1981 in Wales

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See also: 1980 in Wales, other events of 1981, 1982 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Film 4.1 Welsh language films 5 Broadcasting 5.1 Welsh language television 5.2 English language television 6 Sports 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
• Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards
• Archbishop of Wales - Gwilym Owen Williams

[edit] Events

• February 24 - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of the Prince of Wales
• July 29 - The Prince of Wales marries Lady Diana Spencer.
• Joan Ruddock becomes Chair of CND.
• Census results reveal that Gwynedd is the only Welsh county with a Welsh-speaking majority.
• Roy Jenkins co-founds the Social Democratic Party (UK).
• The percentage of Welsh language speakers, as recorded by the census, falls to an all-time low of 18.9% of the Welsh population.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Theatre Wales is established.
• Harry Secombe receives a knighthood.

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Machynlleth)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - John Gwilym Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Siôn Aled
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - John Griffith Jones

[edit] New books

• Irma Chilton - Y Cwlwm Gwaed
• Eiluned Lewis - The Old Home
• R. S. Thomas - Between Here and Now

[edit] Music

• William Mathias - Let the people praise Thee, O God

[edit] Film

[edit] Welsh language films

• None

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Welsh language television

[edit] English language television

• The Life and Times of David Lloyd George, written by Elaine Morgan and starring Philip Madoc

[edit] Sports

• Boxing - Neville Meade becomes British heavyweight champion.

[edit] Births

• March 13 - Ryan Jones, footballer
• May 24 - Darren Moss, footballer
• November 19 - Mark Wallace, cricketer
• December 16 - Gareth Williams Scottish-Welsh footballer
• date unknown - Gareth David-Lloyd, actor

[edit] Deaths

• March 1 - Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, theologian
• March 8 - Evelyn Nigel Chetwode Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician
• April 13 - Gwyn Thomas, author