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This is a brief timeline of the history of Singapore. For more detailed annual listings, see List of years in Singapore. Alternative meanings: Timeline is a 1999 science fiction novel by Michael Crichton Timeline is a 2003 film based on the novel. ...
The history of Singapore had a relatively minor role in the greater history of Southeast Asia until 1819, when the Englishman Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founded a British port on the island. ...
The following lists detailed Singaporean historical events by year. ...
Before 1800 // Overview Events 212: Constitutio Antoniniana grants citizenship to all free Roman men 212-216: Baths of Caracalla 230-232: Sassanid dynasty of Persia launches a war to reconquer lost lands in the Roman east 235-284: Crisis of the Third Century shakes Roman Empire 250-538: Kofun era, the first...
(12th century - 13th century - 14th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 13th century was that century which lasted from 1201 to 1300. ...
Temasek (淡马锡), or Sea Town in Javanese, was probably the name of an early city on the site of modern Singapore. ...
Sang Nila Utama, also known as Sri Tri Buana, is a legendary prince who founded Singapore in the countrys ancient history. ...
Srivijaya empire at its peak. ...
Centuries: 13th century - 14th century - 15th century Decades: 1280s 1290s 1300s 1310s 1320s - 1330s - 1340s 1350s 1360s 1370s 1380s Years: 1330 1331 1332 1333 1334 1335 1336 1337 1338 1339 Events and Trends The poet Petrarch coins the pejorative term Dark Ages to describe the preceding 900 years in Europe...
Events and Trends 1392 Korean founder of the Joseon Dynasty General Yi Seonggye led a coup détat, overthrowing the kingdom of Goryeo and founding the kingdom of Joseon End of the reign of Emperor Go-Kameyama of Japan 1394 Expulsion of Jews from France 1395 End of reign of...
People by name Parameshwara: The fourteenth century Indian mathematician. ...
Srivijaya empire at its peak. ...
(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ...
The Sultanate of Johor (or sometimes Johor-Riau) was founded by Malaccan Sultan Mahmud Shahs son, Sultan Alauddin Riayat Shah in 1528. ...
1800-1899 Dr John Crawfurd takes over as Resident. 1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Thomas Stamford Raffles. ...
William Farquhar (1774 â 1839) is a historical figure of Singapore. ...
The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ...
1819 common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
February 6 is the 37th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
State Motto: Kepada Allah berserah (English: all hopes is to God (Allah) Capital Johor Bahru Royal Capital Pasir Pelangi Sultan Sultan Iskandar Al-Haj Chief minister Dato Abdul Ghani Othman Area 19,984 km² Population 2. ...
An ancient Malay title of nobility, usually given to the chief of public security. ...
Abdul Rahman was the aviation and tourism minister of Afghanistan until February 14, 2002. ...
Thomas Stamford Raffles. ...
1822 (MDCCCXXII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 – 5 July 1826) was the founder of the city (now country) of Singapore, and is one of the best-known of the many Britons who created the largest empire the world has ever seen. ...
1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Name Raffles Institution Abbreviation RI School Code 3009 Chinese Name è±ä½å£«ä¹¦é¢ Pinyin Láifóshì ShÅ«yuà n Malay Institusi Raffles Tamil ராபà¯à®ªà®¿à®³à¯à®¸à¯ à®à®²à¯à®µà®¿ நிலà¯à®¯à®® Address 1 Raffles Institution Lane Country Singapore Area Bishan New Town Founded 5 June 1823 Type Independent Session Single Students Boys Levels Secondary 1 to 4 Colours Green Black...
- 1824 - The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 is signed, Dutch withdraw all objections to British occupation of Singapore.
- 1826 - Singapore becomes part of the British colony of Straits Settlements under the rule of the East India Company, together with Malacca and Penang.
- 1830 - Singapore comes under the Presidency of Bengal in India.
- 1832 - Singapore becomes the centre of government of the Straits Settlements.
- 1843 - Thomas Dunman, the first full-time police chief of Singapore, improves the police force as well as the pay and working hours of policemen.
- 1844 - The Tan Tock Seng Hospital begins operation.
- 1844 March 4 - Raffles Girls' School is established.
- 1852 - A new deep harbour called New Harbour, later known as Keppel Harbour, is built.
