1969 in Wales
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This article is about the particular significance of the year 1969 to Wales and its people.
Incumbents[edit]
- Secretary of State for Wales – George Thomas
- Archbishop of Wales – Glyn Simon, Bishop of Llandaff[1]
- Archdruid of the National Eisteddfod of Wales
- E. Gwyndaf Evans (outgoing)[2]
- Tilsli (incoming)[3]
Events[edit]
- 1 April – Registration of births and deaths in the Welsh language is allowed for the first time.[4]
- May – Deep mining of slate at Oakeley Quarry, Blaenau Ffestiniog, ceases.[5]
- 22 May – Engineer Morien Morgan becomes Director of the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Farnborough, Hampshire, having been knighted in the New Year Honours.[6]
- 1 June – The South Wales Constabulary is created by merging the police forces of Glamorgan, Cardiff, Swansea and Merthyr Tydfil.
- 11 June – The Prince of Wales' (now Charles III) new standard is flown for the first time.
- 20 June – Llandudno Cable Car opened, the longest gondola lift system in the UK.
- 30 June – Two members of the Mudiad Amddiffyn Cymru (Movement for the Defence of Wales) are killed whilst placing a bomb outside government offices in Abergele in an attempt to disrupt the following day's events.[7]
- 1 July
- The Prince of Wales (now Charles III) is invested with his title at Caernarfon Castle.[8][9][10]
- Six members of the Free Wales Army are convicted in Swansea of public order and firearms offences; three are imprisoned.
- 3 July – Swansea is granted city status.
- 25 July – The Development of Tourism Act 1969 paves the way for creation of the Wales Tourist Board.
- 22 August – Closure of Dinorwic slate quarry.
- November – Clashes between police and anti-apartheid protesters occur when the touring South African rugby team play Swansea.[11] A silent protest takes place at an Ebbw Vale match.
- December – Serious damage at Lluest-wen Reservoir requires emergency evacuation and repairs.
Arts and literature[edit]
- Dafydd Iwan co-founds Sain Recordiau Cyf, which would become the major Welsh-language record label.
Awards[edit]
- 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
New books[edit]
- 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
- R. F. Delderfield – Come Home, Charlie, and Face Them
- Raymond Garlick – A Sense of Europe
- Glyn Jones – The Dragon Has Two Tongues
- T. J. Morgan – Dydd y Farn Ac Ysgrifau Eraill
- Dennis Selby – Sanctity: or There's No Such Thing as a Naked Sailor
- John Griffith Williams – Pigau'r Sêr
Drama[edit]
- Urien Wiliam – Cawl Cennin
Poetry[edit]
- John Fitzgerald – Cadwyn Cenedl
- D. Gwenallt Jones – Y Coed
- Gwilym R. Jones – Cerddi
- John Ormond – Requiem and Celebration
- Penguin Book of Welsh Verse
Music[edit]
Albums[edit]
- Amen Corner – Explosive Company (album)
- Blonde on Blonde – Contrasts (album)
- Man – 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle
Singles[edit]
- Huw Jones – Dŵr ("Water") (protest song)
Classical music[edit]
- Jeffrey Lewis – Mutations I
- Mansel Thomas – Mini-Variations on a Welsh Theme
- David Wynne – Cymric Rhapsody no. 2
Film[edit]
English-language films[edit]
- Richard Burton stars in Anne of the Thousand Days.
- Hywel Bennett stars in The Virgin Soldiers.
Broadcasting[edit]
- Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) publishes a pamphlet entitled Broadcasting in Wales: To Enrich or Destroy Our National Life?
English-language television[edit]
- Philip Madoc has roles in Manhunt!, The Avengers, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Champions and The Detective, among others.
Welsh-language television[edit]
- Miri Mawr (children's)
Sport[edit]
- BBC Wales Sports Personality of the Year – Tony Lewis[12]
- Cricket – Glamorgan win the County Championship.
- Rugby union – Wales win the Five Nations Championship and take the Triple Crown.
- football – Cardiff City win the Welsh Cup.
Births[edit]
- 6 January – Nicholas A'Hern, race walker
- 20 January – Nicky Wire, musician
- 5 February – Michael Sheen, actor[13]
- 10 February – Francesca Rhydderch, novelist and academic
- 13 February – Gareth Abraham, footballer
- 21 February – James Dean Bradfield, musician[14]
- 24 February – Gareth Llewellyn, rugby player
- 1 March – Dafydd Ieuan, musician
- 11 April – Cerys Matthews, singer[15]
- 4 June – Julie Gardner, television producer
- 26 July – Tanni Grey-Thompson, born Carys Grey, wheelchair athlete
- 4 August – Tony Roberts, footballer
- 4 September – Sasha, DJ and record producer[16]
- 8 September – Gary Speed, footballer and national manager (died 2011)
- 25 September – Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress[17]
- 8 October – David Abruzzese, footballer
- 23 October – Chris Fry, footballer
- 6 December – Anthony Davies, snooker player
- date unknown – Dyfed Wyn-Evans, operatic baritone
Deaths[edit]
- 20 January – Roy Evans, footballer, 25 (car crash)
- 3 February – Trevor Thomas, dual-code rugby player, 61
- 14 February – Ernest Roberts, judge, 78[18]
- 10 March – Jimmy Wilde, boxer, 76[19]
- 18 March – Llewellyn Alston, Royal Welch Fusiliers, 78
- 20 March – Arthur E. Powell, Theosophist writer, 86
- 26 March (in Australia) – Elizabeth Williams Berry, jockey of Welsh parentage, 114[20]
- 27 March – David Lloyd, tenor, 56[21]
- 31 March – Percy Jones, Wales international rugby player, 82
- 5 April – Mal Griffiths, footballer, 50
- 15 April
- John Davies, dual code rugby player, 28 (heart attack)[22]
- Cowboy Morgan Evans, Texan rodeo rider of Welsh descent, 66
- 20 April – Watkin Roberts, missionary, 82[23]
- 4 May – Albert Stock, Wales international rugby player, 72
- 7 May – Stan Awbery, trade unionist and politician, 80[24]
- 21 May – Ben Beynon, Welsh rugby union international and Swansea Town player, 75[25]
- 23 May – Sir Evan Owen Williams, English-born Welsh engineer, 79
- 28 May – Rhys Williams, actor, 71[26]
- 7 July – William David Davies, theologian, 72[27]
- 26 July – Noel Hopkins, clergyman and organist, 77[28]
- 12 August – Air Commodore James Bevan Bowen, RAF officer, 86[29]
- 19 August – Percy Thomas, architect, 85[30]
- 1 October – Dai Richards, footballer, 62[31]
- 5 October – Sir Edward John Davies, judge in colonial service, 71[32]
- 15 October – Charlie Phillips, footballer, 59[33]
- 18 October – Emrys Hughes, politician, 75[34]
- 11 November – Robert Thomas Jenkins, historian, 88[35]
- 21 November – D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, author, 78
- 7 December
- Bill Roberts, Wales international rugby union player, 60
- (in London) Hugh Williams, dramatist, 65
- 20 December – Eleanor Evans, actress, singer and director, 76[36]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Who was who. A. & C. Black. 1971. p. 728.
