1981 in Wales

1981 in Wales
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1981 in: The United Kingdom • Ireland • Scotland
Other events of 1981

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

Incumbents

January - First phase of St. David's Shopping Centre, Cardiff, opens to the public.
January–March - Roy Jenkins co-founds the Social Democratic Party (UK).
24 February - Buckingham Palace announces the engagement of the Prince of Wales.
5 April - Census (UK): Results reveal that the percentage of Welsh language speakers has fallen to an all-time low of 18.9% of the Welsh population and Gwynedd is the only Welsh county with a Welsh-speaking majority.
29 July - The Prince of Wales marries Lady Diana Spencer.
Joan Ruddock becomes Chair of CND.

January - Leslie Jones, footballer, 69
1 March - Dr Martyn Lloyd-Jones, theologian, 81
8 March - Nigel Birch, Baron Rhyl, politician, 74
3 April - Will Owen, miner and politician, 80
13 April - Gwyn Thomas, author, 67
16 June - Billy Hughes, footballer, 63
17 June - Ike Fowler, dual-code international rugby union player, 86
23 July - Goronwy Roberts, Baron Goronwy-Roberts, politician, 67
6 August - George Lewis, footballer, 67
18 September - Brinley Richards, poet, author and archdruid
30 September - Roy John, Wales and British Lions international rugby union player, 55
date unknown
- Tom Griffiths, Welsh international footballer
- Dai Francis, miners' leader
- J. E. Meredith, Presbyterian minister and writer