1989 in Wales

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1989 in the United Kingdom

1989 in Ireland

Other events of 1989

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1989 to Wales and its people.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Film 4.1 Welsh-language films 5 Broadcasting 5.1 Welsh-language television 5.2 English-language television 6 Sport 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Roger Rees becomes an American citizen.

[edit] 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 -

[edit] 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

[edit] Music

Classical

• Alun Hoddinott - Star Children
• Jeffrey Lewis - Silentia Noctis

Albums

• Mary Hopkin - Spirit
• Bonnie Tyler - Heaven & Hell (album) (with Meat Loaf)

[edit] Film

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

[edit] Welsh-language films

• None

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Welsh-language television

• Steddfod, Steddfod, with Caryl Parry Jones

[edit] English-language television

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

[edit] Sport

• Golf - Stephen Dodd wins the British amateur championship.

[edit] Births

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

[edit] 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