2008 in Wales

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2008
in
Wales

Centuries:
  • 19th
  • 20th
  • 21st
Decades:
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
  • 2000s
  • 2010s
  • 2020s
See also:
2008 in
The United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Scotland

This article is about the particular significance of the year 2008 to Wales and its people.

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Events[]

Arts and literature[]

Awards[]

New books[]

Music[]

Classical[]

Albums[]

Singles[]

Film[]

Broadcasting[]

Welsh-language TV[]

English-language TV[]

Sport[]

Births[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

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  5. ^ "Cigar blunder minister quits job". BBC News. 18 July 2008. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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  10. ^ "22m counterfeit cigarettes found". BBC News. 16 January 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
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  13. ^ "Crown Winners". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  15. ^ "Drama Medal Winners". National Eisteddfod of Wales. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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  29. ^ "FAW mourn defender Ron Stitfall". BBC Sport. 24 June 2008. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  30. ^ "The Right Reverend Anthony Crockett". The Daily Telegraph. 1 July 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
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  32. ^ "Professor Michael Baxandall: Influential art historian with a rigorously cerebral approach to the study of painting and sculpture". The Independent. 22 October 2011. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
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