- 1858 - Singapore is placed under the hierarchy of the Government of India, remaining as part of the Straits Settlements.
- 1858 - Commercial Square is renamed Raffles Place.
- 1859 - The Singapore Botanic Gardens is founded.
- 1867 - Straits Settlements become a crown colony of British Empire.
- 1869 - The Suez Canal opens, and Singapore enjoys the increase in trade
- 1877 - The Chinese Protectorate is set up, and William Pickering becomes the head of it.
- 1886 - Anglo-Chinese School established.
- 1887 - Methodist Girls' School established.
- 1887 - The Raffles Hotel is built.
- 1888 - Henry Ridley becomes the director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
- 1892 - The Tanjong Pagar Police Station opens, and many Sikh policemen are recruited.
- 1899 - Singapore Chinese Girls' School established.
1824 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, also known as the Treaty of London (one of several), was a treaty signed between the United Kingdom and the United Kingdom of the Netherlands in London on March 17, 1824. ...
The oldest surviving photograph, Nicéphore Niépce, circa 1826 1826 (MDCCCXXVI) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...
The British East India Company, sometimes referred to as John Company, was a joint-stock company which was granted an English Royal Charter by Elizabeth I on December 31, 1600, with the intent to favour trade privileges in India. ...
State motto: Bersatu Teguh Capital Malacca Town Governor Tun Datuk Seri Utama Mohd. ...
State motto: Bersatu dan Setia (United and Loyal), formerly Let Penang Lead Capital George Town Governor Tun Dato Seri Haji Abdul Rahman bin Haji Abbas Chief Minister Tan Sri Dr Koh Tsu Koon Area 1,056 km2 Population - Est year 2000 1,225,501 State anthem Untuk Negeri Kita (For...
Liberty Leading the People by Eugène Delacroix commemorates the July Revolution 1830 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
Bengal, known as Bôngo (Bengali: বà¦à§à¦), Bangla (বাà¦à¦²à¦¾), Bôngodesh (বà¦à§à¦à¦¦à§à¦¶), or Bangladesh (বাà¦à¦²à¦¾à¦¦à§à¦¶) in Bangla, is a region in the northeast of South Asia. ...
1832 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...
1843 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Chief of Police in United States usage is the title typically given to the head of a police department. ...
1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Tan Tock Seng Hospital (TTSH) is the second largest hospital in Singapore after the Singapore General Hospital, but its accident and emergency department is the busiest in the country largely due to its geographically centralised location. ...
1844 was a leap year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
March 4 is the 63rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (64th in leap years). ...
Raffles Girls School (Secondary) (RGS for short, or known among Rafflesians as RG), is an independent girls secondary school in Singapore. ...
1852 was a leap year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...
About Keppel Harbor in Singapore is one of the worlds largest container-handling facilities, situated near to the City states Central Business District. ...
1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...
1858 (MDCCCLVIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Raffles Place is the financial heart of Singapore. ...
1859 (MDCCCLIX) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar). ...
Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 52 hectare botanical garden in Singapore that includes the National Orchid Garden which has a collection of more than 3000 species of orchids. ...
1867 (MDCCCLXVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
The Straits Settlements were a collection of territories of the British East India Company in Southeast Asia, which were given collective administration in 1826. ...
The British Empire in 1897, marked in pink, the traditional colour for Imperial British dominions on maps. ...
1869 (MDCCCLXIX) is a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...
1881 drawing of the Suez Canal. ...
1877 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
The Chinese Protectorate was an administrative body responsible for the well-being of ethnic Chinese residents of the Straits Settlements during that territorys British colonial period. ...
William Pickering (April 2, 1796 – 1854), British publisher and bookseller (biography: Keynes, Geoffrey Kt. ...
1886 (MDCCCLXXXVI) is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar) // Events January 18 - Modern field hockey is born with the formation of The Hockey Association in England. ...
Name Anglo-Chinese School Abbreviation ACS Country Singapore Founded March 1,1886 Community Urban Religion Christian (Methodist) Students Boys - ACS (Junior), ACS (Primary), ACS (Barker Road) Mixed - ACS (Independent), ACS (International), ACJC Levels Primary 1-6, Secondary 1-5, JC 1-2 IB 1-2 + Pre-IB 1-4 Colours...
