1961 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Singapore.
Table | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
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Births | 59930 | 58977 | 59530 |
Deaths | 10027 | 10178 | 10138 |
Source: [1]
Contents
Incumbents
Events
February
- 20 February - The Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKNS) is formed as a branch of UMNO. It later split following independence.[2]
April
- 29 April - A by-election is held after Ong Eng Guan resigned from his seat following expulsion from the People's Action Party (PAP). As two other candidates were disqualified, it is a contest between Ong and PAP's Jek Yuen Thong, which Ong regained his seat.[3]
May
- 25 May - The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills 4 people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.[4]
- 27 May - Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei (which pulled out last minute due to the Brunei Revolt).[5][6]
July
- 15 July - A by-election is held after assemblyman Baharuddin bin Ariff died a few months earlier. The People's Action Party lost this by-election; the second in a row, with David Marshall from the Workers' Party winning the Anson seat.[7]
- 25 July - The Singapore Trade Union Congress (STUC) splits, caused by an ideological split in the People's Action Party.[8][9]
- 26 July - Shell opens Singapore's first oil refinery at Pulau Bukom.[10]
August
- 1 August - The Economic Development Board is formed to create opportunities for Singapore businesses.[11]
- 12 August - The National Iron and Steel Mills (present-day NatSteel) is formed to develop Singapore's steel industry.[12][13]
- 13 August - Barisan Sosialis is registered as an opposition party, which dissolved and merged with the Workers' Party in 1988.[14]
- 16 August - The Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) is formed after STUC's split earlier in July. The union is declared illegal in 1963 after conducting activities that threatened Singapore's national security.[15][16]
September
- 6 September - The National Trades Union Congress is formed to represent workers.[17][18]
- 13 September-9 October - Lee Kuan Yew delivered a series of 12 radio talks in English, Mandarin and Malay to campaign for a merger with Malaysia. This also includes exposing the Communists' real ideology and reason for opposing the merger.[19]
- 16-17 September - The first Singapore Grand Prix is held at Thomson Road.[20]
October
- 15 October - The Sang Nila Utama Secondary School is officially opened, making it Singapore's first Malay-medium secondary school. By 1968, it started to offer English-medium lessons.[21]
December
- 11-16 December - Singapore took place in the 2nd South East Asian Peninsular Games. It clinched the fifth place, accumulating a total of 28 medals.
Date unknown
- The State Development Plan 1961-1964 is published. It aims to improve conditions in Singapore, during a time of high unemployment.[22]
- Queenstown New Town is being built and expanded to cater for a growing population. This comes after slow progress under the previous Singapore Improvement Trust.[23]
Births
- 23 January - Mas Selamat Kastari, known for 2008 escape.[24]
- 25 January - Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore.
- 4 February - Edmund Chen, former Singaporean actor. Married with Xiang Yun, also born in 1961.
- 12 February - Chen Jin Lang, former Singaporean singer. (d. 2006)
- 16 August - Lui Tuck Yew, former Second Minister for Defence in Singapore.
- 27 October - Xiang Yun, Singaporean actress. Married with Edmund Chen.
- 1 November - Heng Swee Keat, Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore
- Kelly Tang, composer.[25]
- Isabella Loh, chairperson of Singapore Environment Council.[26]
- Ovidia Yu, novelist, playwright.[27]
Deaths
- 21 April - Baharuddin bin Ariff, MP (b. 1933).[28]
- 12 August - Tan Kah Kee, businessman, philanthropist (b. 1874).[29]
See also
References
- ^ "Number of Births and Deaths". Department of Statistics Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
- ^ "Singapore Malay National Organisation is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "April 1961 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Bukit Ho Swee fire occurs". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Tunku announces proposal for merger". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Brunei Revolt breaks out". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "July 1961 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "National Trades Union Congress". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "National Trades Union Congress is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Shell opens Singapore's first oil refinery at Pulau Bukom". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Economic Development Board". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "National Iron and Steel Mills is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "National Iron and Steel Mills (NatSteel)". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Barisan Sosialis is registered". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Association of Trade Unions". NLB. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "SATU—the TUC successor". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 16 August 1961. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
- ^ "National Trades Union Congress". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "National Trades Union Congress is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Lee Kuan Yew delivers radio talks in the battle for merger". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "First Singapore Grand Prix is held at Thomson Road circuit". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Official opening of Sang Nila Utama Secondary School". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "State Development Plan 1961-1964 is issued". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Queenstown housing estate is built and expanded". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Mas Selamat bin Kastari". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Kelly Tang". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Loh Wai Kiew, Isabella". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Ovidia Yu". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Assemblyman for Anson dies at 28". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 April 1961. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Tan Kah Kee". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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