1961 in Singapore

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1961
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Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Singapore.

Table 1961 1962 1963
Births 59930 58977 59530
Deaths 10027 10178 10138

Source: [1]

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

July

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

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

Deaths

  • 21 April - Baharuddin bin Ariff, MP (b. 1933).[28]
  • 12 August - Tan Kah Kee, businessman, philanthropist (b. 1874).[29]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Number of Births and Deaths". Department of Statistics Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Singapore Malay National Organisation is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ "April 1961 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Bukit Ho Swee fire occurs". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Tunku announces proposal for merger". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Brunei Revolt breaks out". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "July 1961 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "National Trades Union Congress". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ^ "National Trades Union Congress is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Shell opens Singapore's first oil refinery at Pulau Bukom". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Economic Development Board". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  12. ^ "National Iron and Steel Mills is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ "National Iron and Steel Mills (NatSteel)". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Barisan Sosialis is registered". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Singapore Association of Trade Unions". NLB. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ "SATU—the TUC successor". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 16 August 1961. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  17. ^ "National Trades Union Congress". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  18. ^ "National Trades Union Congress is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew delivers radio talks in the battle for merger". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  20. ^ "First Singapore Grand Prix is held at Thomson Road circuit". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Official opening of Sang Nila Utama Secondary School". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  22. ^ "State Development Plan 1961-1964 is issued". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Queenstown housing estate is built and expanded". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Mas Selamat bin Kastari". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  25. ^ "Kelly Tang". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Loh Wai Kiew, Isabella". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  27. ^ "Ovidia Yu". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  28. ^ "Assemblyman for Anson dies at 28". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 April 1961. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  29. ^ "Tan Kah Kee". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.



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