1989 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1989 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 - Peter Walker
*Archbishop of Wales - George Noakes
*Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Emrys Roberts

Events

*The Open University begins offering a course in Welsh.
*Newly-qualified doctors are allowed to take the Hippocratic oath in Welsh for the first time.
*The House of Lords ceremony for the swearing-in of a new QC is conducted in Welsh for the first time.
*The first purpose-built Sikh gurdwarah opens in Cardiff.
*Val Feld becomes head of the Equal Opportunities Commission in Wales.

Arts and literature

*Roger Rees becomes an American citizen.

Awards

*National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llanrwst)

*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Idris Reynolds
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Selwyn Griffiths
*National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal -Irma Chilton

*Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -

New books

*Leo Abse - "Margaret, Daughter of Beatrice"
*Tony Conran - "Blodeuwedd"
*Donald Evans - "Iasau"
*Catherine Fisher - "Immrana"
*Ken Follett - "The Pillars of the Earth"
*Alan Llwyd - "Yn y Dirfawr Wag"
*D. Tecwyn Lloyd - "John Saunders Lewis"
*Christopher Meredith - "Shifts"
*Prys Morgan - "Beibl i Gymru"
*Leslie Norris - "The Girl from Cardigan"
*Nigel Wells - "Wilderness/Just Balance"
*Rhydwen Williams - "Liwsi Regina"

Music

Classical
*Alun Hoddinott - "Star Children"
*Jeffrey Lewis - "Silentia Noctis"Albums
*Mary Hopkin - "Spirit"
*Bonnie Tyler - "Heaven & Hell (album) (with Meat Loaf)

Film

*Christian Bale is lured back into films to appear in Kenneth Branagh's "Henry V".

Welsh-language films

*"None"

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

*"Steddfod, Steddfod", with Caryl Parry Jones

English-language television

*"The Great Little Trains of Wales"
*"Nineteen 96", directed by Karl Francis, co-stars Keith Allen and Brinley Jenkins.

port

*Golf - Stephen Dodd wins the British amateur championship.

Births

*16 July - Gareth Bale, footballer
*21 July - Chris Gunter, footballer

Deaths

*5 February - Emrys James, actor
*22 February - Sir Raymond Gower, politician
*3 May - William Squire, actor
*4 December - Elwyn Jones, Baron Elwyn-Jones, former Lord Chancellor
*28 December - George Andrews, Wales dual-code rugby player