- ^ Reference Wales. University of Wales Press. 1994. ISBN 978-0-7083-1234-6.
- ^ Meic Stephens (April 1986). The Oxford companion to the literature of Wales. Oxford University Press. p. 589.
- ^ Halsbury's Statutes of England. 1985.
- ^ Isherwood, J. G. (1980). Candles to Caplamps: the Story of Gloddfa Ganol. Gloddfa Ganol.
- ^ Flight International. IPC Transport Press Limited. January 1969.
- ^ Shipton, Martin (2008-11-20). "'Militants' key role in coming of devolution left ignored deliberately'". WalesOnline. Retrieved 2010-07-22.
- ^ John S. Ellis (2008). Investiture: Royal Ceremony and National Identity in Wales, 1911-1969. University of Wales Press. ISBN 978-0-7083-2000-6.
- ^ "From the Archives (July 2, 1969): Charles crowned Prince of Wales". The Hindu. 2019-07-02. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Furness, Hannah (2019-07-01). "Prince Charles celebrates 50th anniversary of investiture as Prince of Wales - with cake". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
- ^ Martin Polley (11 September 2002). Moving the Goalposts: A History of Sport and Society in Britain since 1945. Routledge. p. 31. ISBN 978-1-134-76688-8.
- ^ "BBC Wales Sport Personality winners". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
- ^ Editors of Chase's Calendar of Events (14 October 2011). Chases Calendar of Events, 2012 Edition. McGraw Hill Professional. p. 117. ISBN 978-0-07-176673-9.
- ^ Graham Betts (2006). Complete UK Hit Singles 1952-2006. Collins. p. 522. ISBN 978-0-00-720077-1.
- ^ Europa Europa Publications (2008). International Who's Who in Popular Music 2008. Routledge. p. 205. ISBN 978-1-85743-454-5.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2000). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Nineties Music. London: Virgin. p. 340. ISBN 9780753504277.
- ^ "Catherine Zeta Jones: a profile". The Daily Telegraph. 13 April 2011. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2013.
- ^ Evan David Jones. "Roberts, Sir Ernest Handforth Goodman (1890-1969), judge". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Peter Stead; Gareth Williams (2008). Wales and Its Boxers: The Fighting Tradition. University of Wales Press. p. 70. ISBN 978-0-7083-1915-4.
- ^ "Mother Berry Dies at 114". The Billings Gazette. 27 March 1969. Archived from the original on 6 July 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Huw Williams. "Lloyd, David George (1912-1969), singer". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ David Hyomes. "When derby victory was marred by tragedy". Dewsbury Rams. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
- ^ Conley, Joseph F. (2000), Drumbeats that Changed the World: A History of the Regions Beyond Missionary Union and the West Indies Mission, 1873-1999 (William Carey Library), p. 507
- ^ Michael Stenton (1976). Who's who of British Members of Parliament: A Biographical Dictionary of the House of Commons Based on Annual Volumes of Dod's Parliamentary Companion and Other Sources. Harvester Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-85527-335-4.
- ^ "Ben Beynon player profile". ESPN Scrum.com.
- ^ Ellenberger, Allan R. (2001). Celebrities in Los Angeles Cemeteries: A Directory. McFarland. p. 101. ISBN 9780786450190. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- ^ Gomer Morgan Roberts. "Davies, William David [P.] (1897-1969), minister (Presb.), college tutor and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ The Times, Tuesday, 29 Jul 1969; pg. 8; Issue 57624; col G Obituary The Very Rev. N.T. Hopkins
- ^ Obituary (Obituaries) The Times Saturday, 16 Aug 1969; pg. 12; Issue 57640; col G
- ^ Norman Percy Thomas. "Thomas, Sir Percy Edward (1883-1969), architect and planning consultant". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ "Davies, Sir (Edward) John", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- ^ Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. pp. 117–18. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- ^ John Graham Jones. "Hughes, Emrys (1884-1969), politician, journalist and author". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
- ^ Williams, John Gwynn (2007). "Jenkins, Robert Thomas (1881–1969), historian, man of letters, editor of Y Bywgraffiadur Cymreig and the Dictionary of Welsh Biography". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 19 February 2009.
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