Archbishop of Wales – Rowan Williams, Bishop of Monmouth
Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales – Meirion Evans
Events[edit]
3 February – At the Ceredigion by-election, Simon Thomas holds the seat for Plaid Cymru.[1]
15 February - Wales child abuse scandal: Sir Ronald Waterhouse publishes the report of his inquiry into abuse in children's homes in north Wales.
24 May - National Botanic Garden of Wales opened near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire (official opening by the Prince of Wales: 21 July).
August - National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Llanelli.
15 October - Dedication of the new organ at St David's Cathedral.
16 October - Rhodri Morgan's official title as leader of the Welsh Assembly is changed from First Secretary to First Minister. The post of Deputy First Minister for Wales is simultaneously created, and Mike German is appointed.
18 November - Catherine Zeta-Jones marries Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel, New York City.
14 December - Penderyn whisky begins production.[2]
The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation is wound up, having achieved its main objective of regenerating the former docklands of Cardiff.
The Royal Glamorgan Hospital opens at Ynysmaerdy, Talbot Green, near Llantrisant in Rhondda Cynon Taf, to replace East Glamorgan General Hospital.
Arts and literature[edit]
Siân Phillips is appointed a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival is launched.
The Welsh Music Foundation is established.
Between May and August, over 100 rare maps are stolen from the National Library of Wales. A man later confesses to having stolen and sold them to collectors.
Awards[edit]
Glyndŵr Award - Robin Huw Bowen
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - Llion Jones
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dylan Iorwerth
National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Eurig Wyn, Tri Mochyn Bach
Wales Book of the Year:
English language: Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
Welsh language: Gwyneth Lewis - Y Llofrudd Iaith
Gwobr Goffa Daniel Owen - Geraint V. Jones, Cur y Nos
New books[edit]
Trezza Azzopardi - The Hiding Place
Ruth Bidgood - Singing to Wolves
Jon Gower - Big Fish
Jerry Hunter - Soffestri’r Saeson
Martin Johnes & Iain McLean - Aberfan: Government and Disasters
Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
Lorna Sage - Bad Blood
Owen Sheers - The Blue Book
Music[edit]
Richard Churches - Requiem Mass
Larry Goves - walking underground
Racing Cars - A Bolt from the Blue
Super Furry Animals - Mwng
Film[edit]
English-language films[edit]
One of the Hollywood Ten, written and directed by Karl Francis
The Testimony of Taliesin Jones with Jonathan Pryce and Matthew Rhys
Rancid Aluminium, based on the novel by James Hawes, with Rhys Ifans, Keith Allen and Brian Hibbard.[3]
102 Dalmatians, with Ioan Gruffudd and his future wife Alice Evans
Welsh-language films[edit]
Moth (S4C)
Broadcasting[edit]
English-language television[edit]
Rob Brydon stars in Marion and Geoff
Welsh-language television[edit]
Cân i Gymru 2000[4]
Porc Peis Bach
Hacio
Sport[edit]
Golf
Celtic Manor Wales Open: European Tour tournament first played.
Phillip Price is ranked 8th in the world.
Snooker
13 February – Matthew Stevens wins the Masters.[5]
1 May – Mark Williams wins the World Snooker Championship for the first time, defeating Matthew Stevens in an all-Welsh final.[6]
Births[edit]
8 August - Dylan Michael Douglas, son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones
Deaths[edit]
19 January - Rex Willis, Wales international rugby union player, 75
19 February - Josef Herman, artist, 88[7]
23 February - John Nevill, 5th Marquess of Abergavenny, 85
11 March - Will Roberts, painter, 92
7 April - Walter Vickery, Wales international rugby player, 90
12 April - Ronald Lockley, naturalist, 96
20 May - David Pearce, boxer, 41
28 May - Donald Davies, computer scientist and inventor, 75
30 May - Doris Hare, actress, 95[8]
10 July - Dilwyn Lewis, designer, 76
19 July - Philip Jones, civil servant, 69
26 July - Albert Fear, Wales international rugby player, 92
17 September - Paula Yates, television presenter (born in Colwyn Bay), 41 (suicide)[9]
25 September - R. S. Thomas, poet, 87[10]
30 September - Howard Winstone, boxing champion, 61[11]
11 November - Sir Alun Talfan Davies, judge, 87
December - George Evans, footballer, 65
2 December - Rosemarie Frankland, former Miss World, 57 (drug overdose)
22 December - Harry Payne, Wales international rugby player, 93
date unknown - Doug Rees, footballer
See also[edit]
2000 in England
2000 in Northern Ireland
2000 in Scotland
References[edit]
^"Factsheet M16: By-election results, 1997–2001" (PDF). House of Commons Information Office. September 2003. Retrieved 10 January 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^Winn, Christopher (2007). I Never Knew That About Wales. London: Ebury. ISBN 978-0-09-191858-3.
^Rancid Aluminium. The Guardian 21 January 2000. Retrieved 5 February 2000.
^"Row over Welsh song contest". BBC News Wales. 3 March 2000. Retrieved 11 June 2018.
^Everton, Clive (1 December 2003). "Stevens in roller-coaster ride to first major title". The Guardian. Retrieved 16 May 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^"Williams wins epic snooker final". BBC News. 1 May 2000. Retrieved 14 May 2019. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
^Agi Katz (21 February 2000). "Josef Herman". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^Eric Shorter (1 June 2000). "Doris Hare". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^Tania Branigan (5 November 2000). "TV star killed by heroin 'binge'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^Byron Rogers (27 September 2000). "R S Thomas". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^"Howard Winstone obituary". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
