1984 in Wales
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See also: 1983 in Wales, other events of 1984, 1985 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - Diana, Princess of Wales
- Secretary of State for Wales - Nicholas Edwards
- Archbishop of Wales - Derrick Childs
[edit] Events
- Dafydd Wigley resigns as leader of Plaid Cymru for domestic reasons.
- Sam Edwards becomes Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge.
- Clive Sinclair's C5 electric vehicle is manufactured at the Hoover works in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Creation of Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments Executive Agency.
The miners strike begins, with a solid turn out from all NUM mines in Wales
[edit] Arts and literature
[edit] Awards
- Griff Rhys Jones wins the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance for his role in Charley's Aunt.
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Lampeter)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Aled Rhys William
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - John Roderick Rees
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - John Idris Owen
[edit] New books
- Duncan Bush - Aquarium
- Donald Evans - Machlud Canrif
- Gwynn ap Gwilym - Gwales
- Emyr Humphreys - The Taliesin Tradition
- Sian James - Dragons and Roses
- Geraint H. Jenkins - Hanes Cymru yn y Cyfnod Modern Cynnar: 1530-1760
- Mike Jenkins - Empire of a Smoke
- Alun Jones - Oed Rhyw Addewid
- Robert Minhinnick - Life Sentences
- Leslie Thomas - In My Wildest Dreams
[edit] Music
- Ar Log IV
- Icons of Filth - Onward Christian Soldiers
- Shakin' Stevens records “Teardrops” with Hank Marvin on guitar.
- Phil Campbell joins Motörhead.
[edit] Film
- Ray Milland makes his last film appearance in The Sea Serpent.
- Sian Phillips stars in Dune.
[edit] Welsh language films
- None
[edit] Broadcasting
- Gareth Gwenlan becomes Head of Comedy at the BBC.
[edit] Welsh language television
[edit] English language television
- The District Nurse starring Nerys Hughes
[edit] Sports
- Football - Ian Rush becomes the first Welshman to win the European Golden Boot award.
- Horse racing - Neil Doughty wins the Grand National on Hallo Dandy.
[edit] Births
- September 15 - Prince Harry of Wales
- September 20 - Byron Anthony, footballer
- November 24 - Matthew Mason, cricketer
[edit] Deaths
- January 14 - Ivan Lloyd-Phillips, colonial administrator
- February 10 - Ioan Evans, politician
- April 15 - Tommy Cooper, comedian
- June 22 - Dill Jones, jazz pianist
- August 5 - Richard Burton, actor
- August 27 - Amabel Williams-Ellis, writer
- October 12 - Sir Anthony Berry, politician and son of James Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley
- date unknown - Idris Foster, academic
- date unknown - Will Paynter, miners' leader
- date unknown - Daniel Granville West, politician
- date unknown - John Roland Lloyd Thomas, clergyman and teacher
