1994 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1994 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
[edit]- Secretary of State for Wales – John Redwood[1]
- Archbishop of Wales – Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph[2]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – John Gwilym Jones[3]
Events
[edit]- 26 January – A man fires two blank shots at the Prince of Wales (now Charles III), during the prince's visit to Sydney, Australia.[4]
- 10 February – An earthquake shock measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 50-mile radius of the epicentre near Bangor, Wales.
- 18 March – An earthquake shock measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 30-mile radius of the epicentre near Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
- 1 April – At Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl, a 9-year-old boy is killed after being flung off the 58-year-old "Water Chute" ride when a steel hoop collapses in wet and windy conditions and falls onto the open-topped carriage in which he is travelling.[5]
- 29 June – In a televised interview with Jonathan Dimbleby, the Prince of Wales admits having committed adultery after the breakdown of his marriage.
- 19 July – Glenys Kinnock is elected to the European Parliament.
- 24 July – Explosion at Pembroke Refinery injures 26.
- 28 August – Sunday trading becomes legal in England and Wales for the first time.[6]
- 10 September – Bryn Terfel is guest soloist at the Last Night of the Proms in London.[7]
- Dr Elizabeth Haywood is the first winner of the Welsh Woman of the Year award.[8]
- Miners at the Tower Colliery in South Wales, led by Tyrone O'Sullivan, set up TEBO (Tower Employees Buy-Out) to try to save their mine.
- Work begins on the Cardiff Bay barrage.
- St Davids (population 2,000) is restored to city status in the United Kingdom at the request of the Queen, confirmed by letters patent presented on 1 June 1995.
Arts and literature
[edit]- Foundation of the Harlech Biennale visual arts festival.
Awards
[edit]- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Neath)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Emyr Lewis, "Chwyldro"[9]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Gerwyn Williams, "Dolenni"[10]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Robin Llywelyn, O'r Harbwr Gwag i'r Cefnfor Gwyn[11]
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Eirug Wyn[12]
- Wales Book of the Year:
- English language: Paul Ferris, Caitlin
- Welsh language: Robin Chapman, W. J. Gruffydd
- Aventis Prize – Steve Jones, The Language of the Genes
- Glyndŵr Award – Ian Parrott (composer)
New books
[edit]English language
[edit]- John Davies – A History of Wales
- Jonathan Dimbleby – The Prince of Wales: a Biography
- Mike Jenkins – Graffiti Narratives
- John May – Reference Wales
- Jenny Rees – Looking for Mr Nobody; The Secret Life of Goronwy Rees[13]
Welsh language
[edit]- Donald Evans – Wrth Reddf
- Bobi Jones – Crist a Chenedlaetholdeb (Christ and Nationalism)[14]
- Esyllt T. Lawrence - Cyn y Wawr
- Mihangel Morgan - Te Gyda'r Frenhines[15]
New music
[edit]- Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Tatay (album)
- Karl Jenkins - Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary
Film
[edit]- Keith Allen plays the mysterious lodger in Shallow Grave.
Welsh-language films
[edit]- Branwen (Ceri Sherlock)
- Hedd Wyn
- Tân ar y Comin (premièred 1 January on S4C television)[16]
- Ymadawiad Arthur
Music
[edit]- John Cale performs a spoken-word duet with Suzanne Vega on the song "The Long Voyage" on Hector Zazou's album Chansons des mers froides.
- Shakin' Stevens gives up recording.
Albums
[edit]- Bryn Fôn – Dyddiau Di-gymar
- Dafydd Iwan – Caneuon Gwerin
Broadcasting
[edit]Welsh-language television
[edit]- Gogs (animation)
- Gwalia yng Nghasia (documentary)
- Yr Heliwr ("A Mind to Kill") (drama)
- Pengelli
- Uned 5 (children's)
English-language television
[edit]- Wales Tonight (HTV)
Sport
[edit]- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Steve Robinson[17]
- Commonwealth Games – The Wales team wins a total of 19 medals, including five golds (Colin Jackson, 110m hurdles; Neil Winter, pole vault; Michael Jay, rapid-fire pistol; David Morgan, middleweight weightlifting snatch and overall middleweight title).
- Football – Vinnie Jones is chosen to captain the Wales international side.
- Golf – Ian Woosnam wins the British Masters tournament.
