2002 in Wales - Events

Events

  • In the BBC's 100 Greatest Britons poll, those with a Welsh connection who finished in the top 100 were:
    • Diana, Princess of Wales - 3
    • Elizabeth I of England - 7
    • Owain Glyndŵr - 23
    • Henry VIII of England - 40
    • Aneurin Bevan - 45
    • Henry V of England - 72
    • Richard Burton - 96
  • April - Welsh Assembly Government concessionary travel scheme (‘Cerdyn Cymru’) entitles over-60s and registered disabled people to uniform free off-peak travel on all stage carriage bus services.
  • May - H & Claire release their debut single.
  • May 25 - Jessica Garlick represents the UK in the Eurovision Song Contest held in Estonia.
  • June
    • Archaeologists discover the Newport ship.
    • DNA from the exhumed body of Joe Kappen proves beyond reasonable doubt that he was responsible for the murders of three teenage girls in 1973.
  • June 18 - Cowbridge businessman Peter Shaw is kidnapped while working in Tbilisi, Georgia. He is held in brutal conditions until he escapes in November.
  • June 28 - David Morris receives four life sentences for the Clydach murders of June 1999. Despite his having been a suspect days after the murder was committed, it had taken police 21 months to arrest and charge him.
  • July - Research reveals that Wales has the highest figures for company failures of any region of the UK.
  • August - "Barney" saves his owners' lives by warning them of a fire at their home in Wrexham.
  • August 5 - Rowan Williams is admitted to the Gorsedd of bards.
  • October - Archaeological excavations on a Bronze Age site recover the Banc Ty'nddôl sun-disc, one of the earliest gold objects found in Wales.
  • October 24 - Paul Murphy is appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.

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