1982 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1982 to Wales
and its people
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Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
and its people
Welsh people
The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...
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Incumbents
- Prince of WalesPrince of WalesPrince of Wales is a title traditionally granted to the heir apparent to the reigning monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the 15 other independent Commonwealth realms...
- The Prince CharlesCharles, Prince of WalesPrince Charles, Prince of Wales is the heir apparent and eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. Since 1958 his major title has been His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales. In Scotland he is additionally known as The Duke of Rothesay... - Princess of WalesPrincess of WalesPrincess of Wales is a British courtesy title held by the wife of The Prince of Wales since the first "English" Prince of Wales in 1283.Although there have been considerably more than ten male heirs to the throne, there have been only ten Princesses of Wales. The majority of Princes of Wales...
- DianaDiana, Princess of WalesDiana, Princess of Wales was the first wife of Charles, Prince of Wales, whom she married on 29 July 1981, and an international charity and fundraising figure, as well as a preeminent celebrity of the late 20th century... - Secretary of State for WalesSecretary of State for WalesThe Secretary of State for Wales is the head of the Wales Office within the British cabinet. He or she is responsible for ensuring Welsh interests are taken into account by the government, representing the government within Wales and overseeing the passing of legislation which is only for Wales...
- Nicholas Edwards - Archbishop of WalesArchbishop of WalesThe post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England , and disestablished...
- Gwilym Williams - ArchdruidArchdruidThe Archdruid is the title used by the presiding official of the Gorsedd.The Archdruid presides over the most important ceremonies at the National Eisteddfod of Wales including the Crowning of the Bard, The Award of the Prose Medal and Chairing of the Bard. From 1932 only former winners of the...
of the National Eisteddfod of WalesNational Eisteddfod of WalesThe National Eisteddfod of Wales is the most important of several eisteddfodau that are held annually, mostly in Wales.- Organisation :...
- Jâms Nicholas
Events
- 2 June - 100,000 people gather in Pontcanna Fields, CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
, to welcome Pope John Paul IIPope John Paul IIBlessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
on the first-ever papal visit to Wales. - 8 June - 32 men from the Welsh Guards are killed when the Sir GalahadRFA Sir Galahad (1966)RFA Sir Galahad was a Round Table class landing ship logistics vessel belonging to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary. She was first managed for the British Army by the British-India Steam Navigation Company, before being transferred in 1970 to the RFA, part of the British fleet, .-Design and...
burns during the Falklands WarFalklands WarThe Falklands War , also called the Falklands Conflict or Falklands Crisis, was fought in 1982 between Argentina and the United Kingdom over the disputed Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands...
. The most famous of the survivors is Simon WestonSimon WestonSimon Weston OBE is a former British Army soldier who became well known throughout the United Kingdom for his recovery and charity work after suffering severe burn injuries during the Falklands War.-Early life:...
. - 30 August - St David's HallSt David's HallSt David's Hall is a performing arts and conference venue in the heart of Cardiff city centre, the capital of Wales...
opens in CardiffCardiffCardiff is the capital, largest city and most populous county of Wales and the 10th largest city in the United Kingdom. The city is Wales' chief commercial centre, the base for most national cultural and sporting institutions, the Welsh national media, and the seat of the National Assembly for...
. - 16 September - At the Gower by-electionGower by-election, 1982The Gower by-election of 16 September 1982 was held after the death of Labour Member of Parliament Ifor Davies on 6 June 1982. The seat was held by Labour in the by-election....
brought about by the death of Ifor DaviesIfor DaviesIfor Davies was a Welsh Labour Party politician.Davies was educated at Gowerton School, Swansea Technical College and Ruskin College, Oxford. He was an industrial personnel officer and served as a councillor on Glamorgan County Council, representing Gowerton 1958-61...
, Gareth WardellGareth WardellGareth Lodwig Wardell is a British Labour politician. He was elected as Member of Parliament for Gower in a 1982 by-election, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1997 general election....
holds the seat for Labour. - 17 October - First issue of Sulyn, the first Sunday newspaper in the Welsh languageWelsh languageWelsh is a member of the Brythonic branch of the Celtic languages spoken natively in Wales, by some along the Welsh border in England, and in Y Wladfa...
