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See also: 1999 in Wales, other events of 2000, 2001 in Wales and the list of years in Wales.

Contents 1 Incumbents 2 Events 3 Arts and literature 3.1 Awards 3.2 New books 3.3 Music 4 Film 4.1 English language films 4.2 Welsh language films 5 Broadcasting 6 Sports 7 Births 8 Deaths

[edit] Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• First Minister - Rhodri Morgan
• Presiding Officer of the National Assembly for Wales - Dafydd Elis-Thomas
• Secretary of State for Wales - Paul Murphy
• Archbishop of Wales - Rowan Williams

[edit] Events

• August - National Eisteddfod of Wales held at Llanelli.
• October 16 - Rhodri Morgan's official title as leader of the Welsh Assembly is changed from First Secretary to First Minister.
• November 18 - Catherine Zeta-Jones marries Michael Douglas at the Plaza Hotel, New York City.
• The Cardiff Bay Development Corporation is wound up, having achieved its main objective of regenerating the former docklands of Cardiff.

[edit] Arts and literature

• Sian Phillips is awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours list.
• Bryn Terfel's Faenol Festival is launched.
• The Welsh Music Foundation is established.

[edit] Awards

• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair -
• National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown -
• 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

[edit] New books

• Trezza Azzopardi - The Hiding Place
• Jon Gower - Big Fish
• Sheenagh Pugh - Stonelight
• Owen Sheers - The Blue Book

[edit] Music

• Larry Goves - walking underground

[edit] Film

[edit] English language films

• 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.

[edit] Welsh language films

• Moth (S4C)

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] Sports

• Golf - Phillip Price is ranked 8th in the world.
• Snooker - Mark Williams defeats Matthew Stevens in an all-Welsh final at the World Snooker Championship.

[edit] Births

• August 8 - Dylan Michael Douglas, son of Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones

[edit] Deaths

• May 28 - Donald Davies, computer scientist and inventor
• May 30 - Doris Hare, actress
• September 17 - Paula Yates, television presenter (born in Colwyn Bay)
• September 25 - R. S. Thomas, poet
• September 30 - Howard Winstone, boxing champion