Births
[edit]- 7 February – Nathan Walker, Welsh-Australian ice hockey player
- 30 June – Rhys Jones, sprinter
- 2 July – Jessica Leigh Jones, engineer
- 7 September – Elinor Barker, cyclist[18]
- 6 October – Joe Woolford, singer
- date unknown – Rhys Morgan, health blogger
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January – Allen Forward, Wales international rugby union player, 72
- 23 March – Donald Swann, musician, 70[19]
- 30 April – Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone, politician, 89[20]
- 21 May – Cliff Wilson, snooker player, 60[21]
- 31 May – Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby union player, 89
- 27 June – Jeremy Brooks, novelist, poet and dramatist, 67[22]
- 24 July – Aubrey Davies, cricketer, 79
- 29 July – William Mathias, composer, 57[23]
- 31 July – Caitlin Macnamara, widow of Dylan Thomas, 80[24]
- 23 August – Wat Jones, cricketer, 77
- 1 September – Dr Roger Thomas, politician, 68[25]
- 4 October – F. Gwendolen Rees, zoologist, 88[26]
- 9 October – Idris Hopkins, footballer, 83
- 17 October – Gus Risman, rugby league player, 83
- 28 October – Steve Curtis, boxer, 45
- 6 December – Alun Owen, screenwriter, 69[27]
- 12 December – Stuart Evans, writer, 60[28]
- 29 December – Jack Rippon, cricketer, 76
- 31 December – Harri Webb, poet, 74[29]
- date unknown
- Colin Edwards, writer, 69/70
- Elisabeth Inglis-Jones, writer, 93/4
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ J. Graham Jones (January 1998). The History of Wales. University of Wales Press. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-7083-1491-3.
- ^ Barry Morgan (16 August 2007). "The Right Rev Alwyn Rice Jones". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 October 2007. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Former Archdruid honoured". Aberystwyth University. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Angella Johnson (27 January 1994). "Student faces six charges after starting-gun incident". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 December 2019.
- ^ Nowicka, Helen; Boggan, Steve (2 April 1994). "Survivors speak of tragedy at funfair: Steel hoop 'had collapsed into path of Water Chute car'". The Independent. London. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Sunday trading legalised". BBC News. 28 August 1994. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ Lesley Gerard (12 September 1994). "Soloist injects Welsh note into Proms finale". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Dr Elizabeth Haywood". Swansea University. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
- ^ Peter France (2000). The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation. Oxford University Press. pp. 189. ISBN 978-0-19-818359-4.
- ^ "Enillwyr Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen". BBC Cymru (in Welsh). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Christopher Hitchens (23 February 1995). "Lucky Kim". London Review of Books. 17 (4). Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Eleri Hedd James (1 December 2009). Casglu Darnau'r Jig-So: Theori Beirniadaeth R. M. (Bobi) Jones. University of Wales Press. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7083-2247-5.
- ^ Meic Stephens (1998). Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru. University of Wales Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-7083-1383-1.
- ^ "Tim Boswel yn Dychwelyd i Geredigion (Diwrnod Cenedlaethol i Gofio T. Llew Jones)" (in Welsh). Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru. 1 October 2010.
- ^ "BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ Elinor Barker at ProCyclingStats
- ^ John Amis (25 March 1994). "Obituary: Donald Swann". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ David Lewis Jones (1 June 2011). "Bowden, Herbert William, Baron Aylestone (1905-1994), politician". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ Guy Hodgson (27 May 1994). "Obituary: Cliff Wilson". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Chris Barlas (2 July 1994). "Obituary: Jeremy Brooks". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "Obituary: Professor William Mathias". The Independent. 30 July 1992. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
- ^ Glyn Jones (2 August 1994). "Obituary: Caitlin Thomas". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Tony Heath (7 September 1994). "Obituary: Roger Thomas". The Independent. Archived from the original on 1 May 2022. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Morris, J. G. (1997). "Florence Gwendolen Rees. 3 July 1906–4 October 1994: Elected F.R.S. 1971". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 43: 445. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1997.0024. S2CID 70699996.
- ^ Harris M. Lentz (1994). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Co. p. 132. ISBN 9780786402540.
- ^ "Obituary: Stuart Evans". The Times. 29 December 1994.
- ^ Harri Webb (1998). A Militant Muse, Harri Webb: Selected Literary Journalism 1948–80. Seren. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-85411-212-5.