See also: 2003 in Wales, other events of 2004, 2005 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. See also: 2002 in Wales, other events of 2003, 2004 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: 2004 in Wales, other events of 2005, 2006 in Wales and the list of years in Wales. ... This page indexes the individual year in Wales pages. ...

Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• First Minister - Rhodri Morgan

The eldest son of the reigning monarch ofEngland/Great Britain is traditionally invested with the title of Prince of Wales. ... HRH The Prince of Wales His Royal Highness The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales, KG, KT, GCB, OM, AK, QSO, PC, ADC (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), the eldest son of HM Queen Elizabeth II and HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, is Heir... Princess of Wales is a courtesy title possessed automatically by the wife of the Prince of Wales since the first English Prince of Wales in 1282. ... The First Minister of Wales is the leader of the Welsh Assembly Government, Waless devolved administration. ... The Right Honourable Hywel Rhodri Morgan (born September 29, 1939) is a Welsh politician and the second and current First Minister of the Welsh Assembly. ...

Events

• January 6: Inquest opens into the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
• January 12: Inquest opens into the death of 12-year-old Stuart Cunningham-Jones in a school bus crash in December 2002.
• February 23: Former Welsh Secretary Ron Davies announces he is joining the new Forward Wales party led by John Marek.
• March 1: The Prince of Wales visits the Vale of Glamorgan and attends a special service in Cowbridge.
• March 13: Market town of Cowbridge celebrates the 750th anniversary of its charter.
• April 28: Wales Trades Union Congress annual conference at Llandudno.
• May 28: Technology Wales 2004 at the Celtic Manor Resort, Newport.
• May 28: Guardian Hay Festival, annual literary festival, opens at Hay-on-Wye.
• May 31: Urdd National Eisteddfod opens at Llangefni.
• June 4: Professor Merfyn Jones is named as the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor.
• June 10: As a result of the local elections, there is power sharing in nine councils across Wales, Labour control in eight, Independents in three, and Plaid Cymru and the Conservatives control one each.
• June 24: Swansea police arrest twenty people on charges of drug dealing.
• July 6: International Musical Eisteddfod opens in Llangollen.
• July 14: National Woollen Museum re-opens at Dre-fach Felindre.
• July 19: Royal Welsh Show opens at Builth Wells.
• July 28: It is announced that the North East Wales Institute of Higher Education, Swansea Institute of Higher Education, Trinity College, Carmarthen and the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama will all become part of the University of Wales.
• July 30: National Eisteddfod of Wales opens at Tredegar House near Newport.
• August 12: Keep Cardiff Tidy campaign wins a special merit award at the Association of Public Service Excellence Awards 2004.
• August 26: Festival of History in North Wales opens in Llanfairfechan.
• August 28: Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival opens.
• September 7: Kalan Kawa Karim, an Iraqi Kurd, dies after what police take to be a racist attack in Swansea city centre.
• October 8: Breconshire Brewery wins the "Champion Beer of Wales" competition in Cardiff.
• October 26: Monmouth-based inventor, Andrew Hubert von Staufer, wins the Platinum Award for Design and Gold Award for Leisure at the British Invention Show.
• November 2: Flights to Egypt are available for the first time from Cardiff Wales Airport.
• November 8: Launch of the Welsh Assembly Government's "free swimming for over-60s" pilot scheme.
• November 19: The Wales Children in Need concert is held at Wrexham, starring Bryan Adams.
• November 26: Official opening of the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff

