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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2010 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

Events

=January–June=

  • 1 January – Welsh people honoured by The Queen in the 2010 New Year Honours List include Menna Richards, Director of BBC Cymru Wales (OBE) and banker Dyfrig John (CBE).{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8435534.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Ex-HSBC boss made CBE in honours|date=31 December 2009}}
  • 6 January – School closures and icy road conditions result from heavy snow in most areas of Wales.{{Cite web|url=https://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/83494/warning-to-commuters.aspx |title=Warning to commuters |date=6 January 2010 |first=Natalie |last=Jones |publisher=Newsquest| website=Denbighshire Free Press |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110720012423/http://www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk/news/83494/warning-to-commuters.aspx |archive-date=20 July 2011 |url-status=dead }}
  • 7 January – A report issued by the Ministry of Defence concludes that the two RAF pilots involved in the Porthcawl mid-air collision over Kenfig in March 2009 "did not see each other".{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8444562.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Pilots 'did not see each other'|date=7 January 2010}}
  • 11 January – The HM Land Registry office in Swansea (High Street) closes as a result of the Land Registration (Proper Office) Order 2009. The Wales Office of the Land Registry, situated in Llansamlet, Swansea, remains open.{{cite web|url=https://www.wired-gov.net/wg/wg-news-1.nsf/0/BC653422AF3744A48025764E0051E968?OpenDocument|title=Important changes affecting Land Registry offices in Wales from January 2010|website=WiredGov|date=13 October 2009|access-date=26 September 2019}}
  • 12 January – Further heavy snow hits south and west Wales, as local authorities begin to run out of grit to treat roads.{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8455388.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=New snow arrives as grit rationed | date=12 January 2010}}
  • 12 February – Welsh Secretary Peter Hain and Assembly Environment Minister Jane Davidson announce plans to make the M4 in Wales a "hydrogen highway", with alternative energy refuelling points.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8511319.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=M4 set to be 'hydrogen highway'|date=12 February 2010}}
  • 5 February – Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson is recommended by the House of Lords Appointments Commission as one of four new non-party-political peers.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8500200.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Dame Tanni nominated for peerage|date=5 February 2010}}

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  • 14 February – Welsh rugby international Andy Powell is arrested near Junction 33 on the M4 motorway at 0600 GMT 14 February 2010, in possession of a stolen golf buggy.{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/14/andy-powell-golf-buggy-wales|location=London|work=The Guardian|first=Alan|last=Gardner|title=Andy Powell arrested over golf buggy after Wales win over Scotland|date=14 February 2010}}
  • 15 February – For behaviour "contrary to the squad's code of conduct", Andy Powell is removed from Wales' 35-man training squad for the 2010 Six Nations Championship.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8516351.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Wales drop Andy Powell from team|date=15 February 2010}}
  • 1 March – A BBC poll suggests that support has risen for full law-making powers for the Welsh Assembly, up to 56%, with 35% against, although Nick Bourne the leader of the Welsh Conservative Party (who supported a yes vote) is sceptical of the poll results.{{cite news|last=Powys|first=Betsan|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/8541797.stm|title='Support grows' for full law-making Wales assembly|publisher=BBC News|date=1 March 2010|accessdate=27 June 2010}}
  • 16 March – Welsh Slate announces the closure of Oakeley Quarry at Blaenau Ffestiniog.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/north_west/8572075.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Quarry losses hit Snowdonia town|date=17 March 2010}}
  • 17 March – Government figures show that the unemployment rate in Wales, at 9.2% is higher than any other home country and higher than all but two other regions of the UK.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/wales_politics/8572182.stm|publisher=BBC News|title=Unemployment rate highest in UK|date=17 March 2010}}
  • 18 March – The Marriage (Wales) Act 2010 brings the Church in Wales's marriage regulations into line with those of the Church of England.{{cite journal|first=Nicholas|last=Roberts|url=http://centaur.reading.ac.uk/21693/1/The%20historical%20background%20to%20the%20Marriage%20(Wales)%20Act%202010%20(Ecc%20LJ)%20(resub)(prf%20crrctd).pdf|title=The Historical Background to the Marriage (Wales) Act 2010|volume=13|issue=1|journal=Ecclesiastical Law Journal|date=January 2011|pages=39–56|doi=10.1017/S0956618X10000785 |s2cid=144909754 }}
  • 16 April – Four men are killed and a fifth is seriously injured in a car crash near Porthcawl.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/04/16/porthcawl-crash-car-sliced-in-two-91466-26259707 |title=Porthcawl crash car 'sliced in two' |date=16 April 2010 |website=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420213325/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/04/16/porthcawl-crash-car-sliced-in-two-91466-26259707/ |archive-date=20 April 2010 |url-status=dead}}
  • 6 May – In the United Kingdom general election, the Conservative Party wins 8 seats, Labour 26, Plaid Cymru 3 and the Lib Democrats 3.
  • 12 May – Cheryl Gillan is confirmed as Secretary of State for Wales in the new UK government of David Cameron; she is the first woman to hold the post.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8677418.stm|title=David Cameron appoints Cheryl Gillan as Welsh Secretary|publisher=BBC Wales|date=12 May 2010|accessdate=15 January 2012}}

