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See also: 1978 in Wales, other events of 1979, 1980 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. This page refers to the year 1979. ...
See also: 1979 in Wales, other events of 1980, 1981 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ...
This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...
Incumbents The Prince of Wales Feathers. This Heraldic badge of the Heir Apparent is derived from the ostrich feathers borne by Edward, the Black Prince. ...
The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ...
Princess of Wales is a courtesy title held by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first English Prince of Wales in 1282. ...
The post of Secretary of State for Wales came into existence in October of 1964, the first incumbent being Jim Griffiths, MP for Llanelli. ...
Roger Nicholas Edwards, Baron Crickhowell, PC (born 25 February 1934) is a British Conservative politician, having served as Secretary of State for Wales. ...
The Province of Wales in the Anglican Communion was created in 1920, as the Church in Wales, independent from the Church of England (of which the four Welsh dioceses had previously been part). ...
Gwilym Owen Williams (March 23, 1913 - December 23, 1990) was Bishop of Bangor from 1957 to 1982 and Anglican Archbishop of Wales from 1971 to 1982. ...
Events March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ...
Devolution or home rule is the granting of powers from central government to government at regional or local level. ...
A referendum (plural: referendums or referenda) or plebiscite (from Latin plebiscita, a decree of the Concilium Plebis) is a direct vote in which an entire electorate is asked to either accept or reject a particular proposal. ...
The National Assembly for Wales (or NAW) (Welsh: Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru) was established in 1998, following a 1997 referendum in which a small majority of voters (but not the electorate) voted in favour of the Labour Governments plans for devolution. ...
December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 19 days remaining. ...
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Arts and literature
Awards - National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - withheld
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Meirion Evans
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Robyn Lewis
Caernarfon, 2002 Caernarfon (the Welsh spelling is now normally used in preference over the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ...
New books Gillian Clarke is a prominent Anglo-Welsh poet, whose work is much studied in UK schools. ...
James Hanley was a British novelist (1901-1985). ...
George Leslie Norris (born May 1921, Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales, died April 6, 2006 Provo, Utah, U.S.A.) was a prize-winning Welsh poet and short story writer. ...
Raymond Williams (31 August 1921 - 26 January 1988) was a highly influential Welsh academic, novelist and critic. ...
Music Dave Edmunds (born April 15, 1944) came out of Cardiff, Wales in the late 1960s, fronting a band called Love Sculpture who were playing blues and rocked up classical pieces. ...
Repeat When Necessary is an album by Welsh rock musician Dave Edmunds. ...
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Film Rachel Roberts (September 20, 1927 – November 26, 1980) was a British actress. ...
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), is a British organization that hosts annual awards shows for film, television, childrens film and television, and interactive media. ...
Yanks a 1979 film set in Manchester starring Richard Gere. ...
Emlyn Williams (Agust, 1994 - August 6, 1987) was a Welsh dramatist and actor. ...
The Corn is Green (1938) is a semi-autobiographical play by Welsh writer Emlyn Williams. ...
Hepburn, in a publicity shot for Song of Love Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12, 1907 – June 29, 2003) was an iconic four-time Academy Award-winning American star of film, television and stage, widely recognized for her sharp wit, New England gentility and fierce independence. ...
Welsh language films
Broadcasting BBC Radio Cymru is BBC Wales Welsh language radio station, broadcasting throughout Wales on FM since 1979. ...
Welsh language television
English language television
Sports Snooker is a billiards sport that is played on a large (12 × 6) baize-covered table with pockets in each of the four corners and in the middle of each of the long side cushions. ...
Terry Griffiths (born October 16, 1947) is a retired Welsh snooker player. ...
Births May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ...
June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ...
Christian Sean Malcolm (born June 3, 1979) is a British athlete, specialising in the 200m. ...
July 13 is the 194th day (195th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 171 days remaining. ...
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