1982 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1982 to Wales and its people.
Events
- 2 January – The Welsh Army of Workers claims responsibility for a bomb explosion at the Birmingham headquarters of Severn Trent Water.[4]
- 23 February – Wales was declared a Nuclear Free Zone as Clwyd County Council became the last of eight Welsh local authorities to pass a resolution to that effect. [5]
- May – Swansea City complete their first season in the English Football League First Division with a sixth-place finish.[6]
- 2 June – 100,000 people gather in Pontcanna Fields, Cardiff, to welcome Pope John Paul II on the first-ever papal visit to Wales.
- 8 June – 32 men from the Welsh Guards are killed when the Sir Galahad burns during the Falklands War.[7] The most famous of the survivors is Simon Weston, who is severely burned.
- 16 June – Welsh miners go on strike to support health workers demanding a 12% pay rise.[8]
- 30 August – St David's Hall opens in Cardiff.
- 11 September – 14 skydivers from Wales die when a Chinook helicopter crashes at an airshow in Mannheim in Germany.[9]
- 16 September – At the Gower by-election brought about by the death of Ifor Davies, Gareth Wardell holds the seat for Labour.
- 17 October – First issue of Sulyn, the first Sunday newspaper in the Welsh language.[10]
- 26 November – A plaque is unveiled by the Prince of Wales at the monument erected in memory of those who died in the Gresford Disaster of 1934.[11]
- date unknown
- The Inmos microprocessor factory in Newport, Wales, designed by the Richard Rogers Partnership, is completed.
- Swansea is given the right to have a Lord Mayor. Councillor Paul Valerio becomes the first incumbent.[12]
- First students begin courses at the Welsh language study centre at Nant Gwrtheyrn.
Arts and literature
- Roger Rees wins a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his performance in The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
- Alice Thomas Ellis is shortlisted for the Booker Prize for The 27th Kingdom.
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Swansea)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Gerallt Lloyd Owen
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Eirwyn George
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Gwilym M. Jones
New books
- Gwynfor Evans - Bywyd Cymro
- Alun Jones - Pan Ddaw'r Machlud
- R. Merfyn Jones - The North Wales Quarrymen 1874-1922
- Rhiannon Davies Jones - Eryr Pengwern
- Kenneth O. Morgan - Rebirth of a Nation: Wales 1880-1980
- Wynford Vaughan-Thomas - Princes of Wales
Music
- John Cale - Music For A New Society (album)
- Dafydd Iwan with Ar Log - Rhwng Hwyl a Thaith
Film
- Political Annie’s Off Again, film of a local industrial dispute made by Chapter Video Workshop.
Broadcasting
Welsh-language television
- Cefn Gwlad
- Joni Jones
- Noson Lawen appears for the first time.
- S4C starts broadcasting on 1 November
English-language television
- The Citadel (BBC), filmed in Tredegar.
Sport
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Steve Barry[13]
- Boxing
- 14 September – Kelvin Smart becomes British flyweight champion after beating fellow Welsh fighter Dave George.
- Darts – Ann-Marie Davies wins the Women's World Masters Championship.
- Snooker
- 13 January – Terry Griffiths wins the Lada Classic.
- 4 December – Terry Griffiths wins the UK Snooker Championship,[14] to complete his career Triple Crown (snooker).
- Terry Parsons wins the World Amateur Championship.
Births
- 9 January – Catherine Middleton, future Princess of Wales (in England)
- 14 January – Joe Dunthorne, novelist and poet
- 1 February – Gavin Henson, rugby player
- 4 February – Kevin Gall, footballer
- 2 May – Timothy Benjamin, athlete
- 12 May – David Thaxton, actor and singer
- 21 June – Prince William, first child of the Prince and Princess of Wales (in London)
- 29 August – Mike Phillips, rugby player
- 2 September – Matthew Rees, footballer
- 29 November – Imogen Thomas, model
- 25 December – Rob Edwards, footballer