1981 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1981 to Wales and its people.

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[edit] Incumbents

[edit] Events

  • 24 February - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of the Prince of Wales
  • 29 July - 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.
  • 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

[edit] Music

[edit] Film

[edit] English-language films

[edit] Welsh-language films

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] English-language television

[edit] Welsh-language television

[edit] Sport

[edit] Births

[edit] Deaths

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