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{{Year in Wales header|1984}}This article is about the particular significance of the year 1984 to Wales and its people. Incumbents- Prince of Wales – Charles
- Princess of Wales – Diana
- Secretary of State for Wales – Nicholas Edwards
- Archbishop of Wales – Derrick Childs, Bishop of Monmouth
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
- Jâms Nicholas (outgoing)[1]
- Elerydd (incoming)
Events- 2 March – Carmarthen MP Dr Roger Thomas announces his resignation, having been prosecuted for importuning.[2]
- 12 March – The miners' strike begins, with a solid turn out from all NUM mines in Wales.[3]
- 3 May – At the Cynon Valley by-election brought about by the death of MP Ioan Lyonel Evans, Ann Clwyd retains the seat for Labour with an increased majority.[4]
- 19 July – The Lleyn Peninsula earthquake, which strikes the Llŷn Peninsula at 06:56 UTC (07:56 BST), measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale, is the largest known onshore earthquake to occur in the UK since instrumental measurements began.[5]
- October – Dafydd Wigley resigns as leader of Plaid Cymru for domestic reasons.
- 30 November – Taxi driver David Wilkie is killed when a concrete block is dropped onto his car as he drives a strikebreaker to work on the M4 motorway. Dean Hancock and Russell Shankland of Rhymney are later convicted of murder.[6]
- 3 December – First McDonald's hamburger fast food restaurant in Wales opens in Cardiff.
- Sam Edwards becomes Cavendish Professor of Physics at Cambridge.
- Clive Sinclair's C5 electric vehicle is manufactured at the Hoover works in Merthyr Tydfil.
- Border Breweries (Wrexham) ceases to brew in Wales.
- Creation of Cadw: Welsh Historic Monuments Executive Agency.
Arts and literatureAwards- Griff Rhys Jones wins the Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Best Comedy Performance for his role in Charley's Aunt.
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Lampeter)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair – Aled Rhys Wiliam
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown – John Roderick Rees
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal – John Idris Owen
- Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen – Richard Cyril Hughes, Castell Cyfaddawd
New books- Duncan Bush – Aquarium
- Donald Evans – Machlud Canrif
- Gwynn ap Gwilym – Gwales
- Emyr Humphreys – The Taliesin Tradition
- Sian James – Dragons and Roses
- Geraint H. Jenkins – Hanes Cymru yn y Cyfnod Modern Cynnar: 1530–1760
- Mike Jenkins – Empire of a Smoke
- Alun Jones – Oed Rhyw Addewid
- Robert Minhinnick – Life Sentences
- Leslie Thomas – In My Wildest Dreams
- Gerwyn Williams – Colli cyswllt
Music- Ar Log IV
- The Alarm – Declaration (debut studio album)
- Icons of Filth – Onward Christian Soldiers
- Shakin' Stevens records "Teardrops" with Hank Marvin on guitar.
- Phil Campbell joins Motörhead.
- First Brecon Jazz Festival staged.
Film- Ray Milland makes his last film appearance in The Sea Serpent.
- Sian Phillips stars in Dune.
- Kevin Allen makes his big screen debut in The Man Who Shot Christmas.
Welsh-language filmsBroadcasting- Gareth Gwenlan becomes Head of Comedy at the BBC.
Welsh-language televisionEnglish-language television- The District Nurse starring Nerys Hughes
Sport- Football – Ian Rush becomes the first Welshman to win the European Golden Boot award.
- Horse racing – Neil Doughty wins the Grand National on Hallo Dandy.
Births- 17 January – Sophie Dee, pornographic actress
- 27 February – Rhys Williams, athlete
- 11 March – Tom James, Olympic gold-medal-winning rower
- 22 June – Arron Davies, footballer
- 23 June – Duffy, singer
- 31 July – Craig Stiens, footballer
- 14 August – Rob Davies, table tennis player
- 15 September – Prince Harry, English prince
- 20 September – Byron Anthony, footballer
- 15 October – Owain Tudur Jones, footballer
- 24 November – Matthew Mason, cricketer
- date unknown – Gwawr Edwards, soprano
Deaths- 14 January – Ivan Lloyd-Phillips, colonial administrator, 73
- 26 January – Nathan Rocyn-Jones, doctor, international rugby player and President of the WRU, 81
- 10 February – Ioan Evans, politician, 56
- 11 April – John Roland Lloyd Thomas, clergyman and teacher, 76
- 15 April – Tommy Cooper, comedian, 63 (heart attack on stage)
- 18 June – Idris Foster, academic, 72
- 22 June – Dill Jones, jazz pianist, 60
- 6 July – Denys Val Baker, British writer and promoter of Celtic culture, 66
- 5 August – Richard Burton, actor, 58 (brain haemorrhage)
- 27 August – Amabel Williams-Ellis, writer
- 23 September – Daniel Granville West, politician, 80
- 12 October – Sir Anthony Berry, politician and son of James Berry, 1st Viscount Kemsley, 59 (killed in Brighton hotel bombing)
- 11 December (in Hendon) – Will Paynter, miners' leader, 81
- date unknown – Arthur Fear, operatic bass-baritone
See alsoReferences1. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/james-nicholas-poet-teacher-and-archdruid-of-wales-8887488.html|title=James Nicholas: Poet, teacher and Archdruid of Wales|date= 17 October 2013|author=Meic Stephens|website=The Independent|access-date=31 January 2019}}
2. ^{{cite book|title=The Spectator|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZhVRAAAAYAAJ|date=July 1984|publisher=F.C. Westley|page=7}}
3. ^{{cite web|url=https://archiveshub.jisc.ac.uk/features/mar04.shtml|title=Miners' Strike 1984-1985|website=Archives Hub|access-date=31 January 2019}}
4. ^{{cite book|author1=Dod's Parlimentary Communications|author2=MICHAEL J. ED. BEDFORD|title=Dod's Guide to the General Election|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Bv_vAAAAMAAJ|year=1992|publisher=Dod's Parliamentary Companion|page=57}}
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/education/faqs/faq9.html |title=BGS FAQ What are the largest two instrumental, onshore earthquakes? |publisher=BGS |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20071009144245/http://www.earthquakes.bgs.ac.uk/earthquakes/education/faqs/faq9.html |archivedate=2007-10-09 |df= }}
6. ^{{cite book|author1=Jonathan Winterton|author2=Ruth Winterton|title=Coal, Crisis and Conflict: The 1984-85 Miners' Strike in Yorkshire|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=H-JRAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA164|year=1989|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=978-0-7190-2830-4|pages=164}}
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