January 6 is the 6th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Diana, Princess of Wales (Diana Frances Mountbatten-Windsor, née Spencer) (1 July 1961–31 August 1997) was the first wife of HRH The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales. ... January 12 is the 12th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Right Honourable Ron Davies (born August 6, 1945) is a Welsh politician, former Member of Parliament and former member of the Welsh Assembly. ... Forward Wales (or Cymru Ymlaen in Welsh) is a political party operating in Wales. ... Dr John Marek (born 24 December 1940), Welsh politician. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... The Vale of Glamorgan (Welsh: Dyffryn (or Bro) Morgannwg) is an exceptionally rich agricultural area in the southern part of Glamorgan, Wales. ... March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Llandudno is a seaside resort and town in the county borough of Conwy in North Wales. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... The Celtic Manor is a hotel and resort in the city of Newport. ... Second-hand bookshop at Hay-on-Wye Hay-on-Wye (Welsh: Y Gelli Gandryll or Y Gelli), often described as the town of books, is a market town in Brecknockshire, Wales, very close to the border with England, within the Brecon Beacons National Park. ... May 31 is the 151st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (152nd in leap years), with 214 days remaining, as the last day of May. ... Llangefni is the county town of Anglesey in Wales, lying in the centre of the island. ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Professor Merfyn Jones is a historian, broadcaster, governor of the BBC and vice-chancellor of the University of Wales, Bangor. ... The University of Wales, Bangor (UWB) is a constituent institution of the University of Wales based in the small city of Bangor in the county of Gwynedd in North Wales, United Kingdom. ... June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ... Llangollen is a small town in Denbighshire, north Wales, famous for the Llangollen International Eisteddfod, the Llangollen Canal (whose Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is nearby), and the Llangollen Railway. ... July 14 is the 195th day (196th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 170 days remaining. ... July 19 is the 200th day (201st in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 165 days remaining. ... Builth Wells (Welsh: Llanfair ym Muallt) is a town in Powys, traditional county of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Wye. ... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... The North East Wales Institute of Higher Education (NEWI) is a higher education institution based in Wrexham. ... The University of Wales is a federal university founded in 1893. ... July 30 is the 211th day (212th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 154 days remaining. ... Tredegar House Tredegar House in Newport, set in a beautiful 90 acre (360,000 m²) park, is one of the best examples of a 17th century Charles II mansion in Britain. ... August 12 is the 224th day of the year (225th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Llanfairfechan is a town in the county borough of Conwy, traditional county of Caernarfonshire, north Wales, lying on the north coast and the A55 road. ... August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... The Welsh baritone Bryn Terfel (born November 9, 1965) is one of the best-known contemporary opera and concert singers. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe - aber river-mouth + river Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales, situated on the coast, immediately to the east of the Gower peninsula in the traditional county of Glamorgan. ... October 8 is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years). ... October 26 is the 299th day of the year (300th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 66 days remaining. ... This is about the Welsh town of Monmouth. ... November 2 is the 306th day of the year (307th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 59 days remaining. ... November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... The Welsh Assembly Government (or WAG) is the executive body of the National Assembly for Wales — it is comprised of the First Minister and his Cabinet. ... November 19 is the 323rd day of the year (324th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Pudsey is the teddy bear logo of Children in Need, created by designer Joanna Ball and named after Balls home town, Pudsey, in West Yorkshire. ... WREXHAM a north wales village full of spastics and incestuous familys. ... Bryan Adams, OC, OBC (born November 5, 1959) is a successful Canadian singer and songwriter. ... November 26 is the 330th day (331st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Wales Millennium Centre is a £106 million performing arts complex located on the Cardiff Bay waterfront. ... Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ...

Arts and literature

• March 23: National Library of Wales successfully bids for an 18th century Welsh manuscript auctioned in Los Angeles.
• April 5: Launch of Katherine Jenkins' first album, Première.
• August 17: Announcement of the Dylan Thomas Prize, a new £60,000 literary prize. The first award will be made in 2006.

• December 7: The Stereophonics introduce their new drummer, Argentinian Javier Weyler.

March 23 is the 82nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (83rd in Leap years). ... The National Library of Wales (Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru in Welsh) is a legal deposit library in Aberystwyth, Wales. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... This article is about the largest city in California. ... April 5 is the 95th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (96th in leap years). ... Katherine Jenkins (born 29 June 1980 in Neath, Wales) is a mezzo-soprano. ... August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The original line-up of the band. ...

Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Huw Meirion Edwards
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Jason Walford Davies
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Annes Glyn
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Music Medal - Owain Llwyd
• Wales Book of the Year:
  • English language: Niall Griffiths, Stump
  • Welsh language: Jerry Hunter, Llwch Cenhedloedd

Film

• Ioan Gruffudd stars as Lancelot in King Arthur.

Ioan Gruffudd Ioan Gruffudd (pronounced YO-an GRIFF-ith) (born October 6, 1973 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a Welch actor. ...

Broadcasting

• May 3: New community radio station, WHAM! RADIO 1449, launched in Blaenavon.
• July 16: Filming of a new Doctor Who series begins in Cardiff.
• July 28: S4C and the Royal Welsh Agricultural Society sign a deal guaranteeing nation-wide TV coverage of the Royal Welsh Show for the next five years.
• October 17: Pobol y Cwm, the Welsh language soap opera, celebrates its thirtieth anniversary by receiving a "Hall of Fame" award from the Royal Television Society.

