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in
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→
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See also:
List of years in Wales
Timeline of Welsh history
1995 in
The United Kingdom
England
Scotland
Elsewhere
This article is about the particular significance of the year
1995
to
Wales
and
its people
.
Incumbents
[
edit
]
For United Kingdom incumbents, see
1995 in the United Kingdom § Incumbents
.
Secretary of State for Wales
–
John Redwood
(until 26 June);
[1]
David Hunt
(Acting);
[2]
William Hague
(from 5 July)
[3]
Archbishop of Wales
–
Alwyn Rice Jones
,
Bishop of St Asaph
[4]
Archdruid
of the
National Eisteddfod of Wales
–
John Gwilym Jones
[5]
Events
[
edit
]
3 January
–
Tower Colliery
re-opens under the ownership of the workforce buyout company Goitre Tower Anthracite.
[6]
1 February
–
Richey Edwards
of the
Manic Street Preachers
disappears.
[7]
16 February
- In the
Islwyn by-election
brought about by the resignation of
Neil Kinnock
,
Don Touhig
is elected as Labour MP for the
constituency
.
[8]
April –
TBI plc
purchases
Cardiff-Wales Airport
from
Glamorgan County Council
.
20 July
– Swansea-born
Michael Heseltine
becomes
Deputy Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
, an office last held by
Geoffrey Howe
.
30 July
– Police in
North Wales
launch a murder inquiry after the body of seven-year-old Sophie Hook (who had gone missing from a nearby house during the night) is found on a beach near
Llandudno
by a man walking his dog.
[9]
6 August
- Howard Hughes, a 30-year-old
Colwyn Bay
man, is charged with the
murder of Sophie Hook
.
[9]
November - Diver Keith Hurley discovers the wreck of the submarine
Resurgam
(sunk 1880) off
Rhyl
.
[10]
20 November
-
The Princess of Wales
gives a revealing interview to
Martin Bashir
for the
Panorama
current affairs television programme on
BBC 1
, discussing her personal problems and marriage in candid detail.
[11]
20 December
– The Queen writes to The Prince and Princess of Wales urging them to divorce as soon as possible.
Welsh historian Sir
Rees Davies
is appointed to the Chichele Chair of Medieval History in the
University of Oxford
.
Historian
Glanmor Williams
is knighted.
Arts and literature
[
edit
]
Roger Rees
is nominated for a Tony for Best Actor in a Play for his role in
Indiscretions
.
Michael Ball
performs in the
Les Misérables
tenth anniversary concert.
Peter Karrie
is voted the favourite Phantom of members of
The Phantom of the Opera
Appreciation Society for the second year in a row.
The
Dylan Thomas Centre
,
Swansea
, is opened by
Jimmy Carter
.
Awards
[
edit
]
Glyndŵr Award
–
Kyffin Williams
National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in
Abergele
)
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair –
Tudur Dylan Jones
[12]
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown –
Aled Gwyn
[13]
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal –
Angharad Jones
for
Y Dylluan Wen
Wales Book of the Year
:
English language:
Duncan Bush
,
Masks
Welsh
language:
Aled Islwyn
,
Unigolion, Unigeddau
Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen – Beryl Stafford Williams
[14]
New books
[
edit
]
Roger Boore
–
Y Bachgen Gwyllt
Robin Llywelyn
–
Y Dwr Mawr Llwyd
R. S. Thomas
–
No Truce with the Furies
Aled Rhys Wiliam
–
Cywain
Film
[
edit
]
English-language films
[
edit
]
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain
, with
Kenneth Griffith
Restoration
is partly filmed at
Caerphilly Castle
.
Welsh-language films
[
edit
]
Music
[
edit
]
Robin Huw Bowen
–
Harp Music of Wales (Cerddoriaeth Telyn Cymru)
Carreg Lafar
–
Ysbryd y Werin
Dafydd Iwan
–
Cân Celt
Super Furry Animals
–
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyndrobwllantysiliogogogochynygofod (in space)
(E.P.)