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  • 25 May – The Learned Society of Wales is launched.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/05/25/learned-society-of-wales-launch-91466-26513210/|title=Learned Society of Wales launched|first=Robin|last=Turner|work=Wales Online|date=25 May 2010|accessdate=3 June 2017}}
  • 28 May – Llanrwst celebrates the 400th anniversary of the almshouses built by Sir John Wynn, 1st Baronet.
  • 15 June – Cheryl Gillan, the new Welsh Secretary in the Conservative—Liberal Democrat coalition government at Westminster, announces that the 2011 Welsh devolution referendum will probably be held between January and March 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/2010/06/16/welsh-referendum-on-more-powers-in-2011-says-cheryl-gillan-55578-26660193/|work=Daily Post North Wales|title=Welsh referendum on more powers in 2011 says Cheryl Gillan|publisher=Dailypost.co.uk|accessdate=27 June 2010}}
  • 16 June – New members of the Gorsedd are announced by the National Eisteddfod of Wales. They include Tim Rhys-Evans, Edwin Regan and Jill Evans.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/walesarts/2010/06/eisteddfod_gorsedd_of_bards_members_honoured.html|title=New Gorsedd of Bards members honoured|website=BBC – Wales Arts|access-date=28 April 2019}}
  • 23 June – A Danish tabloid newspaper accuses Stephen Kinnock, who is married to Danish politician Helle Thorning-Schmidt, of tax evasion.{{cite news|url=http://www.bt.dk/danmark/scorer-kassen-i-skattely|title=B.T. afslører Helle Thorning og manden: Scorer kassen i skattely|newspaper=B.T.|date=23 June 2010|language=Danish}}
  • 24 June – Barry-born Julia Gillard becomes Australia's first female prime minister.
  • 28 June – The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, unveils a new memorial on the site of Six Bells Colliery. The sculpture, Guardian (of the Valleys) by Sebastien Boyesen, commemorates the pit disaster of 1960 and is a tribute to those who work in dangerous industries.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/06/29/archbishop-unveils-pit-disaster-statue-91466-26745825/ |title=Archbishop unveils pit disaster statue |first=Steffan |last=Rhys |date=29 June 2010 |website=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales}}

