1990 in Wales

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See also:	List of years in Wales 1990 in The United Kingdom England Ireland Scotland

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]
• 27 September - Brymbo Steelworks last tapped.^[2]
• 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).
• 21 December - Last underground shift worked at Mardy Colliery.
• 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.^[3]

Film

Broadcasting

Sport

Births

• 10 March - Luke Rowe, cyclist
• 14 March – Joe Allen, footballer
• 1 April – Joe Partington, footballer
• 17 April – Jonathan Brown, footballer
• 19 August – Laura Deas, skeleton racer
• 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

See also

• 1990 in Northern Ireland

References