1994 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1994 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales – The Prince Charles
• Princess of Wales – Diana
• Secretary of State for Wales – John Redwood
• Archbishop of Wales – Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – John Gwilym Jones

Events

• 26 January - A man fires two blank shots at Charles, Prince of Wales, during the prince's visit to Sydney, Australia.
• 10 February - An earthquake shock measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 50-mile radius of the epicentre near Bangor, Wales.
• 18 March - An earthquake shock measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 30-mile radius of the epicentre near Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
• 1 April - At Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl, a 9-year-old boy is killed after being flung off the 58-year-old "Water Chute" ride when a steel hoop collapses in wet and windy conditions and falls onto the open-topped carriage in which he is travelling.^[1]
• 29 June - In a televised interview with Jonathan Dimbleby, the Prince of Wales admits having committed adultery after the breakdown of his marriage.
• 19 July - Glenys Kinnock is elected to the European Parliament.
• 28 August – Sunday trading becomes legal in England and Wales for the first time.^[2]
• September - Bryn Terfel is guest soloist at the Last Night of the Proms.
• Dr Elizabeth Haywood is the first winner of the Welsh Woman of the Year award.
• Miners at the Tower Colliery in South Wales, led by Tyrone O'Sullivan, set up TEBO (Tower Employees Buy-Out) to try to save their mine.
• Work begins on the Cardiff Bay barrage.
• St Davids (population 2,000) is restored to city status in the United Kingdom at the request of the Queen, confirmed by letters patent presented on 1 June 1995.

Arts and literature

• Foundation of the Harlech Biennale visual arts festival.

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Neath)

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Emyr Lewis
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Gerwyn Williams
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robin Llywelyn, O'r Harbwr Gwag i'r Cefnfor Gwyn

• Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -

• Wales Book of the Year:
  • English language: Paul Ferris, Caitlin
  • Welsh language: Robin Chapman, W. J. Gruffydd

• Aventis Prize - Steve Jones, The Language of the Genes
• Glyndŵr Award - Ian Parrott (composer)

New books

English language

• John Davies - A History of Wales
• Jonathan Dimbleby - The Prince of Wales: a Biography
• Mike Jenkins - Graffiti Narratives
• John May - Reference Wales
• Jenny Rees - Looking for Mr Nobody; The Secret Life of Goronwy Rees

Welsh language

• Donald Evans - Wrth Reddf
• Bobi Jones - Crist a Chenedlaetholdeb (Christ and Nationalism)
• Esyllt T. Lawrence - Cyn y Wawr
• Mihangel Morgan - Saith Pechod Marwol

New music

• Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Tatay (album)
• Karl Jenkins - Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary

Film

• Keith Allen plays the mysterious lodger in Shallow Grave.

Welsh-language films

• Branwen (Ceri Sherlock)
• Hedd Wyn
• Ymadawiad Arthur

Music

• Shakin' Stevens gives up recording.

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

• Gogs (animation)
• Gwalia yng Nghasia (documentary)
• Yr Heliwr ("A Mind to Kill") (drama)
• Uned 5 (children's)

English-language television

Sport

• Commonwealth Games - The Wales team wins a total of 19 medals, including five golds (Colin Jackson, 110m hurdles; Neil Winter, pole vault; Michael Jay, rapid-fire pistol; David Morgan, middleweight weightlifting snatch and overall middleweight title).
• Football - Vinnie Jones is chosen to captain the Wales international side.
• Golf - Ian Woosnam wins the British Masters tournament.

Births

• 7 September - Elinor Barker, cyclist
• date unknown - Rhys Morgan, health blogger

Deaths

• 1 January - Allen Forward, Wales international rugby union player, 72
• 23 March - Donald Swann, musician, 70
• 21 May - Cliff Wilson, snooker player, 60
• 31 May - Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby union player, 89
• 27 June - Jeremy Brooks, novelist, poet and dramatist, 67
• 24 July - Aubrey Davies, cricketer, 79
• 31 July - Caitlin Macnamara, widow of Dylan Thomas, 80
• 23 August - Wat Jones, cricketer, 77
• 1 September - Dr Roger Thomas, politician
• 4 October - F. Gwendolen Rees, zoologist, 88
• 9 October - Idris Hopkins, footballer, 83
• 17 October - Gus Risman, rugby league player, 83
• 28 October - Steve Curtis, boxer, 45
• 6 December - Alun Owen, screenwriter, 69
• 29 December - Jack Rippon, cricketer, 76
• 31 December - Harri Webb, poet, 74
• date unknown - Elisabeth Inglis-Jones, writer

References