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=July–December=

  • 1 July – Wales's four archaeological trusts launch an online searchable website, known as Archwilio, at the Treftadaeth Conference in Swansea. Alun Ffred Jones AM, Minister for Heritage, observes: "Wales is the first country in Britain that has made all its archaeological records available online" and "Archwilio will be a tremendous asset not only for the people of Wales but also for those further afield who have an interest in the rich archaeology and cultural heritage of our country".[http://ggat.wordpress.com/2010/07/01/the-welsh-trusts-launch-archwilio/ The Welsh Trusts launch Archwilio.]
  • 5 August – The Faenol Festival is cancelled for the second year running.{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-10872370|title=Faenol Festival near Bangor off after low ticket sales|publisher=BBC Wales|date=5 August 2010|access-date=5 August 2010|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100814143012/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-north-west-wales-10872370|archive-date=14 August 2010|url-status=live}}
  • 23 August – The remains of Anglesey-born MI6 worker Gareth Williams are discovered locked in a sports bag{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11152467|title=Body of MI6 worker Gareth Williams 'locked in bag'|publisher=BBC News|date=1 September 2010|access-date=1 September 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100901191458/http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-11152467|archive-date=1 September 2010|url-status=live}} at his Pimlico flat.Sam Jones and Helen Pidd [https://www.theguardian.com/world/2010/aug/25/suspected-spy-foreign-office-worker "'British spy' found dead identified as Foreign Office worker"], The Guardian, 25 August 2010
  • 29 August – Air-sea rescue services begin a frantic search for missing kayaker Elizabeth Ashbee, who became separated from four colleagues in rough waters and bad weather at Ynys Feurig near Rhosneigr, Anglesey. Her body is found in Caernarfon Bay two days later.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/09/02/body-identified-as-that-of-missing-kayaker-91466-27184053|work=Wales Online|title=Body identified as that of missing kayaker|date=September 2010 }}
  • September – The University of Wales Trinity Saint David, created by the merger of Trinity University College and the University of Wales, Lampeter, admits its first students.
  • 5 September – Holly Stuckey, a pupil at Ysgol Maesteg School, is taken to hospital suffering from an allergic reaction, but dies shortly afterwards. Her parents later claim she was severely bullied at the school.[http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/schoolgirl-died-severe-allergic-reaction-2033228 Wales Online 12 April 2012]. Accessed 5 May 2014
  • 13 September – Archaeologists working at Caerleon announce the discovery of a suit of Roman armour.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11288684 |title=Rare Roman suit of armour found at Caerleon dig |date=13 September 2010 |publisher=BBC News}}
  • 22 September – Sainsbury's original Newport store closes and a new superstore opens in Crindau.
  • 4 November – The accident report on the Porthcawl mid-air collision over Kenfig of March 2009 is released.{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/local-news/raf-pilots-didnt-see-each-1883471 |title=RAF pilots didn't see each other in time, report claims |date=4 November 2010 |website=WalesOnline |publisher=Media Wales}} The AAIB makes no safety recommendations, referring instead to the recommendations made in January's Ministry of Defence inquiry report.
  • 16 November – Buckingham Palace confirms that Prince William of Wales will marry Catherine Middleton in 2011. Her title following the marriage would be dependent on whether an additional title were conferred on the prince.
  • 19 November – The Welsh Pony and Cob Society opens a museum at its new headquarters near Felinfach.[http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/midwales/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9209000/9209243.stm BBC Mid Wales, "Welsh Pony and Cob museum ready for the off", 19 November 2012. Accessed 30 October 2012]
  • 28 December – Andrew Craig, of Caernarfon, completes the challenge of climbing Snowdon every week for a year, thus earning £15000 for charity.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2011/01/02/a-year-of-climbing-snowdon-for-walker-91466-27918697/|title=A year of climbing Snowdon for walker|first=James|last=McCarthy|date=2 January 2011|work=WalesOnline|accessdate=16 October 2012}}

=Undated=

  • Both major chemical production plants at Cefn Mawr shut down.

Arts and literature

  • 3 April – New Llandaff Cathedral organ first played.
  • 13 May – Only Men Aloud! win the Album of the Year award at the Classical BRIT Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/news/2010/the-classical-brit-awards-2010-with-nsi-celebrates-a-triumphant-night-of-international-suc |title=The Classical BRIT Awards 2010 with NS&I Celebrates a Triumphant Night of International Success |date=13 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100516042526/http://www.classicalbrits.co.uk/news/2010/the-classical-brit-awards-2010-with-nsi-celebrates-a-triumphant-night-of-international-suc |archive-date=16 May 2010 |url-status=dead}}
  • 31 March – Wenvoe transmitting station turns off its remaining analogue television signals, officially completing the switchover to digital television in Wales.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8593948.stm|title=Wales is first UK nation to switch fully to digital TV|publisher=BBC News|date=31 March 2010|accessdate=16 October 2012}}
  • 20 September – David Essex marries Welsh actress Susan Hallam-Wright at St Cross Church in Talybont, near Bangor.{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/09/22/david-essex-marries-welsh-actress-91466-27318138/#ixzz10LuDaFkD|title=David Essex marries Welsh actress|first=Ciaran|last=Jones|date=22 September 2010|work=WalesOnline|accessdate=16 October 2012}}
  • 8 October – Cardiff-based author Belinda Bauer wins the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger for her debut novel Blacklands.{{cite web|title=The Writers of Wales Database: Belinda Bauer|url=http://www.literaturewales.org/writers-of-wales/i/135957/desc/bauer-belinda/|publisher=literaturewales.org|access-date=15 January 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406031017/http://www.literaturewales.org/writers-of-wales/i/135957/desc/bauer-belinda/|archive-date=6 April 2012|url-status=dead}}

