1991 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1991 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
- Secretary of State for Wales - David Hunt
- Archbishop of Wales - Alwyn Rice Jones
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Ap Llysor
[edit] Events
- 6 January - A Maltese tanker, the Kimya, capsizes off the Anglesey coast. Ten crew members are drowned.
- 4 April - Peter Hain elected as MP for Neath in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP.
- 16 May - Huw Edwards elected as MP for Monmouth in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP
- 19 July - Dean Saunders, 27-year-old Welsh international striker, becomes the most expensive player to be signed by a British club when a £2.9million fee takes him from Derby County to Liverpool, who have broken the record fee in British football for the third time in four years.[1]
- August-September - Cardiff Ely Bread Riots: A dispute between two shopkeepers escalates into four consecutive nights of rioting in the Ely district of Cardiff.
- 25 October - Official opening of Conwy Crossing (immersed tube tunnel) to road traffic as part of A55 Conwy Bypass.
- Welshman Eric Jones was one of a team of four who made the first hot-air balloon flight over Mount Everest.
- Two Welsh soldiers are among those killed in the first Gulf War.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Simultaneous translation facilities are made available for the first time at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
- The first Pacific Northwest Welsh Weekend is held at Seattle.
- Wyn Calvin becomes the first Welshman to be elected King Rat of the Order of Water Rats.
- Cantorion Colin Jones is founded in Wrexham.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mold, with record attendance of 164,100)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Robin Llwyd ab Owain
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Einir Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Angharad Tomos, Si Hei Lwli
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -
[edit] New books
- A Cardiff Anthology
- Phil Rickman - Candlenight
[edit] Music
- Datblygu - Blwch Tymer Tymor
- Y Cyrff - Llawenydd Heb Ddiwedd (album)
- Bonnie Tyler - Bitterblue (album)
[edit] Film
[edit] Welsh-language films
- Elenya
- Un Nos Ola Leuad
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] English-language television
- Joshua Jones (children's programme made by S4C)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones makes her first appearance in The Darling Buds of May.
[edit] Welsh-language television
[edit] Sport
- Football
- 5 June - Wales defeat Germany in the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament.
- Golf - Ian Woosnam wins the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia, becoming the first Welshman to win a major tournament.
- Rugby union - Neil Jenkins plays his first rugby match for Wales, at the age of 19.
[edit] Births
- 21 January - Craig Roberts, actor
- 28 March - David Cornell, footballer
- 12 April - Ashley Richards, footballer
- 20 October - Nathaniel Jarvis, footballer
- 29 November - Becky James, cyclist
[edit] Deaths
- 14 January - Donald Coleman, politician, 65
- 30 January - Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran, politician, 83
- 19 February - Tom Rees, Wales international rugby player, 77
- 24 March - Maudie Edwards, actress and singer, 84
- 29 March - John Stradling Thomas, politician, 65
- 15 May - Ronald Lacey, English actor of Welsh descent, 55
- 12 August - Edward George Bowen, CBE, physicist, 80
- 23 August - Innes Lloyd, TV producer, 66
- 26 August - John Petts, artist, 77
- 31 August - Idwal Rees, Wales rugby union captain, 81
- 13 October - Donald Houston, actor, 67
- 22 December - Jim Lang, Wales rugby union player, 82
- date unknown
- Robert Roland Hughes, neurologist
- Evan Roberts, conservationist