May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Blaenavon (Welsh: Blaenafon) is a town in Torfaen, Wales, lying at the source of the Llwyd River. ... July 16 is the 197th day (198th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 168 days remaining. ... List of Doctor Who serials Doctor Who audio releases Doctor Who spin-offs - includes a discussion of the many novelisations and original novels based on the series History of Doctor Who The Doctor (Doctor Who) List of supporting characters in Doctor Who, including villains and aliens List of robots in... July 28 is the 209th day (210th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 156 days remaining. ... S4C (Sianel Pedwar Cymru - Channel Four Wales) is a Welsh-language television channel broadcasting in Wales, United Kingdom, which was established in response to demands for a channel to cater for the Welsh-speaking minority population in Wales. ... October 17 is the 290th (in leap years the 291st) day of the year according to the Gregorian calendar. ... Pobol y Cwm (People of the Valley) is a Welsh language television soap opera produced by the BBC since October 1974. ... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ... The first TIME cover devoted to soap operas: Dated January 12, 1976, Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes of Days of Our Lives are featured with the headline Soap Operas: Sex and suffering in the afternoon. A soap opera is an ongoing, episodic work of fiction, usually broadcast on television... The Royal Television Society is a British-based society for the discussion, analysis and preservation of television in all its forms, past, present and future. ...

Sports

• June 4: Simon Khan breaks the course record at the Celtic Manor Wales Open golf tournament.
• June 24: Joe Calzaghe pulls out of scheduled world title fight against Glen Johnson because of injury.
• August Bank Holiday Monday: The 19th World Bog Snorkelling Championships are held at Llanwrtyd Wells.
• September 15: Mark Hughes resigns as manager of the Welsh national soccer team after being appointed manager of Blackburn Rovers.
• September 16: Wales Rally GB begins in Cardiff.
• September 17: Opening of the Paralympics in Athens. Welsh athletes returned home with twelve gold, six silver and nine bronze medals.
• October 9: Wales lose 2-0 to England at soccer.
• November 12: John Toshack becomes the new Wales soccer manager.
• November 20: Wales Rugby Union side lose 25-26 to New Zealand at the Millennium Stadium, Cardiff.
• December 6: Tanni Grey-Thompson becomes the BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year 2004 (50th anniversary of the award).

June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... The Celtic Manor Wales Open is a PGA European Tour golf tournament which was founded in 2000 and is played each June. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... The tone of this article is inappropriate for an encyclopedia article. ... Born on the second day of the year 1969, this fighter only truly blossomed 35 years later, when most boxers end their careers. ... Note: as an adjective (stressed on the second syllable instead of the first), august means honorable. ... Llanwrtyd Wells (Welsh: Llanwrtyd) is a small town in Powys, in the traditional county of Brecknockshire, mid Wales, lying on the River Irfon. ... September 15 is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years). ... Leslie Mark Hughes (born November 1, 1963 in Ruabon, Wrexham, Wales), nicknamed Sparky, is a Welsh football player and manager. ... Blackburn Rovers is an English Premier League football club based in the town of Blackburn, Lancashire. ... September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... Silver 2004 The Paralympic Games are an official equivalent of the Olympics for athletes with physical disabilities. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in Leap years). ... Football is a ball game played between two teams of eleven players, each attempting to win by scoring more goals than their opponent. ... November 12 is the 316th day of the year (317th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 49 days remaining. ... John Toshack (born 22 March 1949, Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh football coach and former player, and current manager of the Wales national football team. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Two Australian players make a heavy tackle on an England player Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... The Millennium Stadium (Welsh: Stadiwm y Mileniwm) in Cardiff is the national stadium of Wales and is primarily used for Rugby union and football. ... Cardiff (Welsh: Caerdydd, from caer, fort, and dydd, Aulus Didius) is the capital and largest city of Wales. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson (b. ...

Births

Deaths

• January 22 - Islwyn Ffowc Elis, author
• February 21 - John Charles, legendary footballer
• April 18 - Geraint Howells, politician
• April 25 - Eirug Wyn, author
• June 2 - Alun Richards, novelist
• July 14 - Rhys Thomas, rugby player
• July 17 - Sir Julian Hodge, banker
• September 10 - Glyn Owen, actor
• September 15 - Sue Noake, athletics official
• October 13 - Bernice Rubens, novelist
• November 28 - Jonah Jones, author