1969 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1969 to Wales and its people.
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[edit] Incumbents
- Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
- Princess of Wales - vacant
- Secretary of State for Wales - George Thomas
- Archbishop of Wales - Glyn Simon
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales - Tilsli
[edit] Events
- 11 June - The Prince of Wales's new standard is flown for the first time.
- 1 July
- Charles, Prince of Wales, is invested with his title at Caernarfon.
- Six members of the Free Wales Army are convicted of public order and firearms offences; three are imprisoned.
- 3 July - Swansea is granted city status.
- The longest cable car system in the UK opens at Llandudno.
- Registration of births and deaths in the Welsh language is allowed for the first time.
- The Development of Tourism Act 1969 paves the way for creation of the Wales Tourist Board.
- Clashes between police and anti-apartheid protesters occur when the touring South African rugby team play Swansea.
- The South Wales Constabulary is created by merging the police forces of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil.
- Engineer Morien Morgan becomes Director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough and is knighted.
[edit] Arts and literature
- Dafydd Iwan co-founds Sain Recordiau Cyf, which would become the major Welsh-language record label.
[edit] Awards
- National Eisteddfod of Wales (held in Flint)
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Chair - James Nicholas
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Crown - Dafydd Rowlands
- National Eisteddfod of Wales: Prose Medal - Emyr Jones
[edit] New books
- Glyn Mills Ashton - Angau yn y Crochan
- Pennar Davies - Meibion Darogan
- Rhys Davies - Print of a Hare's Foot
- T. Glynne Davies - Hedydd yn yr Haul
- John Fitzgerald - Cadwyn Cenedl
- Raymond Garlick - A Sense of Europe
- D. Gwenallt Jones - Y Coed
- Glyn Jones - The Dragon Has Two Tongues
- Gwilym R. Jones - Cerddi
- T. J. Morgan - Dydd y Farn Ac Ysgrifau Eraill
- John Ormond - Requiem and Celebration
- Penguin Book of Welsh Verse
- Dennis Selby - Sanctity: or There's No Such Thing as a Naked Sailor
- John Griffith Williams - Pigau'r Sêr
[edit] Music
- Amen Corner - Explosive Company (album)
- Blonde on Blonde - Contrasts (album)
- Huw Jones - Dŵr ("Water") (protest song)
- Jeffrey Lewis - Mutations I
- Man - 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
- David Wynne - Cymric Rhapsody no. 2
[edit] Film
[edit] English-language films
- Richard Burton stars in Anne of the Thousand Days.
- Hywel Bennett stars in The Virgin Soldiers.
[edit] Broadcasting
- Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) publishes a pamphlet entitled Broadcasting in Wales: To Enrich or Destroy Our National Life?
[edit] English-language television
- Philip Madoc has roles in Manhunt!, The Avengers, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Champions and The Detective, among others.
[edit] Welsh-language television
- Miri Mawr (children's)
[edit] Sport
[edit] Births
- 20 January - Nicky Wire, musician
- 2 February - Michael Sheen, actor
- 21 February - James Dean Bradfield, musician
- 24 February - Gareth Llewellyn, rugby player
- 1 March - Dafydd Ieuan, musician
- 11 April - Cerys Matthews, singer
- June - Julie Gardner, television producer
- 26 July - Tanni Grey-Thompson, wheelchair athlete
- 4 August - Tony Roberts, footballer
- 4 September - Sasha, DJ and record producer
- 25 September - Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress
- 8 October - David Abruzzese, footballer
- December - Anthony Davies, snooker player
- date unknown - Dyfed Wyn-Evans, operatic baritone
[edit] Deaths
- 10 March - Jimmy Wilde, boxer
- 28 May - Rhys Williams, actor
- 18 October - Emrys Hughes, politician
- 21 November - D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, author
- 7 December - Hugh Williams, dramatist
- date unknown - David Lloyd, singer
- date unknown - Percy Thomas, architect
