1995 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1995 to Wales and its people.
- 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
- 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.
- Welsh historian Glanmor Williams is knighted.
Arts and literature
- 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
- 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
- Roger Boore – Y Bachgen Gwyllt
- Robin Llywelyn – Y Dwr Mawr Llwyd
- R. S. Thomas – No Truce with the Furies
- Aled Rhys Wiliam – Cywain
Film
English-language films
- The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain, with Kenneth Griffith[15]
- Restoration is partly filmed at Caerphilly Castle.[16]
Welsh-language films
Music
- 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
- 30 September – 96.4 FM The Wave goes on air for the first time.
Welsh-language television
- 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
- 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
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Neville Southall[18]
- 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
- 5 January – Tom John, footballer
- 13 February – Leona Vaughan, actress
- 13 June – Anna Morris, cyclist[19]
- 30 June – Declan John, footballer
- 4 July – Amy Hill, cyclist[20]
- 9 October – Jasmine Joyce-Butchers, rugby player[21]
- 12 October – Jordan Howe, Paralympic athlete[22]
- 30 November – Seb Morris, racing driver