1995 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1995 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – Charles
- Princess of Wales – Diana
- Secretary of State for Wales – John Redwood (until 26 June); David Hunt (Acting); William Hague (from 5 July)
- Archbishop of Wales – Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – John Gwilym Jones
Events
- 3 January - Tower Colliery re-opens under the ownership of the workforce buy out the company Goitre Tower Anthracite.[1]
- 1 February - Richey Edwards of the Manic Street Preachers disappears.[2]
- 16 February - In the Islwyn by-election brought about by the resignation of Neil Kinnock, Don Touhig is elected as Labour MP for the constituency.[3]
- April - TBI plc purchases Cardiff-Wales Airport from Glamorgan County Council.
- 20 July - Swansea-born Michael Heseltine becomes Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, an office last held by Geoffrey Howe.
- 30 July - Police in North Wales launch a murder inquiry after the body of seven-year-old Sophie Hook (who had gone missing from a nearby house during the night) is found on a beach near Llandudno by a man walking his dog.[4]
- 6 August - Howard Hughes, a 30-year-old Colwyn Bay man, is charged with the murder of Sophie Hook.[4]
- November - Diver Keith Hurley discovers the wreck of the submarine Resurgam (sunk 1880) off Rhyl.[5]
- 20 November - The Princess of Wales gives a revealing interview to Martin Bashir for the Panorama current affairs television programme on BBC 1 , discussing her personal problems and marriage in candid detail.[6]
- 20 December - The Queen writes to The Prince and Princess of Wales urging them to divorce as soon as possible.
- Welsh historian Sir Rees Davies is appointed to the Chichele Chair of Medieval History at the University of Oxford.
- Historian Glanmor Williams is knighted.
Arts and literature
- Roger Rees is nominated for a Tony for Best Actor in a Play for his role in Indiscretions.
- Michael Ball performs in the Les Misérables tenth anniversary concert.
- Peter Karrie is voted the favourite Phantom of members of The Phantom of the Opera Appreciation Society for the second year in a row.
- The Dylan Thomas Centre, Swansea, is opened by Jimmy Carter.
Awards
- Glyndŵr Award - Kyffin Williams
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Abergele)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Tudur Dylan Jones[7]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Aled Gwyn[8]
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Angharad Jones for Y Dylluan Wen
- Wales Book of the Year:
- English language: Duncan Bush, Masks
- Welsh language: Aled Islwyn, Unigolion, Unigeddau
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Beryl Stafford Williams[9]
New books
- Robin Llywelyn - Y Dwr Mawr Llwyd
- R. S. Thomas - No Truce with the Furies
- Aled Rhys Wiliam - Cywain
Film
English-language films
- The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, with Kenneth Griffith
- Restoration is partly filmed at Caerphilly Castle.
Welsh-language films
Music
- Robin Huw Bowen - Harp Music of Wales (Cerddoriaeth Telyn Cymru)
- Carreg Lafar - Ysbryd y Werin
- Dafydd Iwan - Cân Celt
- Super Furry Animals - Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod (in space) (E.P.)
- Triskedekaphilia (compilation album)
Broadcasting
- 30 September - 96.4 FM The Wave goes on air for the first time.
Welsh-language television
- A55, starring Iwan "Iwcs" Roberts
- Rownd a Rownd, a youth-oriented soap opera set and filmed around Menai Bridge, launches on S4C
English-language television
- John Rhys-Davies takes the lead in the new US drama series, Sliders.
- Somebody's Son (prizewinning documentary made for BBC2 and BBC Wales by Raw Charm).
Sport
Rugby Union
- 4 June - A narrow defeat by Ireland results in Wales being eliminated from the Rugby World Cup competition after only three matches.
Births
- 5 January - Tom John, footballer
- 13 February - Leona Vaughan, actress
- 30 June - Declan John, footballer
- 4 July - Amy Hill, cyclist
- 9 October - Jasmine Joyce, rugby player
- 12 October - Jordan Howe, Paralympic athlete
- 30 November - Seb Morris, racing driver
Deaths
- 28 January - Philip Burton, theatre director and radio producer, 90[10]
- 29 January (in Thorpeness) - Richard Davies, CBE, member of the Royal Household
- 2 February - Raymond Bark-Jones, English-born Wales international rugby union player, 83
- 4 February - David Alexander, singer, 56
- 8 February - Don Devereux, dual-code rugby player, 62
- 8 February - Rachel Thomas, actress, 89
- 11 March - Myfanwy Talog, actress, 50[11]
- 28 March - Julian Cayo-Evans, political activist, 57[12]
- 10 April - Glyn Jones, poet, author and academic, 90
- 12 April - Cyril Sidlow, footballer, 89
- 21 April - Tessie O'Shea, entertainer, 82[13]
- 21 June - Tristan Jones, sailor, 66
- 24 June - Len Blyth, Wales international rugby player, 74
- 25 September - Dave Bowen, footballer, 67
- 26 September - Lynette Roberts, poet, 86[14]
- 22 October (in London) - Sir Kingsley Amis, novelist closely associated with Swansea, who set several of his works in Wales, 73
See also
References
- ^ Times online
- ^ Colin Larkin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington - Morphine. MUZE. p. 309. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ^ Patricia Wynn Davies (2005-02-17). "Conservatives trounced in poll". The Independent. Retrieved 2011-03-01.
- ^ a b Michael D. A. Freeman (28 August 1997). The Moral Status of Children: Essays on the Rights of the Children. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. p. 4. ISBN 90-411-0377-5.
- ^ Paul Bowers (January 1999). The Garrett Enigma and the Early Submarine Pioneers. Airlife. p. 118. ISBN 978-1-84037-066-9.
- ^ "1995: Diana admits adultery in TV interview". BBC News. 20 November 1995. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-01-30.
- ^ BBC - Eisteddfod Chair Winners. Accessed 26 August 2013
- ^ BBC - Eisteddfod Crown Winners. Accessed 26 August 2013
- ^ "Enillwyr Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen". BBC Cymru (in Welsh). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Harris M. Lentz (1995). Obituaries in the Performing Arts. McFarland & Company. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-7864-0253-3.
- ^ Stafford Hildred; Tim Ewbank (3 September 2012). Sir David Jason - A Life of Laughter. John Blake Publishing. pp. 165–166. ISBN 978-1-78219-072-1.
- ^ Tony Heath (31 March 1995). "Obituary: Julian Cayo Evans". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Dennis Gifford (25 April 1995). "Obituary: Tessie O'Shea". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ Meic Stephens (28 September 1995). "Obituary: Lynette Roberts". The Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2019.