1983 in Wales

none 1983 This article is about the particular significance of the year 1983 to Wales and its people. Incumbents United Kingdom incumbents 1983 in the United Kingdom#Incumbents Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwardshttps://www.theguardian.com/politics/2018/mar/19/lord-crickhowell-obituary Lord Crickhowell obituary 19 March 2018 The Guardian Stephen Bates 19 March 2020 Archbishop of Wales – Derrick Childs, Bishop of Monmouth (elected)The Times, 10 February 1983; pg. 12; Issue 61453; col F News in Brief Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Jâms Nicholasen http://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/james-nicholas-poet-teacher-and-archdruid-of-wales-8887488.html James Nicholas: Poet, teacher and Archdruid of Wales The Independent Stephens, Meic 17 October 2013 21 October 2013 Events 5 May - District council elections take place across Wales (and England). The Conservatives regain control of Cardiff City Council.Michael Thomas Cardiff is back in Tory hands South Wales Echo 6 May 1983 1 9 June - In the UK General Election. The SDP, led by Roy Jenkins, allies with the Liberals and gains fourteen seats. Stefan Terlezki becomes MP for Cardiff West. Plaid Cymru retains two seats. John Marek is elected for Wrexham, becoming the only Czech-speaking MP. Geraint Howells retains Ceredigion for the Liberals. 21 June - Last coal raised at Tymawr and Lewis Merthyr Colliery. September - The Prince Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, heir to the Dutch throne, begins a two-year course of study at Atlantic College.https://blauwbloed.eo.nl/royaltynieuws/terugblik-de-koning-op-school-in-wales Terugblik: De koning op school in Wales 5 September 2021 Blauw Bloed 28 November 2022 5 September - Marcher Sound is launched on 1260 AM and 95.4 FM (now BBC Radio Wales) from Wrexham, inaugurating the Marcher Radio Group. 2 October - Neil Kinnock, 41-year-old MP for Islwyn, replaces Michael Foot as leader of the UK Labour Party.https://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/2/newsid_2486000/2486483.stm 1983: 'Dream ticket' wins Labour leadership 2 October 1983 The BBC National Chorus of Wales is formed. Arts and literature Awards National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Llangefni) National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Einion Evans National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Eluned Phillips National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Tudor Wilson Evans National Eisteddfod of Wales: Drama Medal - William Owen New books English language Walter Hugh Boore - The Odyssey of Dai LewisMeic Stephens Cydymaith i lenyddiaeth Cymru https://books.google.com/books?id=WoMYAAAAIAAJ 1998 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-1383-1 59 Rachel Bromwich - Dafydd ap Gwilym: Poems Alice Thomas Ellis - The 27th Kingdom Emyr Humphreys – The Taliesin TraditionM. Wynn Thomas Emyr Humphreys https://books.google.com/books?id=p-yVDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA173 1 September 2018 University of Wales Press 978-1-78683-297-9 173 Nigel Jenkins - Practical Dreams Robert Nisbet - Stories of SheepskinMeic Stephens The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales https://books.google.com/books?id=P51iAAAAMAAJ April 1986 Oxford University Press 430 978-0-19-211586-7 Craig Thomas - Firefox Down Welsh language Marion Eames - Y Gaeaf Sydd UnigWhitaker's Cumulative Book List: A Classified List of Publications...together with an Index to Authors and Titles https://books.google.com/books?id=I9rfAAAAMAAJ 1983 J. Whitaker and sons, limited. 978-0-85021-138-2 288 Donald Evans – Machlud CanrifMeic Stephens The New Companion to the Literature of Wales https://books.google.com/books?id=WoMYAAAAIAAJ 1998 University of Wales Press 978-0-7083-1383-1 229 R. Tudur Jones - Ffydd ac Argyfwng Cenedl Alan Llwyd - Yn Nydd yr AnghenfilSally Harper Wyn Thomas Bearers of Song: Essays in Honour of Phyllis Kinney and Meredydd Evans https://books.google.com/books?id=9RQJAQAAMAAJ 2007 University of Wales Press 304 9780708320815 New drama W. S. Jones - Ifas y tryc Music The Alarm - "Sixty Eight Guns" (#17 in the UK Singles Chart)Steve Binnie Sound of the Crowd: A Discography of the '80s 2018 9780244129651 15 Y Cyrff form at Llanrwst First Cardiff Singer of the World competition, won by Finnish soprano Karita Mattila "Yma o Hyd" is released by Dafydd Iwan and Ar LogDonald McRae 'Still here': a Welsh World Cup odyssey sets seal on emotional awakening https://www.theguardian.com/football/2022/nov/19/wales-world-cup-qatar-emotional-awakening 19 November 2022 The Guardian 19 November 2022 Film Owen Glendower, Prince of Wales (TV film), starring David Barry Welsh-language films Yr Alcoholig Llon Broadcasting Welsh-language television Torri Gwynthttps://darganfod.llyfrgell.cymru/discovery/search?query=any,contains,torri%20gwynt&tab=In_The_Library&search_scope=In_The_Library&vid=44WHELF_NLW:44WHELF_NLW_NUI_CY&mfacet=rtype,include,videos,1&offset=0 