1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...
The Methodist Girls School in Singapore is split into two sections (the primary school and the secondary school). ...
1887 (MDCCCLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Saturday (click on link for calendar). ...
The grand entrance of the Raffles Hotel The Raffles Hotel as seen from Beach Road surrounded by lush greenery Interior view of Raffles Hotel Raffles Hotel (Chinese: è±ä½å£«é
åº) is a colonial-style hotel in Singapore, dating from 1887, and named after Singapores founder Sir Stamford Raffles. ...
1888 (MDCCCLXXXVIII) is a leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ...
Lake in Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens is a 52 hectare botanical garden in Singapore that includes the National Orchid Garden which has a collection of more than 3000 species of orchids. ...
1892 (MDCCCXCII) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
A Sikh man wearing a turban A Sikh is a follower of Sikhism, a religious faith originating in the Punjab. ...
1899 (MDCCCXCIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Name Singapore Chinese Girls School Abbreviation SCGS School Code Add Chinese Name æ°å å¡å¥³å妿 ¡ Pinyin xin jia po nü zi xue xiao Malay Add Tamil Add Address 190 Dunearn Road Country Singapore Town Bukit Timah Founded 1899 Community Urban Type Independent Secondary Religion Nil Students Girls Levels Primary 1âSecondary4 Colours Jade...
1900-1939 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ...
Nanyang (Simplified Chinese: 南阳; Traditional Chinese: 南陽; pinyin: Nányáng) is a city in the south of Henan, a province in China. ...
The Tongmenghui (同盟會 Pinyin: Tóng Méng Huì, literal meaning: United Allegiance Society), also known as the United League or the Revolutionary Alliance, was organized by Sun Yat-sen and Sung Chiao-jen in Tokyo, Japan on August 20, 1905. ...
1912 (MCMXII) was a leap year starting on Monday in the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Tuesday in the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
1915 (MCMXV) was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
February 25 is the 56th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
An engraving titled Sepoy Indian troops dividing the spoils after their mutiny against British rule gives a contemporary view of events from the British perspective. ...
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A sepoy (from Persian سپاهی Sepâhi meaning soldier) was a native of India employed as a soldier in the service of a European power, usually of the United Kingdom. ...
1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Modern Naval Tactics It is tempting to regard modern naval combat as the purest expression of tactics. ...
Geographic scope of East Asia East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either geographical or cultural terms. ...
1940s - 1941 December 7 - In an extensive three-pronged attack, Japan opens hostilities with the Allies and their colonies, Singapore suffers immense air raids from this point onwards until February 15. The Imperial Japanese Army invades Malaya.
- 1941 December 10 - The British naval ships, the so-called "unsinkable" HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse are sunk.
- 1942 January 31 - Malaya falls to the Japanese and the causeway is blown up to delay Japan's advancement to Singapore.
- 1942 February 8 - Japanese soldiers along the Straits of Johor start firing at Singapore.
- 1942 February 9 - The Japanese cross the Strait of Johor by inflatable boats and land in Singapore during the Battle of Singapore.
- 1942 February 11 - The Japanese and Allied soldiers fight fiercely at Bukit Timah.
- 1942 February 13 - The Malay regiment, led by Lt. Adnan bin Saidi, fight bravely against the Japanese at Pasir Panjang Ridge in the Battle of Pasir Panjang.
- 1942 February 14 - The Japanese have captured most of Singapore, and most of the population is crammed into the city centre.
- 1942 February 15 - The British surrenders and the Japanese Occupation of Singapore starts. Singapore is renamed Syonan (Light of the South).
- 1942 February-March - The Japanese military police, the Kempei Tai kills an estimated between 25,000 to 50,000 people during Sook Ching Massacre.
- 1944 March - Lim Bo Seng is captured by the Japanese, and dies after 3 months of torture.
- 1945 August 14 Japan surrenders, and there is anomie and looting for nearly a month when the British do not return immediately.
- 1945 September 5 - The British returns to Singapore after the end of World War II.
- 1946 April - Singapore becomes a separate crown colony.
- 1947 - A large amount of strikes occur.
- 1948 - Rubber plantations and tin mines in Malaya are destroyed by communists, and the British declares the state of Emergency over Singapore and Malaya.
