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1983 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1983 to Wales and its people.

Contents

Incumbents

  • Prince of Wales – Charles
  • Princess of Wales – Diana
  • Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwards
  • Archbishop of Wales – Derrick Childs, Bishop of Monmouth (elected)
  • Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Jâms Nicholas

    • Events

  • 9 June - In the UK General Election.
  • The SDP, led by Roy Jenkins, allies with the Liberals and gains fourteen seats.
  • Stefan Terlezki becomes MP for Cardiff West.
  • Plaid Cymru retains two seats.
  • John Marek is elected for Wrexham, becoming the only Czech-speaking MP.
  • Geraint Howells retains Ceredigion for the Liberals.
  • 13 June - Four days after Labour's landslide defeat to the Conservatives in the general election, Michael Foot resigns after two-and-a-half years as party leader.
  • 21 June - Last coal raised at Tymawr and Lewis Merthyr Colliery.
  • 2 October - Neil Kinnock, 41-year-old MP for Islwyn replaces Michael Foot as leader of the UK Labour Party.
  • Alan Wilson discovers what he believes to be King Arthur's memorial stone at the small ruined church of St Peter-super-Montem on Mynydd-y-Gaer in Glamorgan.
  • Marcher Sound launches on 1260 AM and 95.4 FM (now BBC Radio Wales) from Wrexham, inaugurating the Marcher Radio Group.
  • The BBC National Chorus of Wales is formed.

    • Awards

  • National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llangefni)
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Einion Evans
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Eluned Phillips
  • National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Tudor Wilson Evans

    • New books

  • Walter Hugh Boore - The Odyssey of Dai Lewis
  • Rachel Bromwich - Dafydd ap Gwilym: Poems
  • Marion Eames - Y Gaeaf Sydd Unig
  • Alice Thomas Ellis - The 27th Kingdom
  • Nigel Jenkins - Practical Dreams
  • R. Tudur Jones - Ffydd ac Argyfwng Cenedl
  • Alan Llwyd - Yn Nydd yr Anghenfil
  • Robert Nisbet - Stories of Sheepskin
  • Craig Thomas - Firefox Down

    • New drama

  • W. S. Jones - Ifas y tryc

    • Music

  • The Alarm - "Sixty Eight Guns" (#17 in the UK Singles Chart)
  • Y Cyrff form at Llanrwst
  • First Cardiff Singer of the World competition, won by Finnish soprano Karita Mattila

    • Welsh-language films

  • Yr Alcoholig Llon

    • Welsh-language television

  • SuperTed makes his first appearance.

    • English-language television

  • QED: Simon's War (about Simon Weston)

    • Sport

  • Boxing - David Pearce of Newport wins the British heavyweight title.

    • Births

  • 19 January - Rhian Morrissi, harpist
  • 14 February - Rhydian Roberts, singer
  • 18 February - David Vaughan, footballer
  • April - Gary Griffiths, operatic baritone
  • 13 April - Nicole Cooke, cyclist
  • 12 May - Jamie Tolley, footballer
  • 9 June - Ryan Watkins, cricketer
  • 19 June - Richard Evans, footballer
  • 10 August - Richie Pugh, rugby player
  • 23 August - James Collins, footballer
  • 25 October - Marcus Stead, journalist & author
  • date unknown - Myfanwy Waring, actress

    • Deaths

  • 10 January (in Amsterdam) - Carwyn James, rugby coach, 53
  • 10 February - Michael Roberts, politician, 55 (in Parliament)
  • 20 March - Alec Jones, politician, 58
  • 9 September - Edgar Morgan, dual-code rugby international, 87
  • 1 October - Ernie Finch, Wales international rugby player, 84
  • 24 October - Norman Fender, Wales dual-code rugby international, 73
  • 2 November - Tudor Watkins, politician, 80
  • 15 November (in London) - Dai Rees, golfer, 70
  • 30 November - Richard Llewellyn, novelist, 76
  • date unknown - Richard Vaughan, novelist

    • References

    1983 in Wales Wikipedia
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