Cardiff becomes capital of Wales
1955 · Event
Cardiff is formally proclaimed the first capital city of Wales.
On these timelines: Wales, Master, United Kingdom (combined)
More from Wales
- Death of Llywelyn ap Gruffudd (1282)
- National Assembly for Wales established (1999)
- Edward I's conquest of Wales (1277)
- Gruffudd ap Llywelyn unites Wales (1055)
- Owain Glyndŵr's revolt (1400)
- Aneurin Bevan (1897)
- Rise of the South Wales coalfield (1850)
- Senedd gains law-making powers (2011)
Around 1955
- Indian independence and Partition (1947)
- The Beatles (1960)
- Founding of the State of Israel (1948)
- Cold War (1947)
- Korean War (1950)
- Pop music: the 1950s (1950)
- Pop music: the 1960s (1960)
- United Nations founded (1945)
- People's Republic of China founded (1949)
- Cuban Missile Crisis (1962)