 

Cardiff today is the home of the Welsh Assembly Government and the largest waterfront development in Europe.

How Green Was My Valley, released on 28th October 1941 is a drama film set in the South Wales Valleys and directed by John Ford.

The novel on which How Green Was My Valley is based,is a 1939 novel by Richard Llewellyn, telling the story through narration of the main character, of his Welsh family and the mining community in which they live.  

Released on DVD on 28th October 1997, Twin Town, set in Port Talbot and Swansea and featuring an almost exclusively Welsh cast.

In the film, Swansea, is shown as it is viewed by two disaffected young brothers played by real-life brothers Llyr and Rhys Ifans. They steal cars, smoke dope, and generally cause mayhem in the town.

Born on this day 1950 in Tylorstown in the Rhondda Valley.

John Charles Bevan, nicknamed "The Ox" - former Wales and Lions rugby international. 

Born on this day 1953 in Cardiff

Philip John Dwyer- former Wales soccer international, who played 471 times for Cardiff City, which is the club's all-time appearance record.