# 1994 in Wales

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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1994 to Wales and its people.

## Incumbents

* Secretary of State for Wales – John Redwood
* Archbishop of Wales – Alwyn Rice Jones, Bishop of St Asaph
* Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – John Gwilym Jones

## Events

* 26 January – A man fires two blank shots at the Prince of Wales (now Charles III), during the prince's visit to Sydney, Australia.
* 10 February – An earthquake shock measuring 2.9 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 50-mile radius of the epicentre near Bangor, Wales.
* 18 March – An earthquake shock measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale is experienced within a 30-mile radius of the epicentre near Newtown, Montgomeryshire.
* 1 April – At Coney Beach Pleasure Park, Porthcawl, a 9-year-old boy is killed after being flung off the 58-year-old "Water Chute" ride when a steel hoop collapses in wet and windy conditions and falls onto the open-topped carriage in which he is travelling.
* 29 June – In a televised interview with Jonathan Dimbleby, the Prince of Wales admits having committed adultery after the breakdown of his marriage.
* 19 July – Glenys Kinnock is elected to the European Parliament.
* 24 July – Explosion at Pembroke Refinery injures 26.
* 28 August – Sunday trading becomes legal in England and Wales for the first time.
* 10 September – Bryn Terfel is guest soloist at the Last Night of the Proms in London.
* Dr Elizabeth Haywood is the first winner of the Welsh Woman of the Year award.
* Miners at the Tower Colliery in South Wales, led by Tyrone O'Sullivan, set up TEBO (Tower Employees Buy-Out) to try to save their mine.
* Work begins on the Cardiff Bay barrage.
* St Davids (population 2,000) is restored to city status in the United Kingdom at the request of the Queen, confirmed by letters patent presented on 1 June 1995.

## Arts and literature

* Foundation of the Harlech Biennale visual arts festival.

### Awards

* National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Neath)
* National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Emyr Lewis, "Chwyldro"
* National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – Gerwyn Williams, "Dolenni"
* National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – Robin Llywelyn, O'r Harbwr Gwag i'r Cefnfor Gwyn
* Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Eirug Wyn
* Wales Book of the Year:
** English language: Paul Ferris, Caitlin
** Welsh language: Robin Chapman, W. J. Gruffydd
* Aventis Prize – Steve Jones, The Language of the Genes
* Glyndŵr Award – Ian Parrott (composer)

### New books
#### English language

* John Davies – A History of Wales
* Jonathan Dimbleby – The Prince of Wales: a Biography
* Mike Jenkins – Graffiti Narratives
* John May – Reference Wales
* Jenny Rees – Looking for Mr Nobody; The Secret Life of Goronwy Rees

#### Welsh language

* Donald Evans – Wrth Reddf
* Bobi Jones – Crist a Chenedlaetholdeb (Christ and Nationalism)
* Esyllt T. Lawrence - Cyn y Wawr
* Mihangel Morgan - Te Gyda'r Frenhines

### New music

* Gorky's Zygotic Mynci - Tatay (album)
* Karl Jenkins - Adiemus: Songs of Sanctuary

## Film

* Keith Allen plays the mysterious lodger in Shallow Grave.

### Welsh-language films

* Branwen (Ceri Sherlock)
* Hedd Wyn
* Tân ar y Comin (premièred 1 January on S4C television)
* Ymadawiad Arthur

## Music

* John Cale performs a spoken-word duet with Suzanne Vega on the song "The Long Voyage" on Hector Zazou's album Chansons des mers froides.
* Shakin' Stevens gives up recording.

### Albums

* Bryn Fôn – Dyddiau Di-gymar
* Dafydd Iwan – Caneuon Gwerin

## Broadcasting
### Welsh-language television

* Gogs (animation)
* Gwalia yng Nghasia (documentary)
* Yr Heliwr ("A Mind to Kill") (drama)
* Pengelli
* Uned 5 (children's)

### English-language television

* Wales Tonight (HTV)

## Sport

* BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Steve Robinson
* Commonwealth Games – The Wales team wins a total of 19 medals, including five golds (Colin Jackson, 110m hurdles; Neil Winter, pole vault; Michael Jay, rapid-fire pistol; David Morgan, middleweight weightlifting snatch and overall middleweight title).
* Football – Vinnie Jones is chosen to captain the Wales international side.
* Golf – Ian Woosnam wins the British Masters tournament.

## Births

* 7 February – Nathan Walker, Welsh-Australian ice hockey player
* 30 June – Rhys Jones, sprinter
* 2 July – Jessica Leigh Jones, engineer
* 7 September – Elinor Barker, cyclist
* 6 October – Joe Woolford, singer
* date unknown – Rhys Morgan, health blogger

## Deaths

* 1 January – Allen Forward, Wales international rugby union player, 72
* 23 March – Donald Swann, musician, 70
* 30 April – Herbert Bowden, Baron Aylestone, politician, 89
* 21 May – Cliff Wilson, snooker player, 60
* 31 May – Tom Lewis, Wales international rugby union player, 89
* 27 June – Jeremy Brooks, novelist, poet and dramatist, 67
* 24 July – Aubrey Davies, cricketer, 79
* 29 July – William Mathias, composer, 57
* 31 July – Caitlin Macnamara, widow of Dylan Thomas, 80
* 23 August – Wat Jones, cricketer, 77
* 1 September – Dr Roger Thomas, politician, 68
* 4 October – F. Gwendolen Rees, zoologist, 88
* 9 October – Idris Hopkins, footballer, 83
* 17 October – Gus Risman, rugby league player, 83
* 28 October – Steve Curtis, boxer, 45
* 6 December – Alun Owen, screenwriter, 69
* 12 December – Stuart Evans, writer, 60
* 29 December – Jack Rippon, cricketer, 76
* 31 December – Harri Webb, poet, 74
* date unknown
** Colin Edwards, writer, 69/70
** Elisabeth Inglis-Jones, writer, 93/4