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21st October
21st October
At 9.15 am on Friday, October 21, 1966, a waste tip above the mining village of Aberfan began to slide down the mountainside, firstly destroying a farm...
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22nd October
22nd October
On 22nd October 1942 the Welsh Courts Act 1942 was enacted.
Since the Acts of Union in 1536, only English had been used in the law courts, ignoring the...
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23rd October
23rd October
On 23rd October 1739 the War of Jenkins' Ear Began
The War of Jenkins' Ear was a conflict between Great Britain and Spain that lasted from 1739 to 1748....
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24th October
24th October
The South Wales Miners' Federation, nicknamed "The Fed" was a trade union for miners in South Wales and was founded on 24th October 1898.
The Welsh coal...
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25th October
25th October
The Battle of Agincourt occurred on 25th October 1415
Welsh involvement at The Battle of Agincourt;
In 1415, Henry V took an army into...
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26th October
26th October
Guto Nyth Brân
Griffith Morgan (1700–1737), - “the fastest man of his time”, known better as Guto Nyth Brân. It is thought that Guto was born on 26th...
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27th October
27th October
Dylan Marlais Thomas was born on October 27, 1914, at 5 Cwmdonkin Drive in Swansea. His father was an English teacher at the local grammar school and would...
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28th October
28th October
Cardiff acheived city status on 28th October 1905 in recognition of its great economic and industrial success.
A timeline history of Cardiff;
Long...
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29th October
29th October
On October 29th 1929, the 'Wall Street Crash' in New York, resulted in the Great Depression.
The effect of the 'Wall Street Crash' on Wales;...
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30th October
30th October
On 30th October 1799, The Llandovery Bank was established in Llandovery in the premises known as the King’s Head on Stone Street, where it was...
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31st October
31st October
Nos Galan Gaeaf - Halloween
This is a time when Christian and pagan traditions have become intertwined. The festival of Halloween derives from All...
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1st November
1st November
S4C was launched on 1st November 1982
Prior to the launch of S4C, Welsh language programmes had been limited to occasional broadcasts on BBC...
