1992 in Wales

1992 in Wales

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Other events of 1992

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1992 to Wales and its people.

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

Events

• Wales play England at women's rugby at Cardiff Arms Park for the first time.
• 9 April - In the UK General Election:
  • Long-serving Liberal MP Geraint Howells unexpectedly loses the seat of Ceredigion and Pembroke North to Plaid Cymru. He is elevated to the peerage as Baron Geraint of Ponterwyd.
  • Plaid Cymru's new MP, Cynog Dafis, is helped by an electoral alliance between Plaid and the Wales Green Party.
  • Nick Ainger wins Pembroke for Labour from the Conservatives.
  • Merlyn Rees retires from the House of Commons.
  • Llew Smith replaces the retiring Michael Foot as MP for Blaenau Gwent.
• Following his retirement at the election, Sir Geoffrey Howe becomes a life peer as Lord Howe of Aberavon.
• 1 May-4 October - The Ebbw Vale Garden Festival, the last garden festival held in the UK.
• 18 July - Neil Kinnock resigns the leadership of the Labour Party.
• 26 August - Five people are killed in a speedboat accident off Llandudno.
• December - One-off stage performance of An Evening with Dylan Thomas takes place to mark the opening of the new AIR Studios.
• The Passport Office agrees to process passport applications in the Welsh language.
• The Polytechnic of Wales becomes the University of Glamorgan.
• The Chwarae Teg organisation is launched to improve work opportunities for women in Wales by assisting with childcare.

Arts and literature

• A full-time officer for Welsh learners is appointed by the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
• The periodical Y Faner ceases publication.
• Michael Sheen co-stars with Vanessa Redgrave in When She Danced in the West End.
• Sesiwn Fawr Dolgellau is established.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Aberystwyth)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Idris Reynolds
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Cyril Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robin Llywelyn, Seren Wen Ar Gefndir Gwyn

• Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -

• Wales Book of the Year:
  • English language: Emyr Humphreys - Bonds of Attachment
  • Welsh language: Gerallt Lloyd Owen - Cilmeri

New books

• Bedwyr Lewis Jones - Yn Ei Elfen
• Christopher Meredith - Griffri
• Gerallt Lloyd Owen - Cilmeri
• M. Wynn Thomas - Morgan Llwyd, ei Gyfeillion a'i Gyfnod
• Angharad Tomos - Si Hei Lwli

Music

• Michael Ball competes for the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest, finishing second.
• Manic Street Preachers - Generation Terrorists (album)
• Y Cyrff - Mae Ddoe Yn Ddoe (album)

Film

• Anthony Hopkins wins the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in The Silence of the Lambs.
• Hopkins and Paul Rhys are among the stars of Chaplin.
• Rebecca's Daughters, based on a 1948 screenplay by Dylan Thomas, is filmed in Wales and directed by Karl Francis. Stars include Paul Rhys and Keith Allen.

Welsh-language films

• Gadael Lenin
• Hedd Wyn

Broadcasting

• The first community radio stations in Wales are approved by the Radio Authority: Radio Ceredigion at Aberystwyth and Radio Maldwyn at Newtown.

Welsh-language television

• Merched Lasarus (comedy)

Sport

• Athletics - Tanni Grey wins four gold medals at the Paralympics in Barcelona.
• Boxing
  • 13 October - Neil Haddock wins the British Super Featherweight boxing championship.
  • 14 November - Robbie Regan wins the European Flyweight boxing championship.
  • 12 December - Nicky Piper loses the World Super Middleweight Boxing title fight in London.
• Horse racing - Carl Llewellyn wins the Grand National on "Party Politics"

Births

• 13 January - Adam Matthews, footballer
• 12 February - Dafydd Carter, footballer
• 23 February - Daniel Alfei, footballer
• 15 April - Aaron Wildig, footballer
• 13 May - Joe Walsh, footballer
• 27 May - Demi Holborn, singer
• 10 June - Lee Lucas, footballer
• 24 June - Sam Harrison, racing cyclist
• 7 July - Ben Jones, footballer
• 19 July - Aled Davies, rugby player
• 22 July - Reece Jones, footballer
• 25 July - Jonathan Evans, rugby player

Deaths

• 27 January - Gwen Ffrangcon-Davies, actress, 101
• 4 February - Alan Davies, footballer, 30
• 18 March - Jack Kelsey, footballer, 62
• 28 April - Elfed Davies, Baron Davies of Penrhys, politician, 78
• 14 July - Gwyn Davies, rugby player, 84
• 22 August - David Tecwyn Lloyd, author, 77
• 6 September - Mervyn Johns, actor, 93
• 19 September - Sir Geraint Evans, opera singer, 70
• 20 October - Brian Badcoe, actor
• 23 December - Cyril Walters, cricketer, 87
• 26 December - Edmund Davies, Baron Edmund-Davies, judge, 86
• date unknown - Gruffydd Evans, Baron Evans of Claughton