1994 in Wales

Incumbents

Prince of Wales – Charles

Princess of Wales – Diana

Secretary of State for Wales – John Redwood

Archbishop of Wales – Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph

Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – John Gwilym Jones

Events

26 January - A man fires two blank shots at Charles, Prince of Wales, during the prince's visit to Sydney, Australia.

10 February - An earthquake shock measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 50-mile radius of the epicentre near Bangor, Wales.

18 March - An earthquake shock measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 30-mile radius of the epicentre near Newtown, Montgomeryshire.

1 April - At Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl, a 9-year-old boy is killed after being flung off the 58-year-old "Water Chute" ride when a steel hoop collapses in wet and windy conditions and falls onto the open-topped carriage in which he is travelling.

29 June - In a televised interview with Jonathan Dimbleby, the Prince of Wales admits having committed adultery after the breakdown of his marriage.

19 July - Glenys Kinnock is elected to the European Parliament.

28 August – Sunday trading becomes legal in England and Wales for the first time.

September - Bryn Terfel is guest soloist at the Last Night of the Proms.

Dr Elizabeth Haywood is the first winner of the Welsh Woman of the Year award.

Miners at the Tower Colliery in South Wales, led by Tyrone O'Sullivan, set up TEBO (Tower Employees Buy-Out) to try to save their mine.

Work begins on the Cardiff Bay barrage.

St Davids (population 2,000) is restored to city status in the United Kingdom at the request of the Queen, confirmed by letters patent presented on 1 June 1995.

Arts and literature

Foundation of the Harlech Biennale visual arts festival.

Awards

National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Neath)

National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Emyr Lewis

National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Gerwyn Williams

National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robin Llywelyn, O'r Harbwr Gwag i'r Cefnfor Gwyn

Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -

Wales Book of the Year:

English language: Paul Ferris, Caitlin

Welsh language: Robin Chapman, W. J. Gruffydd

Aventis Prize - Steve Jones, The Language of the Genes

Glyndŵr Award - Ian Parrott (composer)

English language

John Davies - A History of Wales

Jonathan Dimbleby - The Prince of Wales: a Biography

Mike Jenkins - Graffiti Narratives

John May - Reference Wales

Jenny Rees - Looking for Mr Nobody; The Secret Life of Goronwy Rees

Welsh language

Donald Evans - Wrth Reddf

Bobi Jones - Crist a Chenedlaetholdeb (Christ and Nationalism)

Esyllt T. Lawrence - Cyn y Wawr

Mihangel Morgan - Saith Pechod Marwol

New music

Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Tatay (album)

Karl Jenkins - Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary

Film

Keith Allen plays the mysterious lodger in Shallow Grave.

Welsh-language films

Branwen (Ceri Sherlock)

Hedd Wyn

Ymadawiad Arthur

Music

John Cale performs a spoken-word duet with Suzanne Vega on the song "The Long Voyage" on Hector Zazou's album Chansons des mers froides.

Shakin' Stevens gives up recording.

Albums

Bryn Fôn - Dyddiau Di-gymar

Dafydd Iwan - Caneuon Gwerin

Welsh-language television

Gogs (animation)

Gwalia yng Nghasia (documentary)

Yr Heliwr ("A Mind to Kill") (drama)

Uned 5 (children's)

Sport

Commonwealth Games - The Wales team wins a total of 19 medals, including five golds (Colin Jackson, 110m hurdles; Neil Winter, pole vault; Michael Jay, rapid-fire pistol; David Morgan, middleweight weightlifting snatch and overall middleweight title).

Football - Vinnie Jones is chosen to captain the Wales international side.

Golf - Ian Woosnam wins the British Masters tournament.

Births

7 September - Elinor Barker, cyclist

6 October - Joe Woolford, singer

date unknown - Rhys Morgan, health blogger

Deaths

1 January - Allen Forward, Wales international rugby union player, 72

23 March - Donald Swann, musician, 70

21 May - Cliff Wilson, snooker player, 60

31 May - Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby union player, 89

27 June - Jeremy Brooks, novelist, poet and dramatist, 67

24 July - Aubrey Davies, cricketer, 79

31 July - Caitlin Macnamara, widow of Dylan Thomas, 80

23 August - Wat Jones, cricketer, 77

1 September - Dr Roger Thomas, politician

4 October - F. Gwendolen Rees, zoologist, 88

9 October - Idris Hopkins, footballer, 83

17 October - Gus Risman, rugby league player, 83

28 October - Steve Curtis, boxer, 45

6 December - Alun Owen, screenwriter, 69

29 December - Jack Rippon, cricketer, 76

31 December - Harri Webb, poet, 74

date unknown - Elisabeth Inglis-Jones, writer