2000 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 2000 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- First Minister - Rhodri Morgan
- Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales - Dafydd Elis-Thomas
- Secretary of State for Wales - Paul Murphy
- Archbishop of Wales - Rowan Williams
[edit] Events
- 15 February - Wales child abuse scandal: Sir Ronald Waterhouse publishes the report of his inquiry into abuse in children's homes in north Wales.
- August - National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Llanelli.
- 15 October - Dedication of the new organ at St David's Cathedral.
- 16 October - Rhodri Morgan's official title as leader of the Welsh Assembly is changed from First Secretary to First Minister.
- 18 November - Catherine Zeta-Jones marries Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel, New York City.
- The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation is wound up, having achieved its main objective of regenerating the former docklands of Cardiff.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Sian Phillips is awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
- Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival is launched.
- The Welsh Music Foundation is established.
- Between May and August, over 100 rare maps are stolen from the National Library of Wales. A man later confesses to having stolen and sold them to collectors.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Llion Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dylan Iorwerth
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Eurig Wyn, Tri Mochyn Bach
- Wales Book of the Year:
- English language: Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
- Welsh language: Gwyneth Lewis - Y Llofrudd Iaith
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Geraint V. Jones, Cur y Nos
[edit] New books
- Trezza Azzopardi - The Hiding Place
- Ruth Bidgood - Singing to Wolves
- Jon Gower - Big Fish
- Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
- Owen Sheers - The Blue Book
[edit] Music
- Richard Churches - Requiem Mass
- Larry Goves - walking underground
[edit] Film
[edit] English-language films
- The Testimony of Taliesin Jones with Jonathan Pryce and Matthew Rhys
- Rancid Aluminium, based on the novel by James Hawes, with Rhys Ifans, Keith Allen and Brian Hibbard.
- 102 Dalmatians, with Ioan Gruffudd and his future wife Alice Evans
[edit] Welsh-language films
- Moth (S4C)
[edit] Broadcasting
[edit] English-language television
- Rob Brydon stars in Marion and Geoff
[edit] Sport
- Golf - Phillip Price is ranked 8th in the world.
- Snooker - Mark Williams defeats Matthew Stevens in an all-Welsh final at the World Snooker Championship.
[edit] Births
- 8 August - Dylan Michael Douglas, son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
[edit] Deaths
- 19 February - Josef Herman, artist
- 20 May - David Pearce, boxer
- 28 May - Donald Davies, computer scientist and inventor
- 30 May - Doris Hare, actress
- 17 September - Paula Yates, television presenter (born in Colwyn Bay)
- 25 September - R. S. Thomas, poet
- 30 September - Howard Winstone, boxing champion
- 11 November - Sir Alun Talfan Davies, judge