- 1948 March 20 - Singapore's first limited election is held, with 6 seats in the Legislative Council. The Singapore Progressive Party wins 3 seats.
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...
December 7 is the 341st day (342nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Combatants United States of America Imperial Japan Commanders Husband Kimmel (USN) Walter Short (USA) Chuichi Nagumo (IJN) Strength 8 battleships, 8 cruisers, 29 destroyers, 9 submarines, ~50 other ships, ~390 planes 6 aircraft carriers, 2 battleships, 3 cruisers, 9 destroyers, 8 tankers, 23 fleet submarines, 5 midget submarines, 441 planes...
The group of countries known as the Allies of World War II, was those nations opposed to the Axis Powers during the Second World War. ...
Strategic bombing is a military strategem used in a total war style campaign that attempts to destroy the economic ability of a nation-state to wage war. ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The Imperial Japanese Army (: å¤§æ¥æ¬å¸åé¸è» Shinjitai: å¤§æ¥æ¬å¸å½é¸è» Dai-Nippon Teikoku Rikugun) was the official ground based armed force of Japan from 1867 to 1945 when it was Imperial Japan. ...
During the early morning hours of December 7th/8th, 1941, before the first bombs started falling on the United States Pacific base at Pearl Harbor (time zone differences), World War Two widened in the Pacific with the Battle for Malaya - the Japanase invasion of the British Malaya. ...
For the movie, see 1941 (film) 1941 (MCMXLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1941 calendar). ...
December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Seven ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Prince of Wales, after the Prince of Wales. ...
Twelve ships of the British Royal Navy have been named HMS Repulse. ...
This article is about the year. ...
January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...
This article is about the year. ...
February 8 is the 39th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
This article is about the year. ...
February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Geography The Straits of Johor (also known as the Tebrau Strait, Johor Strait, Selat Johor, Selat Tebrau, and Tebrau Reach) is a narrow stretch of water that separates Johor state, Malaysia from Singapore. ...
Combatants Allied forces: Indian Army; British Army; Australian Army; Malayan forces; Straits Settlements forces Imperial Japanese Army Commanders Arthur Percival Tomoyuki Yamashita Strength 85,000 36,000 Casualties about 5,000 killed; about 80,000 POWs 1,715 dead, 3,500 wounded The Battle of Singapore was a battle fought...
This article is about the year. ...
February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
// hello!!! so u are a fucker The summit of Bukit Timah, the highest point in Singapore. ...
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February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Combatants 18th âChrysanthemumâ Division, 56th Infantry Regiment 1st Malay Infantry Brigade, British 2nd Loyals Regiment, 5th Bttn. ...
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February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
This article is about the year. ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The Japanese Occupation of Singapore was to become a major turning point in the history of several nations, including that of the Japanese, who rampaged down the Malay Peninsula with the singular intent of occupying Singapore to gain greater control over her war-time resource gathering efforts, the British, with...
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Kempeitai (æ²å
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The Sook Ching massacre (è
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1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ...
Lim Bo Seng (April 27, 1909 - June 29, 1944) was a World War II anti-Japanese Resistance fighter who was based in Singapore and Malaya. ...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ...
For the band, see Anomie (band) Anomie, in contemporary English, means a condition or malaise in individuals, characterized by an absence or diminution of standards or values. ...
Looting (which derives via the Hindi lut from Sanskrit lunt, to rob), sacking, or plundering is the indiscriminate taking of goods by force as part of a military or political victory, or during a catastrophe or riot, such as during war [1], natural disaster [2], rioting [3], or terrorist attack...
1945 (MCMXLV) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1945 calendar). ...
September 5 is the 248th day of the year (249th in leap years). ...
1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday. ...
1947 (MCMXLVII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1947 calendar). ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
The Malayan Emergency was an insurrection and guerrilla war of the Malay Races Liberation Army against the British and Malayan administration from 1948-1960 in what is now Malaysia. ...
1948 (MCMXLVIII) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1948 calendar). ...
March 20 is the 79th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (80th in Leap years). ...
The Singapore Progressive Party, or just, the Progressive Party was a now defunct political party that won the 1948 Elections of Singapore in 1948 by winning half the seats in the Legislative Assembly, 3 out of 6. ...
1950s 1950 (MCML) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ...
