1990 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1990 to Wales and its people.

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales – Charles
• Princess of Wales – Diana
• Secretary of State for Wales – Peter Walker (until 4 May); David Hunt
• Archbishop of Wales – George Noakes, Bishop of St David's
• Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
  • Deudraeth (outgoing)
  • Ap Llysor (incoming)

Events

• February - The sea wall at Towyn is breached, resulting in flood damage to 2,800 homes, and the evacuation of a further 2,000.
• 10 June - Death of John Evans, Britain's oldest man whose age (112 years and 295 days) could be authenticated.
• 2 August - Highest ever temperature recorded in Wales, 35.2 °C (95.4 °F) at Hawarden.^[1]
• 1 November - Veteran Conservative politician Sir Geoffrey Howe resigns from the government.
• December - Privatisation of the former South Wales Electricity Board (SWEB) and Merseyside and North Wales Electricity Board (MANWEB).
• Following a referendum, the Vaynor Community Council in Merthyr Tydfil is abolished, the first time such an action has taken place.

Arts and literature

• Commercial sponsorship of the National Eisteddfod of Wales exceeds £1 million for the first time ever.
• Griffith R. Williams of Llithfaen, Gwynedd, publishes his autobiography, Cofio canrif, making him the world's oldest author at 102.
• Geraint Talfan Davies becomes Controller of BBC Wales.^[2]

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Rhymney Valley)
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Myrddin ap Dafydd
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Cyril Jones
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - withheld
• Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Geraint V. Jones, Yn y Gwaed
• Wales Book of the Year:
  • English language:
  • Welsh language:

New books

• John Barnie - The King of Ashes
• Carol-Ann Courtney - Morphine and Dolly Mixtures
• Rees Davies - Conquest and Domination
• Christine Evans - Cometary Phases
• David Jones - Rebecca's Children
• Raymond Williams - People of the Black Mountains, vol. 2: The Eggs of the Eagle

Welsh language

• Sioned Davies - Pedair Keinc y Mabinogi
• Hywel Teifi Edwards - Codi'r Hen Wlad yn ei Hôl
• Alun Jones - Plentyn y Bwtias
• Dic Jones - Os Hoffech Wybod
• R. Gerallt Jones - Cerddi 1955-1989
• Gwyneth Lewis - Sonedau Redsa A Cherddi Eraill
• Selyf Roberts - Gorwel Agos

Music

• Bob Delyn a'r Ebillion - Sgwarnogod Bach Bob
• Datblygu - Pyst
• Dave Edmunds - Closer to the Flame
• Hanner Pei - Locsyn
• Siân James - Cysgodion Karma
• Jeffrey Lewis - Westminster Mass
• Manic Street Preachers - "New Art Riot"
• World Party - Goodbye Jumbo

Film

Welsh-language films

• Chwedl Nadolig
• Nel
• O.M.

Broadcasting

Welsh-language television

• The Broadcasting Act 1990 redefines the responsibilities of S4C.

English-language television

• Hughezovka (documentary about John Hughes, founder of Donetsk)

Sport

Football

• Hereford United win the Welsh Cup, but Wrexham, as the top Welsh club, take their place in European competition.

Horse racing

• Norton's Coin, trained at by Sirrel Griffiths at Nantgaredig, wins the Cheltenham Gold Cup at record odds of 100-1.

Births

• 10 March - Luke Rowe, cyclist
• 14 March – Joe Allen, footballer
• 1 April – Joe Partington, footballer
• 17 April – Jonathan Brown, footballer
• 17 September – Jazmin Carlin, swimmer
• 16 October - Natalie Powell, judoka
• 23 October - Sian Williams, rugby player
• 14 November – Casey Thomas, footballer
• 22 November - Steffan Jones, rugby player
• 26 December – Aaron Ramsey, footballer

Deaths

• 20 January - Trevor Every, cricketer, 80
• 2 February – Joe Erskine, boxer, 56
• 12 March – Alf Sherwood, footballer, 66
• 13 March – Llewellyn Heycock, Baron Heycock, politician, 84
• 2 April – Peter Jones, radio commentator, 60
• 9 June – Angus McBean, photographer, 86
• 6 September - Jack Howells, film-maker, 77
• 29 October - Emrys Roberts, politician, 80
• 1 November – Jack Petersen, former British heavyweight boxing champion, 79
• 8 November – Ned Jenkins, Wales international rugby player, 86
• 13 November - Richard Lewis, operatic tenor, 76
• 22 November - Cliff Jones, Wales international rugby captain, 76
• 23 November – Roald Dahl, Cardiff-born children's writer, 74
• 5 December - Eric Whitman, cricketer, 81
• 23 December – Gwilym Williams, former Archbishop of Wales, 77
• 24 December - Don Dearson, footballer, 76
• date unknown
  • Cliff Birch, footballer
  • Alwyn Sheppard Fidler, architect
  • Menna Gallie, writer
  • John Ormond, poet and film-maker
  • David Gwyn Williams, poet, novelist, translator and academic

References

1. Simons, Paul (2008). Since Records Began. London: Collins. p. 245. ISBN 978-0-00-728463-4.
2. Controller of BBC Wales to retire, September 1999