1990 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1990 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 - George Noakes
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Ap Llysor and colett cooper

Events

*February - The sea wall at Towyn is breached, resulting in flood damage to 2,800 homes, and the evacuation of a further 2,000.
*June 10 - Death of John Evans, Britain's oldest man whose age could be authenticated.
*November 1 - Veteran Tory politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns from the Thatcher government.
*December - Privatisation of the former South Wales Electricity Board (SWEB) and Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board (MANWEB).
*Following a referendum, the Vaynor Community Council in Merthyr Tydfil is abolished, the first time such an action has taken place.

Arts and literature

*Commercial sponsorship of the National Eisteddfod of Wales exceeds £1 million for the first time ever.
*Griffith P. Williams of Llithfaen, Gwynedd, publishes his autobiography, making him the world's oldest author at 102.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Rhymney Valley)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Myrddin ap Dafydd
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Cyril Jones
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - "withheld"

*Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Geraint V. Jones, "Yn y Gwaed"

*Wales Book of the Year:
**English language:
**Welsh language:

New books

*John Barnie - "The King of Ashes"
*Carol-Ann Courtney - "Morphine and Dolly Mixtures"
*Rees Davies - "Conquest and Domination"
*Sioned Davies - "Pedair Keinc y Mabinogi"
*Hywel Teifi Edwards - "Codi'r Hen Wlad yn ei Hôl"
*Christine Evans - "Cometary Phases"
*Alun Jones - "Plentyn y Bwtias"
*David Jones - "Rebecca's Children"
*Dic Jones - "Os Hoffech Wybod"
*R. Gerallt Jones - "Cerddi 1955-1989"
*Gwyneth Lewis - "Sonedau Redsa A Cherddi Eraill"
*Selyf Roberts - "Gorwel Agos"
*Raymond Williams - "People of the Black Mountains, vol. 2: The Eggs of the Eagle"

Music

*Datblygu - "Pyst"
*Dave Edmunds - "Closer to the Flame"
*Siân James - "Cysgodion Karma"
*Jeffrey Lewis - "Westminster Mass"
*Manic Street Preachers - "New Art Riot"
*World Party - "Goodbye Jumbo"

Film

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Welsh-language films

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Music

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Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

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English-language television

*"Hughezovka" (documentary about John Hughes, founder of Donetsk)

port

*Hereford United win the Welsh Cup in soccer, but Wrexham, as the top Welsh club, take their place in European competition.

Births

*26 December - Aaron Ramsey, footballer

Deaths

*2 February - Joe Erskine, boxer
*26 March - Mary Jones, actor
*2 April - Peter Jones, radio commentator
*9 June - Angus McBean, photographer
*1 November - Jack Petersen, former British heavyweight boxing champion
*23 November - Roald Dahl, Cardiff-born children's writer
*23 December - Gwilym Owen Williams, former Archbishop of Wales
*"date unknown"
**Menna Gallie, writer
**John Ormond, poet and film-maker