=Awards=

=New books=

==English language==

  • Gladys Mary Coles – Clay{{cite web|url=https://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/gladys-mary-coles---clay-1832151|title=Gladys Mary Coles – Clay|website=WalesOnline|date=22 March 2013|access-date=26 May 2019}}
  • J. Graham Jones – David Lloyd George and Welsh Liberalism{{cite web|url=https://blog.library.wales/david-lloyd-george-and-welsh-liberalism/|title=David Lloyd George and Welsh Liberalism|website=National Library of Wales|date=25 June 2010 |access-date=26 May 2019}}
  • Patrick McGuinness – Jilted City{{cite web|url=https://www.carcanet.co.uk/cgi-bin/indexer?product=9781857549683|title=Jilted City|website=Carcanet Press|access-date=26 May 2019}}
  • Jamie Owen – Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways{{cite web|url=http://www.gwales.com/goto/biblio/cy/9780091932824?lang=EN&tsid=1|title=Around Wales by B-Roads and Byways|website=gwales|access-date=2 February 2020}}
  • M. Wynn Thomas – In the Shadow of the Pulpit
  • Stan Stennett – Fully Booked
  • Nikolai Tolstoy – The Oldest British Prose Literature: the Compilation of the Four Branches of the Mabinogi

==Welsh language==

  • Fflur Dafydd – Awr y Locustiaid{{cite web|url=http://www.gwales.com/bibliographic/?isbn=9780862439828&tsid=9|title=Awr y Locustiaid|website=gwales|language=cy|access-date=2 February 2020}}
  • Mari Emlyn (ed.) – Llythyrau'r Wladfa 1945–2010{{cite web|url=http://www.gwales.com/goto/biblio/cy/9781845272920|title=Llythyrau'r Wladfa 1945-2010|website=gwales|language=cy|access-date=2 February 2020}}
  • Hywel Griffiths – Dirgelwch y Bont
  • Angharad Price – Caersaint
  • Dewi Prysor v Lladd Duw

=Music=

==Classical==

==Albums==

==Singles==

Film

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Broadcasting

=Welsh-language television=

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Sport

  • 4 April – Mark Williams wins his third China Open title.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/snooker/8602765.stm |title=Mark Williams beats Ding Junhui to win China Open title |date=4 April 2010 |publisher=BBC Sport |access-date=20 May 2019}}
  • 18 September – Boxer Nathan Cleverly defeats Karo Murat at the LG Arena in Birmingham in an eliminator for the WBO light heavyweight title.
  • October – At the 2010 Commonwealth Games, Wales wins medals in several sports:

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{{Gold medal}}Dai GreeneAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles10 October
{{Gold medal}}Robert WealeLawn bowlsMen's singles13 October
{{Silver medal}}Jazmin CarlinAquaticsWomen's 200 m freestyle5 October
{{Silver medal}}Carys ParryAthleticsWomen's Hammer Throw6 October
{{Silver medal}}Becky JamesCyclingWomen's sprint7 October
{{Silver medal}}Michaela BreezeWeightliftingWomen's 63 kg7 October
{{Silver medal}}Jenny McLoughlinAthleticsWomen's 100m T378 October
{{Silver medal}}Sean McGoldrickBoxingBantamweight13 October
{{Silver medal}}Francesca JonesGymnasticsWomen's rhythmic individual hoop14 October
{{Bronze medal}}Becky JamesCyclingWomen's 500 m Time Trial5 October
{{Bronze medal}}Jemma LoweAquaticsWomen's 100 m Butterfly7 October
{{Bronze medal}}Jazmin CarlinAquaticsWomen's 400 m freestyle7 October
{{Bronze medal}}Georgia DaviesAquaticsWomen's 50 m backstroke7 October
{{Bronze medal}}Christian MalcolmAthleticsMen's 200 m10 October
{{Bronze medal}}Rhys WilliamsAthleticsMen's 400 m hurdles10 October
{{Bronze medal}}Anwen Butten & Hannah SmithLawn bowlsWomen's pairs11 October
{{Bronze medal}}Keiran HardingBoxingMiddleweight (75kg)11 October
{{Bronze medal}}Jermaine AsareBoxingLight Heavyweight (81kg)11 October
{{Bronze medal}}Johanne BrekkeShootingWomen's 50m Rifle Prone (Singles)12 October

  • 5 December – Gareth Bale wins the BBC Cymru Wales Sports Personality of the Year award{{cite web |title=Bale awarded BBC Wales accolade |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/wales/9261532.stm |website=BBC News |access-date=2 August 2021 |date=6 December 2010}}
  • 27 December – The Welsh National steeplechase, scheduled to be held at Chepstow, is postponed from its traditional spot because of adverse weather conditions.

