1991 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1991 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 - David Hunt
*Archbishop of Wales - Alwyn Rice Jones
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Ap Llysor

Events

*6 January - A Maltese tanker, the "Kimya", capsizes off the Anglesey coast. Ten crew members are drowned.
*4 April - Peter Hain elected as MP for Neath in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP.
*16 May - Huw Edwards elected as MP for Monmouth in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP
*August-September - A dispute between two shopkeepers escalates into four consecutive nights of rioting in the Ely district of Cardiff.
*Welshman Eric Jones was one of a team of four who made the first hot-air balloon flight over Mount Everest.
*Two Welsh soldiers are among those killed in the first Gulf War.

Arts and literature

*Simultaneous translation facilities are made available for the first time at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
*The first Pacific Northwest Welsh Weekend is held at Seattle.
*Wyn Calvin becomes the first Welshman to be elected King Rat of the Order of Water Rats.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mold, with record attendance of 164,100)
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Robin Llwyd ab Owain
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Einir Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Angharad Tomos, "Si Hei Lwli"
*Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -

New books

*"A Cardiff Anthology"
*Phil Rickman - "Candlenight"

Music

*Datblygu - "Blwch Tymer Tymor"
*Y Cyrff - "Llawenydd Heb Ddiwedd" (album)
*Bonnie Tyler - "Bitterblue" (album)

Film

Welsh-language films

*"Elenya"
*"Un Nos Ola Leuad"

Broadcasting

English-language television

*"Joshua Jones" (children's programme made by S4C)
*Catherine Zeta-Jones makes her first appearance in "The Darling Buds of May".

port

*Football
**5 June - Wales defeat Germany in the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament.
*Golf - Ian Woosnam wins the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia, becoming the first Welshman to win a major tournament.
*Rugby union - Neil Jenkins plays his first rugby match for Wales, at the age of 19.

Deaths

*14 January - Donald Coleman, politician
*24 March - Maudie Edwards, actress and singer
*29 March - John Stradling Thomas, politician
*12 August - Edward George Bowen, CBE, physicist
*23 August - Innes Lloyd, TV producer
*31 August - Idwal Rees, Wales rugby union captain
*13 October - Donald Houston, actor
*"date unknown"
**Evan Roberts, conservationist
**John Petts, artist