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Incumbents

3 May - Josef Herman's Miners, a mural commissioned for the Minerals of the Island Pavilion at the Festival of Britain, is displayed for the first time.
14 May - The Talyllyn Railway is reopened by the Talyllyn Railway Preservation Society, generally considered to be the world's first such voluntary body to operate a railway.
17 July - The Chancellor of the Exchequer opens the Abbey Works at Margam, Europe's largest steel plant.^[1]
31 July–11 August - Festival Ship Campania is on show in Cardiff Docks as part of the Festival of Britain. Steam tug Earl capsizes while assisting her to berth.
12 October - Penrhyn Castle and estate, given to HM Treasury in lieu of death duties, is accepted by the National Trust.
28 October - Sir David Maxwell Fyfe is appointed the first-ever Minister for Welsh Affairs.
20 November - Snowdonia becomes a National Park.
Abbey Works at Port Talbot Steelworks opened.
Brynmawr Rubber Factory completed.

Mai Jones - "Rhondda Rhapsody" (theme from the radio programme, Welsh Rarebit)
D. Afan Thomas - Magnificat in F
Grace Williams - The Dancers

David, the Welsh cinematic contribution to the Festival of Britain. It is based on the real-life story of the poet David Rees Griffiths (Amanwy), who plays himself .

28 May - Sir Harry Secombe stars in the first broadcast of Crazy People (later renamed The Goon Show).
Welsh Rarebit transfers from stage to radio.

5 February - Geraint Watkins, musician
7 March - Boyd Clack, actor and screenwriter (in Vancouver, Canada)
31 March
- Henry Spinetti, musician
- Sir Wyn Lewis Williams, judge
13 April - Leszek Borysiewicz, immunologist
17 May - Simon Hughes, politician
28 May - Phil Rogers, potter and author
8 June - Bonnie Tyler (born Gaynor Hopkins), singer
15 August - Berwyn Price, athlete
3 September - Ray Gravell, rugby player and radio presenter (d. 2007)
11 September - Gareth Jenkins, Wales rugby coach
18 November - David Llewellyn, golfer
24 November - Graham Price, rugby player
3 December - Nicky Stevens, pop singer
24 December - Nick Griffiths, Australian politician, in Barry, Wales
Undated
- Menna Elfyn, poet
- Tich Gwilym, guitarist (d. 2005)
- Richard Parry-Jones, engineering manager

↑ Port Talbot Historical Society. "Time Line 20th C". Archived from the original on 2011-07-20. Retrieved 2010-08-18.
↑ Sumner, Ann (2003). "Who was Thomas Jones? The life, death and posthumous reputation of Thomas Jones of Pencerrig". In Sumner, Ann; Smith, Greg (ed). Thomas Jones (1742–1803): An Artist Rediscovered. New Haven; London: Yale University Press.

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