1925 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1925 to Wales and its people.

[edit] Incumbents

3 February - An estimated 100,000 people line the streets of Cardiff for the funeral of Jim Driscoll.
13 July - The Ammanford anthracite strike [1] begins.
5 August - Founding of Plaid Cymru.
2 November - After several days of heavy rain, the Llyn Eigiau dam at Dolgarrog on the River Conwy bursts, destroying the village of Porth-llwyd and killing 16 people.
Silyn Roberts founds the North Wales branch of the Workers Educational Association.

Sir Joseph Alfred Bradney - A Survey of the General History of the Town of Newport and District
David Rees Davies - Tusw o Flodau
Edward Tegla Davies - Rhys Llwyd Y Lleuad
Thomas Davies (Teglyn) - Dinas Mawddwy a'i Hamgylchoedd
Ifano Jones - Printing and Printers in Wales
William David Owen - Madam Wen
Silyn Roberts - Bugail Geifr Lorraine
Mortimer Wheeler - Prehistoric & Roman Wales

14 February - The BBC transmits readings from the poetry of T. Gwynn Jones.
22 February - A Welsh-language religious service is broadcast by the BBC.
28 February - Saunders Lewis insists on using the Welsh language for his contribution to the BBC series A Welsh Hour.
6 March - Readings from the poetry of R. Williams Parry are broadcast by the BBC.
3 April - The BBC's Liverpool transmitter broadcasts Noson Gymreig (A Welsh Night).
31 May - A bilingual service is broadcast from Cardiff Baptist Chapel.
2 October - The BBC broadcasts a talk on the Welsh language from Swansea.

Football:
- 28 February - England defeat Wales 2-1 at the Vetch Field, Swansea.
- 31 October - Scotland defeat Wales 3-0 at Ninian Park.
The Welsh Lawn Tennis Association is formed.

21 January - John Puleston Jones, Methodist minister and author
30 January - Jim Driscoll, boxer ("Peerless Jim")
4 February - William Haggar, pioneer of the cinema industry
16 November - Josiah Towyn Jones, minister and politician
20 November - Alexandra of Denmark, Princess of Wales 1863-1901
date unknown
- John Fox Tallis, engineer and surveyor
- Elizabeth Phillips Hughes, teacher