Deaths

  • 2 January – John Rhys Evans, operatic baritone, 79{{cite news|newspaper=Washington Post|date=7 January 2010|title=John Rhys Evans: Death notice|url=https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=john-r-evans&pid=138244792|accessdate=25 September 2018}}
  • 4 January – Hywel Teifi Edwards, writer and broadcaster, 74{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8440734.stm | publisher=BBC News | title=Hywel Teifi Edwards dies aged 75 | date=5 January 2010|access-date=15 April 2019}}
  • 20 January – Jack Parry, footballer, 86{{cite news|url=http://www.twtd.co.uk/news.php?storyid=15885|title=Fifties Town Keeper Dies |date=20 January 2010|publisher=TWTD.com|accessdate=20 January 2010}}
  • 9 February – Malcolm Vaughan, singer and actor, 80{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/malcolm-vaughan-singer-who-fell-foul-of-the-bbc-but-sold-half-a-million-records-as-a-result-1909495.html |title=Malcolm Vaughan obituary |author=Leigh, Spencer |newspaper=The Independent |accessdate=25 February 2010 | location=London | date=25 February 2010}}
  • 11 February – Brian Godfrey, footballer, 69
  • 14 February – Dick Francis, jockey and novelist, 89{{cite news |last1=Reynolds |first1=Stanley |title=Dick Francis obituary |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2010/feb/14/dick-francis-obituary |access-date=8 November 2020 |work=The Guardian |date=14 February 2010 }}
  • 22 February – Robin Davies, actor, 56 (lung cancer){{cite web|url=https://www.thestage.co.uk/features/obituaries/2010/robin-davies/|title=Robin Davies - Obituaries - The Stage|author=The Stage|work=The Stage}}
  • 23 February – Wyn Morris, conductor, 81{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wyn-morris-conductor-whose-gifts-were-undermined-by-his-relations-with-musicians-and-administrators-1930697.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/wyn-morris-conductor-whose-gifts-were-undermined-by-his-relations-with-musicians-and-administrators-1930697.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title = Wyn Morris: Conductor whose gifts were undermined by his relations|website=Independent.co.uk |date = 23 October 2011}}{{cbignore}}
  • 3 March – Michael Foot, politician, 96{{cite web|url=http://www.newstatesman.com/2010/03/foot-dies-aged-leader-labour|title=Michael Foot dies|work=New Statesman|location=UK|date=3 March 2010|access-date=15 August 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100306165521/http://www.newstatesman.com/2010/03/foot-dies-aged-leader-labour|archive-date=6 March 2010|url-status=live}}
  • 10 March – Micky Jones, musician, 63
  • 13 March – Neville Meade, heavyweight boxer, 61{{cite web | url=http://www.thisissouthwales.co.uk/Champion-Neville-Meade-s-legacy-lives-city/story-12424137-detail/story.html | title=Champion Neville Meade's legacy lives on in city |work=thisissouthwales.co.uk | date=19 March 2010 | access-date=27 October 2011}}
  • 31 March – Keith Kissack, historian of Monmouth, 96
  • 9 April – John Griffiths, curator of the London Science Museum, 57John Becklake, "Obituary: John Griffiths". Life after the Museum, No 25, page 21, Autumn 2010.
  • 14 April
  • Tom Ellis, politician, 86
  • Frank Jackett, footballer, 82{{cite web|url=http://www.yourannouncement.co.uk/3867560|title=JACKETT, Frank : Obituary|accessdate=29 January 2011|publisher=YourAnnouncement.co.uk|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130505123256/http://www.yourannouncement.co.uk/3867560|archivedate=5 May 2013}}
  • 29 April (in London) – Harold Rubens, pianist and human rights activist, 90{{cite news|last1=Flynn|first1=Jessica|title=Tributes paid to piano great Harold Rubens|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/tributes-paid-piano-great-harold-1916046|work=South Wales Echo|date=4 May 2010|location=Cardiff|accessdate=13 October 2017}}