Catalog Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru - Chwiliad am Torri Gwynt 2025-05-09 Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru English-language television QED: Simon's War (about Simon Weston)https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/simon-weston-falklands-veteran-heads-to-yorkshire-this-weekend-1806197 Simon Weston: Falklands veteran heads to Yorkshire this weekend 14 January 2016 Yorkshire Post 15 June 2025 Sport BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Colin JonesBBC Wales Sport Personality winners BBC Sport https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/wales/20670643 2 August 2021 Boxing - David Pearce of Newport wins the British heavyweight title. Births 11 January Rhodri Gomer-Davies, rugby player and reporter 14 February - Rhydian Roberts, singerhttps://newyddion.s4c.cymru/article/12710 Rhydian Roberts yn cyhoeddi y bydd yn ymddeol wrth ddathlu ei ben-blwydd yn 40 oed Newyddion S4C 3 April 2025 18 February - David Vaughan, footballer 5 March - Owain Arthur, actor 28 March - Richard Jones, chess master 13 April - Nicole Cooke, cyclisthttps://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/nicole-cooke-i-hated-cycling-i-was-in-pain-i-wanted-to-quit-966040.html https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220501/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/olympics/nicole-cooke-i-hated-cycling-i-was-in-pain-i-wanted-to-quit-966040.html 2022-05-01 subscription live Nicole Cooke: I hated cycling, I was in pain, I wanted to quit 19 October 2008 The Independent 12 October 2019 12 May - Jamie Tolley, footballer 7 June - Gareth Jewell, actor 9 June Kate Alicia Morgan, beauty queen Ryan Watkins, cricketer 11 June - Huw Bennett, rugby playerhttp://ospreys.sportstatdata.com/ST_OSP_1005.aspx?pr=113132 https://web.archive.org/web/20080115080546/http://ospreys.sportstatdata.com/ST_OSP_1005.aspx?pr=113132 dead 15 January 2008 Ospreys profile Ospreys (archived) 12 October 2019 19 June - Richard Evans, footballer 22 July - Ifan Evans, rugby player 6 August - Lloyd Langford, comedian 10 August - Richie Pugh, rugby player and coachhttps://www.wru.wales/staff/richie-pugh/ Richie Pugh WRU 14 May 2022 23 August - James Collins, footballer 26 August - Darren Jones, footballer 9 October - Rianti Cartwright, half-Welsh actress (in Indonesia) 5 November - David Pipe, footballer Deaths 5 January - Amy Evans, singer and actress, 98 10 January (in Amsterdam) - Carwyn James, rugby coach, 53s11-JAME-REE-1929 James, Carwyn Rees (1929-1983), teacher, rugby player and coach Llyr James 27 September 2019 31 January - Edwin Williams, dual-code rugby international, 84 10 February - Michael Roberts, politician, 55 (collapsed in Parliament)s6-ROBE-ADA-1927 Roberts, Michael Hilary Adair (1927-1983), Conservative politician John Graham Jones yes 27 September 2019 3 March - Percy Morgan, cricketer, 78 20 March - Alec Jones, politician, 58s6-JONE-ALE-1924 Jones, Trevor Alec (1924-1983), Labour politician John Graham Jones yes 27 September 2019 23 March - David Wynne, composer, 82s10-WYNN-DAV-1900 Wynne, David (1900-1983), composer Rhidian Griffiths yes 27 September 2019 16 April - Gladys Morgan, comedienne, 84Roy Hudd Philip Hindin Roy Hudd's Cavalcade of Variety Acts: A who was who of Light Entertainment, 1945-60 https://books.google.com/books?id=iydaAAAAMAAJ 1997 Robson Books 978-1-86105-115-8 127 6 June - Bryn Howells, dual-code rugby player, 72 23 June - Emrys Evans, dual-code rugby player, 72 31 August - Iorwerth Jones, dual-code rugby player, 80 1 September - John Williams, Dean of Llandaff, 76‘WILLIAMS, Very Rev. John Frederick’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2015; online edn, Oxford University Press, 2014; online edn, April 2014. 10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U170453. 9 September - Edgar Morgan, dual-code rugby international, 87 1 October - Ernie Finch, Wales international rugby player, 84 8 October - Ron Wynn, footballer, 59 24 October - Norman Fender, Wales dual-code rugby international, 73 2 November - Tudor Watkins, politician, 80s6-WATK-ELW-1903 Watkins, Tudor Elwyn, Baron Watkins of Glantawe (1903-1983), Labour politician John Graham Jones yes 27 September 2019 8 November - E. G. Bowen, geographer, 82Harold Carter, 'Bowen, Emrys George (1900–1983)', Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 15 November (in London) - Dai Rees, golfer, 70"Mr Dai Rees - Major Welsh Golfer", The Times, 17 November 1983; pg. 14; Issue 61692. 30 November - Richard Llewellyn, novelist, 76Lloyd, Richard Dafydd Vivian Llewellyn (1906–1983) http://www.oxforddnb.com/index/101031372/ Oxford Dictionary of National Biography September 2004 2010-04-11 30 December - Ellis Evans, Dean of Monmouth, 75 date unknown - Mary Vaughan Jones, novelist, 64/65The School Librarian https://books.google.com/books?id=VHvhAAAAMAAJ 2003 School Library Association. See also 1983 Cardiff City Council election 1983 in Northern Ireland References Wales Wales Category:1980s in Wales Category:1983 in Europe