1987 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1987 to Wales and its people.
- Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwards (until 13 June);[1] Peter Walker
- Archbishop of Wales – George Noakes, Bishop of St David's (elected)[2]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
- Elerydd (outgoing)[3]
- Emrys Deudraeth (incoming)[4]
Events
- 12 January - The lowest daytime maximum temperature ever recorded in Wales (−8.0 °C) is recorded at Trecastle, Powys.[5]
- 12 February - The Roman Catholic Church in Wales creates a new Diocese of Wrexham[6] and moves the Diocese of Menevia to Swansea.
- 5 March - The High Court declares Dorothy Squires a vexatious litigant.[7]
- 15 March - Roy Jenkins is elected Chancellor of the University of Oxford.[8]
- 14 April - Oakwood Leisure Park opens near Narberth, Pembrokeshire.[9]
- 7 May - District council elections take place across Wales (and England). The Conservatives lose control of Cardiff City Council.[10]
- 24 May - Neil Kinnock is interviewed by David Frost about Labour's defence policy and plans for government.
- 28 May - The Mametz Wood Memorial, sculpted by David Petersen, is unveiled in Cardiff.[11]
- 11 June - In the general election
- Plaid Cymru's Ieuan Wyn Jones wins the seat of Ynys Môn from the Conservatives. Plaid retain their other two parliamentary seats.[12]
- Alun Michael replaces James Callaghan as MP for Cardiff South.
- Labour's Paul Flynn wins back Newport West from the Conservatives.
- 11 July - The Mametz Wood Memorial is dedicated at the site of the Royal Welch Fusiliers battle of 1916 in France.[13]
- 5 October - Keith Best, former Conservative MP for Ynys Môn, having been sentenced to four months' imprisonment for share-dealing activities, has his sentence quashed by the Court of Appeal after serving five days.[14]
- 19 October - Four people are killed in the Glanrhyd Bridge collapse, when a train falls into the swollen River Tywi,[15] as a result of the flooding that affects many parts of Wales.
- 20 November - Roy Jenkins becomes Baron Jenkins of Hillhead.[16]
- 22 November - The Welsh language is used within the Vatican for the first time on an official occasion, as part of a beatification ceremony for three Welsh martyrs.[17]
- date unknown
- Creation of the Cardiff Bay Development Corporation.
- Chris Loyn establishes the architectural practice Loyn & Co in Penarth.[18]
- The National Trust buys Dinefwr Park in Llandeilo, including the deer park.
Arts and literature
- Jim Burns becomes the first non-American to win the Hugo Award for Best Professional Artist.[19]
Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Porthmadog)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Ieuan Wyn
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - John Griffith Jones
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Margiad Williams
New books
English language
- Dannie Abse - Ask the Bloody Horse[20]
- Rees Davies - Wales: The Age Of Conquest, 1063-1415[21]
- Stephen Gregory - The Cormorant
- Douglas Houston - With the Offal Eaters
- J. Beverley Smith - Llywelyn ap Gruffudd
- Frances Thomas - Seeing Things
- Peter Thomas - Strangers from a Secret Land
- R. S. Thomas - Welsh Airs
Welsh language
- Euros Bowen - Oes y Medwsa[22]
- T. Glynne Davies - Cerddi
- Dafydd Glyn Jones - Drych yr Amseroedd
- Nesta Wyn Jones - Rhwng Chwerthin a Chrio
- Alan Llwyd - Barddoniaeth y Chwedegau
- Gwylon Phillips - Llofruddiaeth Shadrach Lewis
- Rhydwen Williams - Amser i Wylo
Music
- 3 December - Indian classical musician Ram Narayan records his album Rag Lalit at Wyastone Leys near Monmouth.
- MusicFest Aberystwyth is founded by cellist Nicholas Jones.
- The Alarm - Eye Of The Hurricane (album)
- Anrhefn - Defaid Skateboard a Wellies[23]
- Y Cyrff - Y Testament Newydd (EP)
- Frank Hennessy - Thoughts and Memories (album)
- Karl Wallinger - Private Revolution (album)
Film
- Timothy Dalton makes his debut as James Bond in The Living Daylights.
- On the Black Hill, adapted from the novel by Bruce Chatwin and set in Wales, stars Bob Peck, Gemma Jones and Mike Gwilym.[24]
Broadcasting
English-language radio
- John Humphrys becomes a regular presenter on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.
Welsh-language television
- Ioan Gruffudd joins the cast of Pobol y Cwm.
Sport
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year - Ian Woosnam.[25]
- Golf - David Llewellyn and Ian Woosnam win golf's World Cup in Hawaii.
- Rugby union
- Wales finish 4th in the 1987 Five Nations Championship with just a single win, over England.
- Wales finish third, their best ever position, in the first Rugby World Cup.
- 5 April - Pontypool Park hosts the first international for the Wales women's national rugby union team who lose 22–4 to England.[26]
- Skiing - Dry ski slope opened on the Great Orme at Llandudno.
Births
- 9 January - Bradley Davies, rugby union player
- 21 January - Joe Ledley, footballer
- 24 January - Wayne Hennessey, footballer[27]
- 14 February - Lee Selby, World champion boxer
- 24 March - Rob Davies, footballer
- 27 March - Adam Davies, footballer
- April - Hannah Stone, harpist
- 8 May - Aneurin Barnard, actor[28]
- 23 August - Alexandra Roach, actress
- 4 September - Mike O'Shea, cricketer
- 29 September - Claire Williams, athlete
- 21 October - Steph Davies, cricketer
- 30 November - Victoria Thornley, Olympic rower[29]