1984 in Wales
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| Other events of 1984 |
This article is about the particular significance of the year 1984 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
- Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards
- Archbishop of Wales - Derrick Childs
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Geraint
[edit] Events
- 12 March - The miners' strike begins, with a solid turn out from all NUM mines in Wales
- 30 November - Taxi driver David Wilkie is killed when a concrete block is dropped onto his car as he drives a strikebreaker to work on the M4 motorway. Dean Hancock and Russell Shankland of Rhymney are later convicted of murder.
- Dafydd Wigley resigns as leader of Plaid Cymru for domestic reasons.
- Sam Edwards becomes Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge.
- Clive Sinclair's C5 electric vehicle is manufactured at the Hoover works in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Creation of Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments Executive Agency.
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- Griff Rhys Jones wins the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance for his role in Charley's Aunt.
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Lampeter)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Aled Rhys William
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - John Roderick Rees
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - John Idris Owen
[edit] New books
- Duncan Bush - Aquarium
- Donald Evans - Machlud Canrif
- Gwynn ap Gwilym - Gwales
- Emyr Humphreys - The Taliesin Tradition
- Sian James - Dragons and Roses
- Geraint H. Jenkins - Hanes Cymru yn y Cyfnod Modern Cynnar: 1530-1760
- Mike Jenkins - Empire of a Smoke
- Alun Jones - Oed Rhyw Addewid
- Robert Minhinnick - Life Sentences
- Leslie Thomas - In My Wildest Dreams
[edit] Music
- Ar Log IV
- Icons of Filth - Onward Christian Soldiers
- Shakin' Stevens records “Teardrops” with Hank Marvin on guitar.
- Phil Campbell joins Motörhead.
[edit] Film
- Ray Milland makes his last film appearance in The Sea Serpent.
- Sian Phillips stars in Dune.
- Kevin Allen makes his big screen debut in The Man Who Shot Christmas.
[edit] Welsh-language films
- None
[edit] Broadcasting
- Gareth Gwenlan becomes Head of Comedy at the BBC.
[edit] Welsh-language television
[edit] English-language television
- The District Nurse starring Nerys Hughes
[edit] Sport
- Football - Ian Rush becomes the first Welshman to win the European Golden Boot award.
- Horse racing - Neil Doughty wins the Grand National on Hallo Dandy.
[edit] Births
- 15 September - Prince Harry of Wales
- 20 September - Byron Anthony, footballer
- 24 November - Matthew Mason, cricketer
[edit] Deaths
- 14 January - Ivan Lloyd-Phillips, colonial administrator
- 10 February - Ioan Evans, politician
- 15 April - Tommy Cooper, comedian
- 22 June - Dill Jones, jazz pianist
- 5 August - Richard Burton, actor
- 27 August - Amabel Williams-Ellis, writer
- 23 September - Daniel Granville West, politician
- 12 October - Sir Anthony Berry, politician and son of James Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley
- date unknown
- Idris Foster, academic
- Will Paynter, miners' leader
- John Roland Lloyd Thomas, clergyman and teacher