Triskedekaphilia
(compilation album)
Broadcasting
[
edit
]
30 September
–
96.4 FM The Wave
goes on air for the first time.
Welsh-language television
[
edit
]
A55
, starring
Iwan "Iwcs" Roberts
Rownd a Rownd
, a youth-oriented
soap opera
set and filmed around
Menai Bridge
, launches on
S4C
English-language television
[
edit
]
John Rhys-Davies
takes the lead in the new US drama series,
Sliders
.
Somebody's Son
(prizewinning documentary made for
BBC2
and
BBC Wales
by Raw Charm).
Sport
[
edit
]
BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year
–
Neville Southall
[15]
Rugby Union
4 June
– A narrow defeat by Ireland results in
Wales
being eliminated from the
Rugby World Cup
competition after only three matches.
Births
[
edit
]
5 January
–
Tom John
, footballer
13 February
–
Leona Vaughan
, actress
30 June
–
Declan John
, footballer
4 July
–
Amy Hill
, cyclist
9 October
–
Jasmine Joyce
, rugby player
12 October
–
Jordan Howe
, Paralympic athlete
30 November
–
Seb Morris
, racing driver
Deaths
[
edit
]
28 January
–
Philip Burton
, theatre director and radio producer, 90
[16]
2 February
-
Raymond Bark-Jones
, English-born Wales international rugby union player, 83
4 February
-
David Alexander
, singer, 56
[17]
8 February
–
Don Devereux
, dual-code rugby player, 62
8 February
–
Rachel Thomas
, actress, 89
11 March
–
Myfanwy Talog
, actress, 50
[18]
28 March
-
Julian Cayo-Evans
, political activist, 57
[19]
10 April
–
Glyn Jones
, poet, author and academic, 90
[20]
12 April
–
Cyril Sidlow
, footballer, 89
21 April
–
Tessie O'Shea
, entertainer, 82
[21]
21 June
–
Tristan Jones
, sailor, 66
24 June
–
Len Blyth
, Wales international rugby player, 74
25 September
–
Dave Bowen
, footballer, 67
26 September
–
Lynette Roberts
, poet, 86
[22]
5 December
–
Charles Evans
, doctor and mountaineer, 77
[23]
See also
[
edit
]
1995 in Northern Ireland
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[
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]
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The History of Wales
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ISBN
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31 May
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1 July
2008
.
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.
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2022
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.
Aberystwyth University
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3 July
2022
.
^
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^
Colin Larkin (2006).
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Kollington – Morphine
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ISBN
978-0-19-531373-4
.
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.
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.
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1 March
2011
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Paul Bowers (January 1999).
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ISBN
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.
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"1995: Diana admits adultery in TV interview"
.
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Archived
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. Retrieved
30 January
2008
.
^
BBC – Eisteddfod Chair Winners
. Accessed 26 August 2013
^
BBC – Eisteddfod Crown Winners
. Accessed 26 August 2013
^
"Enillwyr Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen"
.
BBC Cymru
(in Welsh)
. Retrieved
24 November
2019
.
^
"BBC Wales Sport Personality winners"
.
BBC Sport
. Retrieved
2 August
2021
.
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Harris M. Lentz (1995).
Obituaries in the Performing Arts
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ISBN
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.
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"A Life Inside & Outside of Politics – Mark Cole: David Alexander – Wales' Other Tom Jones"
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Sir David Jason – A Life of Laughter
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.
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"Obituary: Julian Cayo Evans"
.
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.
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11 August
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.
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Meic Stephens (11 April 1995).
"Obituary: Glyn Jones"
.
The Independent
. Retrieved
3 May
2010
.
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Dennis Gifford (25 April 1995).
"Obituary: Tessie O'Shea"
.
The Independent
.
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. Retrieved
11 August
2019
.
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Meic Stephens
(28 September 1995).
"Obituary: Lynette Roberts"
.
The Independent
.
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. Retrieved
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2019
.
^
Robert Charles Evans 1918–1995, obituary by Michael Ward,
Geographical Journal
, Vol. 162, No. 2 (Jul., 1996), pp. 257–58
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