. - A monument is erected at GresfordGresfordGresford is a village and a local government community, the lowest tier of local government, part of Wrexham County Borough in Wales.According to the 2001 Census, the population of the community, which also includes the village of Marford, was 5,334....
in memory of those who died in the Gresford DisasterGresford DisasterThe Gresford Disaster was one of Britain's worst coal mining disasters and mining accidents. It occurred on September 22, 1934 at Gresford Colliery near Wrexham, in north-east Wales, when 266 men died. Only eleven bodies were ever recovered from the mine....
of 1934. - SwanseaSwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
is given the right to have a Lord Mayor.
Arts and literature
- Roger ReesRoger ReesRoger Rees is a Welsh actor. He is best known to American audiences for playing the characters Robin Colcord on the American television sitcom show Cheers and Lord John Marbury on the American television drama The West Wing...
wins a Tony AwardTony AwardThe Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award, recognizes achievement in live Broadway theatre. The awards are presented by the American Theatre Wing and The Broadway League at an annual ceremony in New York City. The awards are given for Broadway...
for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas NicklebyThe Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (play)The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby is an eight-hour stage play, presented over two performances, adapted from the Charles Dickens novel of the same name by David Edgar. Directed by John Caird and Trevor Nunn, it opened on 5 June 1980 at the Aldwych Theatre in London. The music and lyrics...
. - Alice Thomas Ellis is shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The 27th Kingdom.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in SwanseaSwanseaSwansea is a coastal city and county in Wales. Swansea is in the historic county boundaries of Glamorgan. Situated on the sandy South West Wales coast, the county area includes the Gower Peninsula and the Lliw uplands...
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- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gerallt Lloyd OwenGerallt Lloyd OwenGerallt Lloyd Owen is considered one of the best "strict metre poets" in Wales. He began as a "political poet" in the 1960s, often using Medieval forms or imagery for purposes of Welsh nationalism. His political works at times satirized the failings of the Welsh people, or Welsh history, rather...
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Eirwyn George
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Gwilym M. Jones
New books
- Gwynfor EvansGwynfor EvansDr Richard Gwynfor Evans , was a Welsh politician, lawyer and author. President of Plaid Cymru for thirty six years, he was the first Member of Parliament to represent Plaid Cymru at Westminster ....
- Bywyd Cymro - Alun JonesAlun JonesAlun Jones may refer to:*Alun Jones , also known as "Alun Cilie"*Alun Jones *Alun Jones , Welsh writer*Al Jones, born Alun Jones, UK folk-rock musician*Alun Jones, Baron Chalfont , British politician...
- Pan Ddaw'r Machlud - R. Merfyn Jones - The North Wales Quarrymen 1874-1922
- Rhiannon Davies Jones - Eryr Pengwern
- Kenneth O. Morgan - Rebirth of a Nation: Wales 1880-1980
- Wynford Vaughan-ThomasWynford Vaughan-ThomasLewis John Wynford Vaughan-Thomas CBE was a British newspaper journalist and radio and television broadcaster. In later life he took the name Vaughan-Thomas after his father....
- Princes of Wales
Music
- John CaleJohn CaleJohn Davies Cale, OBE is a Welsh musician, composer, singer-songwriter and record producer who was a founding member of the experimental rock band The Velvet Underground....
- Music For A New SocietyMusic For A New SocietyMusic for a New Society is an album by former Velvet Underground member John Cale. Released into an era dominated by bands like the Jam, ABC and Dexys Midnight Runners the album sank without trace...
(album) - Dafydd IwanDafydd IwanDafydd Iwan , is a Welsh folk singer and politician. He was the president of Plaid Cymru .Dafydd Iwan Jones was born in Brynaman in Carmarthenshire, Wales, and is the elder brother of politician Alun Ffred Jones. He spent most of his youth in Bala in Gwynedd before attending the University of...
with Ar LogAr LogAr Log are a well-established folk band in Wales who have performed since the 1970s. They perform both instrumental music and songs in Welsh. Their name in Welsh means For Hire....
- Rhwng Hwyl a Thaith
Film
- Political Annie’s Off Again, film of a local industrial dispute made by Chapter Video Workshop.
