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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1991 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents
- Prince of Wales – The Prince Charles
- Princess of Wales – Diana
- Secretary of State for Wales – David Hunt
- Archbishop of Wales
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Ap Llysor
Events
- 6 January - A Maltese tanker, the Kimya, capsizes off the Anglesey coast. Ten crew members are drowned.
- January - Two Welsh soldiers are among those killed in the first Gulf War.
- 4 April - Peter Hain is elected as MP for Neath in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP, Donald Coleman.
- 16 May - Huw Edwards is elected as MP for Monmouth in a by-election caused by the death of the sitting MP, Sir John Stradling Thomas.
- 23 May - A memorial to Gwenllian ferch Gruffydd is dedicated at Kidwelly Castle.[1]
- 19 July - Dean Saunders, 27-year-old Welsh international striker, becomes the most expensive player to be signed by a British club when a £2.9million fee takes him from Derby County to Liverpool, who have broken the record fee in British football for the third time in four years.[2]
- August–September - Cardiff Ely Bread Riots: A dispute between two shopkeepers escalates into four consecutive nights of rioting in the Ely district of Cardiff.
- 16 October - Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs, who turns 18 at the end of the following month, becomes the youngest full international for the Welsh national team against Germany in Nuremberg.[3]
- 25 October - Official opening of Conwy Crossing (immersed tube tunnel) to road traffic as part of A55 Conwy Bypass.
- Welshman Eric Jones is one of a team of four who make the first hot-air balloon flight over Mount Everest.
- The Welsh Office proposes an M4 relief road between Magor and Castleton.[4]
Arts and literature
- August - Simultaneous translation facilities are made available for the first time at the National Eisteddfod of Wales.
- 1 September - Cantorion Colin Jones is founded in Wrexham.
- The first Pacific Northwest Welsh Weekend is held at Seattle.
- Wyn Calvin becomes the first Welshman to be elected King Rat of the Order of Water Rats.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Mold, with record attendance of 164,100)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Robin Llwyd ab Owain
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Einir Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Angharad Tomos, Si Hei Lwli
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen -
New books
English language
- A Cardiff Anthology
- Phil Rickman - Candlenight
Welsh language
- Robat Arwyn & Robin Llwyd ab Owain - Gwin Beaujolais
- Pennar Davies - Gwas y Gwaredwr
- Glyn Tegai Hughes - Daniel Owen a Natur y Nofel
- Saunders Lewis - Williams Pantycelyn
- Prys Morgan - Brad y Llyfrau Gleision
Music
- Datblygu - Blwch Tymer Tymor
- Y Cyrff - Llawenydd Heb Ddiwedd (album)
- Bonnie Tyler - Bitterblue (album)
Film
Welsh-language films
- Elenya
- Un Nos Ola Leuad
Broadcasting
English-language television
- Joshua Jones (children's programme made by S4C)
- Catherine Zeta-Jones makes her first appearance in The Darling Buds of May.
Welsh-language television
Sport
- Football
- 5 June - Wales defeat Germany in the UEFA Euro 1992 qualifying tournament.
- Golf - Ian Woosnam wins the US Masters at Augusta, Georgia, becoming the first Welshman to win a major tournament.
- Rugby union - Neil Jenkins plays his first rugby match for Wales, at the age of 19.
Births
- 21 January - Craig Roberts, actor
- 4 February - Fred Evans, boxer
- 28 March - David Cornell, footballer
- 12 April - Ashley Richards, footballer
- 24 May - Aled Davies, athlete
- 5 July - Michael White, snooker player
- 3 October - Jenny McLoughlin, athlete
- 20 October - Nathaniel Jarvis, footballer
- 29 November - Becky James, cyclist
Deaths
- 14 January - Donald Coleman, politician, 65
- 30 January - Rhys Lloyd, Baron Lloyd of Kilgerran, politician, 83
- 10 February - Rowe Harding, rugby player, 89
- 19 February - Tom Rees, Wales international rugby player, 77
- 24 March - Maudie Edwards, actress and singer, 84
- 29 March - John Stradling Thomas, politician, 65
- 15 May - Ronald Lacey, English actor of Welsh descent, 55
- 12 August - Edward George Bowen, CBE, physicist, 80
- 23 August - Innes Lloyd, TV producer, 66
- 26 August - John Petts, artist, 77
- 31 August - Idwal Rees, Wales rugby union captain, 81
- October - Seymour Morris, footballer, 78
- 13 October - Donald Houston, actor, 67
- 5 November - Gwenlyn Parry, dramatist, 59
- 15 December - Ray Smith, actor, 55
- 22 December - Jim Lang, Wales rugby union player, 82
- date unknown
- Robert Roland Hughes, neurologist
- Evan Roberts, conservationist
References
- ↑ CADW. Accessed 2 December 2013
- ↑ http://www.soccerbase.com/players_details.sd?playerid=7044
- ↑
- ↑ South Wales Argus M4 RELIEF ROAD: Timeline
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