  • 30 April – Gwyn Rowlands, rugby union international, 81{{cite news|url=http://www.berkhamstedtoday.co.uk/berkhamsted-news/Popular-former-town-GP-has.6275408.jp |title=Popular former town GP has died |publisher=The Gazette (Berkhamsted, England) |date=2010-05-05 |accessdate=2010-05-12}}
  • 8 May
  • 14 October – J. A. G. Griffith, lawyer and academic, 91Martin Loughlin, '[https://www.theguardian.com/education/2010/may/25/john-griffith-obituary John Griffith obituary]', The Guardian (25 May 2010), retrieved 23 July 2019.
  • Alan Watkins, political journalist, 77
  • 7 June – Stuart Cable, musician and television presenter, 40{{cite web|url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2010/06/15/date-set-for-stuart-cable-s-funeral-91466-26654156/|title=Date set for Stuart Cable's funeral|publisher=WalesOnline|date=16 June 2010|access-date=17 June 2010}}
  • 22 June – Pennant Roberts, TV producer, 69
  • 23 June – Peter Walker, Baron Walker of Worcester, former Secretary of State for Wales, 78{{cite news|url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/8234012.Peter_Walker_dies_aged_78/|title=Peter Walker dies aged 78|date=23 June 2010|accessdate=23 June 2010|work=Worcester News}}
  • 20 July – Iris Gower, novelist, 75{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iris-gower-bestselling-author-whose-hometown-of-swansea-informed-her-historical-romances-2036772.html|title=Iris Gower: Bestselling author whose hometown of Swansea informed her historical romances|website=The Independent|date=28 July 2010|access-date=15 April 2019|archive-date=7 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407124137/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/iris-gower-bestselling-author-whose-hometown-of-swansea-informed-her-historical-romances-2036772.html|url-status=dead}}
  • 21 July
  • Lowri Gwilym, television and radio producer, 55 (cerebral haemorrhage){{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lowri-gwilym-widely-admired-welsh-television-executive-2040069.html|work=The Independent|title=Lowri Gwilym: Widely admired Welsh television executive|date=31 July 2010|accessdate=16 April 2016}}
  • Jimmy Singer, footballer, 72
  • August – Gareth Williams, intelligence officer, 31
  • 10 August – Brian Clark, Cardiff City footballer, 67
  • 13 August – A. J. R. Russell-Wood, historian, 70{{cite web|url=https://releases.jhu.edu/2010/08/19/russell-wood/|title=Johns Hopkins Historian John R. Russell-Wood dies|date=19 August 2010|website=Johns Hopkins University|access-date=15 April 2019}}
  • 30 August – Owen Edwards, broadcaster, 76[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11138037 BBC Wales News]
  • 16 September – Richard Livsey, Baron Livsey of Talgarth, politician, 75{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-11333562|title=Liberal Democrat peer Richard Livsey dies, aged 75|publisher=BBC News |date=16 September 2010 |access-date=15 April 2019}}
  • 18 October – Mel Hopkins, footballer, 75
  • 27 October – William Griffiths, hockey player, 88
  • 28 October – Robert Dickie, British champion boxer, 46 (heart attack){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-12934984|title=Robert Dickie Trust launched in Llanelli boxer's honour|publisher=BBC News|date=2 April 2011|accessdate=22 May 2011}}
  • 9 December – Meirion Pennar, poet and academic, 65{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-12023968|title=Poet and Welsh works translator Meirion Pennar dies|publisher=BBC Wales|date= 17 December 2010|accessdate=19 December 2010}}
  • 26 December – Vivien Jones, lacrosse player, 59{{cite web|url=http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/01/04/international-womens-lacrosse-legend-vivien-jones-dies-59|publisher=insidelacrosse.com|title=International Women's Lacrosse Legend Vivien Jones Dies at 59|date=4 January 2011|access-date=17 May 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326073412/http://insidelacrosse.com/news/2011/01/04/international-womens-lacrosse-legend-vivien-jones-dies-59|archive-date=26 March 2012|url-status=dead}}

See also

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