1993 in Wales

1993 in Wales
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Other events of 1993

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1993 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

13 January - Wayne Edwards from Cefn Mawr is the first British soldier killed in the Bosnian War.
April - Childline Wales is launched by George Thomas, Viscount Tonypandy.
11 June
- Five hundred homes in Llandudno are damaged by flash floods, and 2500 people are evacuated.
- Welsh-born Dr John Savage becomes prime minister of Nova Scotia.
20 August - Closure of the Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent.
21 October - Welsh Language Act places Welsh on an equal footing with English within the public sector in Wales.
31 December - Terry Yorath is sacked after five years as manager of the Wales national football team.^[1]
The University of Wales celebrates its centenary.
John Redwood, recently appointed Secretary of State for Wales, attracts ridicule after being filmed attempting to mime to the Welsh national anthem at a public event.
The government announces the privatisation of DVOIT, the former IT arm of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea's biggest employer. DVLA contracts for the provision of IT services are let to EDS.
Laura Tenison sets up the maternity and babywear retailer JoJo Maman Bébé in Newport.^[2]

Wales Book of the Year:
- English language: Robert Minhinnick - Watching the Fire Eater
- Welsh language: Robin Llywelyn - Seren Wen ar Gefndir Gwyn

Football - The Wales national football team achieves its highest ever FIFA ranking (27).
Golf - Wales wins the European Amateur Men's Team Championship in the Czech Republic.
Rowing - The Celtic Challenge becomes a regular (biennial) event.

27 January - Rhys H. Williams, rugby player, 62
23 April - Daniel Jones, composer, 80
21 May - Cliff Tucker, politician and benefactor of the University of Wales, Lampeter, 80
27 May
- Dennis Powell, boxer, 68
- Trevor Thomas, art historian, 85
30 May - Mel Rees, footballer, 26
29 July - Gwilym R. Jones, editor and poet, 90
4 September - Haydn Davies, cricketer, 81
30 November - Wogan Philipps, 2nd Baron Milford, politician, 91
October - Ivor Griffiths, footballer, 75
4 December - Roy Vernon, footballer, 56
13 December - Francis Jones, herald, 85
19 December - Owain Owain, novelist, short story writer and poet, 64