twˈɛnti sˈɪks ɑːktˈoʊbɚ ðə wˈɛlʃ ˈɑːfɪs ɐpˈɔɪnts ðɪ ˌæbɚfˈæn dɪzˈæstɚ tɹaɪbjˈuːnəl, tʃˈɛɹd baɪ ˈɛdmʌnd dˈeɪviz, bˈæɹən ˈɛdmʌnddˈeɪviz, tʊ ɪnvˈɛstᵻɡˌeɪt ðə kˈɔːzᵻz ʌvðə dɪzˈæstɚ.
26 October – The Welsh Office appoints the Aberfan Disaster Tribunal, chaired by Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, to investigate the causes of the disaster.