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Incumbents

• Prince of Wales - Charles, Prince of Wales
• Princess of Wales - vacant
• Secretary of State for Wales - George Thomas
• Archbishop of Wales - Glyn Simon

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Events

• June - Six members of the Free Wales Army are convicted of public order and firearms offences; three are imprisoned.
• July 1 - Charles, Prince of Wales, is invested with his title at Caernarfon.
• 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.

The Free Wales Army (Welsh: Byddin Rhyddid Cymru) was a paramilitary Welsh nationalist organisation, formed out of Lampeter, West Wales by William Edward Julian Cayo-Evans in 1963 as a replacement for the then supposedly moribund MAC. The Byddin consisted of a number of commanding units leading a stucture of... July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ... The Prince of Wales The Prince Charles, Prince of Wales (Charles Philip Arthur George Mountbatten-Windsor) (born 14 November 1948), is the eldest son of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. ... Caernarfon, 2002 Caernarfon (the Welsh spelling is now normally used in preference over the anglicised forms, Caernarvon or Carnarvon) is a royal town in north-west Wales. ... Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales in the United Kingdom, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... A cable car is any of a variety of transportation systems relying on cables to pull vehicles along or lower them at a steady rate, or a vehicle on these systems. ... Llandudno Bay and the Little Orme viewed from the Great Orme Llandudno Pier viewed from the Happy Valley gardens A sunny corner in the Happy Valley gardens Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) viewed from the Great Orme, with the twin mounds of Deganwy Castle in the distance Llandudno... Welsh redirects here, and this article describes the Welsh language. ...

Arts and literature

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

Arms of Flint Flint (Welsh: Y Fflint) is located in Flintshire, north Wales, lying on the estuary of the River Dee. ...

New books

• T. Glynne Davies - Hedydd yn yr Haul
• D. Gwenallt Jones - Y Coed
• Penguin Book of Welsh Verse

Music

• Huw Jones - Dŵr ("Water") (protest song)
• Blonde on Blonde - Contrasts (album)
• Man - 2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle

Man are a legendary rock band from south Wales, originally the second incarnation of Welsh rock harmony group The Bystanders: Micky Jones, Clive John, Ray Williams and Jeffrey Jones. ...

Film

• Richard Burton stars in Anne of the Thousand Days.
• Hywel Bennett stars in The Virgin Soldiers.

Richard Burton in the movie Cleopatra (1963) Richard Burton CBE (November 10, 1925 – August 5, 1984) was a Welsh actor. ... Anne of the Thousand Days is an Academy Award-winning 1969 costume drama, directed by Charles Jarrot. ... Hywel Thomas Bennett (born 8 April 1944) is a Welsh actor, born in Garnant, Carmarthenshire, Wales. ... This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ...

Welsh language films

Broadcasting

• Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) publishes a pamphlet entitled Broadcasting in Wales: To Enrich or Destroy Our National Life?

What is Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg? Cymdeithas yr Iaith Gymraeg (the Welsh Language Society) is a pressure group campaigning for the future of the Welsh language. ...

Welsh language television

• Miri Mawr (children's)

English language television

• Philip Madoc has roles in Manhunt!, The Avengers, Randall and Hopkirk (Deceased), The Champions and The Detective, among others.

Philip Madoc (born 5 July 1934 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a British actor who has had many television and film roles. ...

Sports

• Cricket - Glamorgan win the County Championship.

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Births

• January 20 - Nicky Wire, musician
• February 2 - Michael Sheen, actor
• February 21 - James Dean Bradfield, musician
• February 24 - Gareth Llewellyn, rugby player
• April 11 - Cerys Matthews, singer
• July 26 - Tanni Grey-Thompson, wheelchair athlete
• August 4 - Tony Roberts, footballer
• September 25 - Catherine Zeta-Jones, actress

January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicky Wire is the lyricist, bass guitar player and occasional vocalist with the Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Michael Sheen (born February 2, 1969) is a Welsh actor, mainly known for his stage work. ... February 21 is the 52nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... James Dean Bradfield is the lead guitarist and vocalist with the band Manic Street Preachers. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Gareth Llewellyn (born 24 February 1969 in Bridgend) is a Welsh rugby union player who gained a record 92 caps for Wales as a lock. ... April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Cerys Matthews (pronounced Kerris) (born April 11, 1969 in Cardiff, Wales, UK) is a Welsh singer and songwriter, perhaps best known as the lead singer of Welsh rock band Catatonia from 1992 to 2001. ... July 26 is the 207th day (208th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 158 days remaining. ... Dame Tanni Grey-Thompson (b. ... August 4 is the 216th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (217th in leap years), with 149 days remaining. ... This article concerns the footballer Tony Roberts. ... September 25 is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years). ... Zeta-Jones as Elena in The Legend of Zorro. ...

Deaths

• March 10 - Jimmy Wilde, boxer
• May 28 - Rhys Williams, actor
• November 21 - D. B. Wyndham-Lewis, author
• December 7 - Hugh Williams, dramatist
• date unknown - Percy Thomas, architect