1997 in Wales

This article is about the particular significance of the year 1997 to Wales and its people.

1997
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 18th
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
See also:
1997 in
The United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Scotland

Incumbents

Events

  • 15 January - Diana, Princess of Wales calls for an international ban on landmines.[1]
  • 21 January - Wales child abuse scandal: Over eighty people are named as child abusers in care homes in North Wales.[2]
  • March - Launch of the "Welsh Language in Chubut" project.
  • 13 March - Launch of the Aberystwyth Centre for the Book.
  • 1 May - In the UK general election, four female MPs are elected in Wales -- Julie Morgan, Ann Clwyd, Betty Williams and Jackie Lawrence. Lembit Öpik becomes MP for Montgomeryshire.[3]
  • 24 May - Robert Hardy officially opens the Judge's Lodging museum in Presteigne.[4]
  • 31 August - Newsreader Martyn Lewis announces the death of Diana, Princess of Wales.
  • 1 September - The Prince of Wales flies to Paris to bring home the body of his ex-wife. Bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the only survivor of the crash in which Diana died, remains in a critical condition.
  • 6 September - At the funeral of the former Princess of Wales, her coffin is carried into Westminster Abbey by a contingent of Welsh Guards.[5]
  • 18 September - The referendum on Welsh devolution results in a narrow "Yes" vote.
  • 13 October - First section of the restored Welsh Highland Railway (60 cm (2 ft) gauge) officially opens over 5 km (3 mi) of former standard gauge trackbed between Caernarfon and Dinas.
  • date unknown
    • Alun Hoddinott receives the Glyndwr Award for an Outstanding Contribution to the Arts in Wales.
    • Bryn Euryn, an archaeological site near Colwyn Bay, is identified as the probable base of Cynlas Goch, a 6th-century king.[6]
    • Cardiff Arms Park is demolished to make way for a new stadium.
    • Welsh Sheepdog Society is founded.
    • Jenny Pride becomes the first Welsh female to command a unit of the Royal Engineers.

Arts

Awards

Books

Music

Albums

Film

Broadcasting

English-language television

Welsh-language television

Sport

  • Boxing:
    • 11 October - Joe Calzaghe beats Chris Eubank to become the Super Middleweight World Champion.
    • 19 December - Barry Jones beats Wilson Palacio to become the WBO Super featherweight Champion.
  • Cricket - Glamorgan win the County Championship.

Births

Deaths

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See also

References

  1. "Princess Diana sparks landmines row". On This Day. BBC. 15 January 1997.
  2. "Carers accused in child abuse inquiry". On This Day. BBC. 21 January 1997.
  3. Vacher's Parliamentary Companion. A.S. Kerswill. 1999. p. 63.
  4. The Judge's Lodging: History
  5. Mary Robertson (1998). The Diana I Knew. Thorndike Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-7862-1653-6.
  6. Nancy Edwards (1997). Landscape and Settlement in Medieval Wales. Oxbow Books. p. 47. ISBN 978-1-900188-36-4.
  7. International Who's who in Classical Music. Europa Publications Limited. 2007. p. 445. ISBN 978-1-85743-416-3.
  8. "Winners of the Chair". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
  9. "Winners of the Crown". National Eisteddfod of Wales. 17 November 2019.
  10. "Winners of the Prose Medal". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
  11. "Enillwyr Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen". BBC Cymru (in Welsh). Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  12. Dai Jones (1997). Cyfres y Cewri: 17. Fi Dai Sy' 'Ma. Gwasg Gwynedd. ISBN 9780860741428.
  13. "Remembering the original Mr and Mrs". WalesOnline. 27 March 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  14. Richards, Huw, "Wooller, Wilfred (1912-1997)", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edition, September 2004. Retrieved 3 June 2019 (subscription required)
  15. Harry Mullan (4 June 1997). "Obituary:Eddie Thomas". The Independent. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
  16. Farmer, David; Stead, Peter (1998). Ivor Allchurch M.B.E. Swansea: Christopher Davies (Publishing) Ltd. ISBN 0-7154-0733-3.
  17. Stephens, Meic (24 July 1997). "Obituary: Ron Berry". The Independent. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  18. Meic Stephens (7 August 1997). "Obituary: Rhydwen Williams". The Independent. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
  19. Beavan, John (23 September 1997). "Obituary: Viscount Tonypandy". The Independent. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
  20. Buckingham, Mike. (1999). Alexander Cordell. Frame, Richard. Cardiff: GPC Books. ISBN 058527911X. OCLC 45729340.
  21. Chalk, Gary; Holley, Duncan; Bull, David (2013). All the Saints: A Complete Players' Who's Who of Southampton FC. Southampton: Hagiology Publishing. p. 54. ISBN 978-0-9926-8640-6.
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