1993 in Wales

1993 in Wales

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

Incumbents

*Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
*Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
*Secretary of State for Wales - John Redwood
*Archbishop of Wales - Alwyn Rice Jones

Events

*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.
*20 August - Closure of the Royal Navy Propellant Factory, Caerwent.
*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.
*Welsh-born Dr John Savage becomes prime minister of Nova Scotia.

Arts and literature

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Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanelwedd)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Mihangel Morgan, "Dirgel Ddyn"

*Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Endaf Jones, "Mewn Cornel Fechan Fach"

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

New books

*Geraint Bowen - "O Groth y Ddaear" (autobiography)
*Thomas Charles-Edwards - "Early Irish and Welsh Kinship"
*Gillian Clarke - "The King of Britain's Daughter"
*Janet Davies - "The Welsh Language"
*John Davies - "A History of Wales"
*Glenys Kinnock - "By Faith and Daring"
*Saunders Lewis - "Selected Poems"
*Phil Rickman - "Crybbe"

Music

*The Hennessys - "Caneuon Cynnar"
*John Pickard - "String Quartet no. 2"
*Meic Stevens - "Er Cof Am Blant Y Cwm" (album)

Film

*Anthony Hopkins plays C. S. Lewis in the film version of "Shadowlands".

Welsh-language films

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Music

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Broadcasting

*16 December - Tim Vincent becomes "Blue Peter"'s first Welsh presenter.

Welsh-language television

*"Dafydd"

English-language television

*Paul Rhys and Michael Sheen star in "Gallowglass".

port

*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.

Deaths

*23 April - Daniel Jones, composer
*21 May - Cliff Tucker, politician and benefactor of the University of Wales, Lampeter
*13 December - Francis Jones, herald
*"date unknown" - Trevor Thomas, art historian


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