Events
- 11 June - The Prince of Wales' new standard is flown for the first time.
- July - Closure of Dinorwic slate quarry.
- 1 July
- The 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.
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