1945 in Wales

See also 1944 in Wales, other events of 1945, 1946 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - vacant
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Archbishop of Wales - David Lewis Prosser

Arts and literature

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Rhosllanerchrugog)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Tom Parri Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - withheld
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld

New books

• D. Gwenallt Jones - Detholiad o Ryddiaith Gymraeg R. J. Derfel
• Huw Menai - The Simple Vision

Music

• Ivor Novello - Perchance to Dream

Film

• • Ray Milland wins an Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in The Lost Weekend.

Births

• January 6 - Barry John, rugby player
• February 19 - Huw Llywelyn Davies, broadcaster
• March 31 - Myfanwy Talog, actress
• September 7 - Max Boyce, entertainer
• date unknown - Mike German, politician

Deaths

• March 26 - David Lloyd George, politician
• date unknown - John Lloyd Williams, botanist
• date unknown - Caradoc Evans, author
• date unknown - Sir Thomas Lewis, cardiologist
• date unknown - Edward Prosser Rhys, journalist and poet
• Sir William Thomas, industrialist (Trethomas)