Welsh-language television
- Joni Jones
- Noson LawenNoson Lawen (TV series)Noson Lawen is a long-running Welsh-language television series, first broadcast on S4C in Wales in 1982.The term Noson Lawen translates roughly into English as A Merry Evening. The programme takes the form of a variety show, with performers including singing duets, sketches, choirs, comedians etc...
appears for the first time. - S4CS4CS4C , currently branded as S4/C, is a Welsh television channel broadcast from the capital, Cardiff. The first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speaking audience, it is the fifth oldest British television channel .The channel - initially broadcast on...
starts broadcasting on 1 November
English-language television
- The CitadelThe Citadel (TV series)The Citadel is a 1983 BBC television adaptation written by Don Shaw from A. J. Cronin's novel The Citadel, which was originally published in 1937. It was produced by Ken Riddington. Other television versions include a British and two Italian adaptations.The BBC dramatisation stars Ben Cross as...
(BBC), filmed in TredegarTredegarTredegar is a town situated on the Sirhowy River in the county borough of Blaenau Gwent, in south-east Wales. Located within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, it became an early centre of the Industrial Revolution in South Wales...
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Sport
- DartsDartsDarts is a form of throwing game where darts are thrown at a circular target fixed to a wall. Though various boards and games have been used in the past, the term "darts" usually now refers to a standardised game involving a specific board design and set of rules...
- Ann-Marie Davies wins the Women's World Masters Championship. - SnookerSnookerSnooker is a cue sport that is played on a green baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. A regular table is . It is played using a cue and snooker balls: one white , 15 worth one point each, and six balls of different :...
- Terry Parsons wins the World Amateur Championship. Terry GriffithsTerry GriffithsTerrence "Terry" Griffiths OBE is a retired Welsh snooker player and current snooker coach and pundit. He won the World Championship in 1979 at the first attempt, and reached the 1988 final. He also won the Masters in 1980 and the UK Championship in 1982, making him one of seven players to have...
wins the UK Open and the Mercantile Classic.
Births
- 1 February - Gavin HensonGavin HensonGavin Lloyd Henson is a Welsh rugby union player, born in Pencoed, South Wales, currently playing for Cardiff Blues.He attracted much media attention as part of a Wales national team which achieved Grand Slams in the Six Nations Championship in 2005 and 2008...
, rugby player - 4 February - Kevin GallKevin GallKevin Alexander Gall is a Welsh footballer who plays for Workington.Gall, a former Welsh under-21 international, started his career with Newcastle United, before being released in 2001 and signing for Bristol Rovers. After 50 league games for Rovers he moved on to Yeovil Town in 2003. He spent...
, footballer - 2 May - Timothy BenjaminTimothy BenjaminTimothy David Benjamin is a former professional athlete from Wales. He specialised in the 400 metres, and in his teens was coached by Jock Anderson, in the same training group as Christian Malcolm...
, athlete - 21 June - Prince William, Duke of Cambridge
- 29 August - Mike PhillipsMike Phillips (rugby player)William Michael "Mike" Phillips is a Welsh international rugby union rugby player who plays at scrum-half for Bayonne.-Personal life:...
, rugby player - 2 September - Matthew ReesMatthew Rees (footballer)Matthew Rees is a Welsh footballer currently playing for Welsh Premier League side Neath. A former Wales under-21 international, he began his career with Millwall without making a first team appearance. After loan spells with Aldershot Town and Dagenham & Redbridge, he made his debut in the...
, footballer - 29 November - Imogen ThomasImogen ThomasImogen Mary Thomas is a Welsh glamour model, beauty queen and television personality. She rose to fame in 2003, after winning Miss Wales, and achieved further note in 2006, when she lasted three months on the seventh series of reality TV series Big Brother.-Early life:Imogen was born to Charles...
, model - 25 December - Rob Edwards, footballer
Deaths
- 5 January - Janetta Thomas, UK's oldest person and oldest Welsh-born woman of all time, 112
- 11 January - Ronald LewisRonald LewisRonald Lewis , was a Welsh actor, best known for his appearances in British films of the 1950s and 1960s.Lewis was born in Port Talbot and made his first screen appearance in 1953. From then on, he averaged one or two films a year until the mid-60s, including classics like The Wind Cannot Read ...
, actor, 53 - 5 February - Ronald WelchRonald WelchRonald Welch was the pseudonym of British writer Ronald Oliver Felton TD. He took the name from his wartime regiment. He was for many years Headmaster of Okehampton Grammar School in Devon....
, historical novelist, 72 - 8 February - Cedric MorrisCedric MorrisSir Cedric Lockwood Morris, 9th Baronet was a British artist, art teacher and plantsman. He was born in Swansea but worked mainly in East Anglia...
, artist, 92 - 6 May - Jennie Eirian DaviesJennie Eirian DaviesJennie Eirian Davies , was a Welsh politician and magazine editor.Jennie Howells was born in Llanpumsaint, Carmarthenshire and educated at the University College of Wales, Aberystwyth. She was a teacher by profession...
, politician and magazine editor - 19 May - Elwyn JonesElwyn Jones (writer)Elwyn Jones was a British television writer and producer, whose best-known work was perhaps the co-creation of the famous police drama series Z-Cars for BBC Television in 1962...
, television writer, 58 - 31 May - Eryl DaviesEryl DaviesEryl Oliver Davies was a Welsh teacher and school inspector, and was Chief Inspector of Schools for Wales from 1972 until his death in 1982.-Life:...
, educationist, 59 - 6 June - Ifor DaviesIfor DaviesIfor Davies was a Welsh Labour Party politician.Davies was educated at Gowerton School, Swansea Technical College and Ruskin College, Oxford. He was an industrial personnel officer and served as a councillor on Glamorgan County Council, representing Gowerton 1958-61...
, politician, 71 - 10 July
- Gwilym JenkinsGwilym JenkinsGwilym Meirion Jenkins was a Welsh statistician and systems engineer, born in Gowerton , Swansea, Wales. He is most notable for his pioneering work with George Box on autoregressive moving average models, also called Box-Jenkins models, in time-series analysis.He earned a first class honors degree...
, statistician - Gwilym Ellis Lane OwenGwilym Ellis Lane OwenGwilym Ellis Lane Owen was a Welsh philosopher, concerned with the history of Ancient Greek philosophy. From 1973 until his death he was the fourth Laurence Professor of Ancient Philosophy at the University of Cambridge...
, philosopher, 60
- Gwilym Jenkins
- 17 July - Bob JohnBob JohnRobert Frederick "Bob" John was a Welsh football player and coach.Born in Barry, John played for Barry Town and Caerphilly, before joining English club Arsenal, who signed him amongst stiff competition, in January 1922 for a fee of £750...
, footballer, 83 - 16 August - Sydney HinamSydney HinamSydney Hinam was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at representative level played rugby union for Wales, and at club level for Cardiff RFC, and Glamorgan Police RFC, playing at Flanker, i.e...
, Wales international rugby player, 83 - 18 October - James Idwal JonesJames Idwal JonesJames Idwal Jones was a British Labour Party politician.He was born in Rhosllannerchrugog, Wrexham, and educated at Ruabon Grammar School and Normal College, Bangor. He became a teacher in 1922 in Holt, but then moved to positions in Glyn Ceiriog and Penycae...
, politician, 82 - 19 October - Iorwerth PeateIorwerth PeateIorwerth Peate also known as Cyfeiliog, was a Welsh poet and scholar, best known as the founder, along with Cyril Fox, of St Fagans National History Museum. Born in Llanbrynmair, his interest in folk studies and anthropology was kindled when studying at Aberystwyth under professor Herbert John...
, founder of St Fagans National History Museum, 81 - 4 November - Talfryn ThomasTalfryn ThomasTalfryn Thomas was a British character actor, best known for supporting roles on British television in the 1970s.-Biography:Talfryn Thomas was born in Swansea on 31 October 1922....
, comedy actor, 60 - 16 November - Ivor JonesIvor JonesIvor Egwad Jones CBE was a Welsh rugby union player who played as a back-row forward, mainly at flanker, for Llanelli and won 16 caps for Wales, three of them as captain....
, rugby union international, 80 - 4 December - Ivor WilliamsIvor WilliamsIvor Williams was a Welsh artist.He was born in London, the son of the distinguished Welsh painter Christopher Williams and Emily Appleyard ....
, artist, 74 - date unknown - Herbie EvansHerbie EvansHerbert Price "Herbie" Evans was a Welsh professional footballer.-Career:Herbie Evans was born in Llandaff. He was playing for Cardiff Corinthians when he was signed by Cardiff City in 1920 as part of the club's first season in the Football League...
, footballer