December 11 is the 345th day (346th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Maria Hertogh and Che Aminah binte Mohamed The Maria Hertogh riots, which started on 11 December 1950 in Singapore, consisted of outraged Muslims who resented the court decision to give the custody of Maria Hertogh, then 13, to her biological Dutch Catholic parents after she had been raised as a...
1951 (MCMLI) was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...
1953 (MCMLIII) was a common year starting on Thursday (link is to a full 1953 calendar). ...
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ...
Rioters throwing stones at police The Hock Lee bus riots occurred on May 12, 1955, in Singapore. ...
1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
April 2 is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ...
The Labour Front is a political party in Singapore. ...
David Marshall, wearing his political uniform of white bush-jacket and grey trousers, with a hammer David Saul Marshall (1908-1995) was the leader of the Singapore Labour Front who became the first Chief Minister of Singapore in 1955. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
David Marshall, wearing his political uniform of white bush-jacket and grey trousers, with a hammer David Saul Marshall (1908-1995) was the leader of the Singapore Labour Front who became the first Chief Minister of Singapore in 1955. ...
Lim Yew Hock the loser (1914-1984) was Singapore’s second Chief Minister from 1956 to 1959. ...
1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Chinese Middle School riots broke out in Singapore in 1956, resulting with 13 people killed and more than 100 injured. ...
1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Lim Yew Hock the loser (1914-1984) was Singapore’s second Chief Minister from 1956 to 1959. ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
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Lee Kuan Yew (Chinese: æå
è; Pinyin: LÇ GuÄngyà o; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ...
The Prime Minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Encik Yusof bin Ishak (August 12, 1910 - November 23, 1971) was an eminent Singaporean politician. ...
Queen Elizabeth II, is the Head of State of 16 countries including: the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Jamaica, New Zealand and the Bahamas, as well as crown colonies and overseas territories of the United Kingdom. ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ...
Padang is the main capital of West Sumatra in Indonesia. ...
1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Majulah Singapura (Malay for Onward Singapore) is Singapores national anthem. ...
Zubir Said (also Zubir Syed) (22 July 1907 – 16 November 1987) is a film composer who composed the national anthem of Singapore, Majulah Singapura. ...
1960s - 1960 - The Housing and Development Board is set up.
- 1961 May 25 - The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills 4 people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.
- 1961 May 27 - Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.
- 1962 September 1 - A referendum is held in Singapore to vote on merger with Malaysia.
- 1963 February - During Operation Coldstore, 107 left-wing politicians and trade unionists are arrested by Internal Security Department
- 1963 July 9 - The Malaysia Agreement is signed between leaders of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak.
- 1963 August 31 - In this Malaysia Solidarity Day, Lee Kuan Yew declares the Independence for Singapore.
- 1963 September 16 -- Malaysia is formed. Indonesia carries out its konfrontasi campaign.
- 1963 September 21 - The PAP wins the 1963 State Elections, defeating the Barisan Sosialis and UMNO.
- 1964 The PAP wins one seat in the Malaysian Federal Election. UMNO is outraged.
- 1964 July 21 - There is an ethnic riot between various Malays and Chinese, on Prophet Muhammad's birthday, 23 people are killed.
- 1965 March 10 - Indonesian saboteurs carry out the MacDonald House bombing, killing 3 people.
- 1965 May - Lee Kuan Yew begins campaigning for a Malaysian Malaysia
- 1965 August 7 - Singapore and Malaysia sign the separation agreement.
- 1965 August 9 - The Malaysian Parliament votes to expel Singapore from the Federation; Singapore becomes independent after separating from Malaysia.
- 1965 September 21 - Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member.
- 1965 October - Singapore becomes the 22nd member of the Commonwealth.
- 1965 December 22 - Constitutional Amendment Act is passed and Yusof bin Ishak becomes the first President of Singapore.
- 1967 February 15 - The Civilian Memorial is unveiled at the Kranji War Cemetery
- 1967 March 14 - The National Service bill is passed in the parliament.
- 1967 March 28 - Registrations for national service begins at the Central Manpower Base.
- 1967 June 12 - The issue of the first Singapore Dollar.
- 1967 July - The first batch of the army is drafted for national service.
- 1967 August 8- Singapore is the founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
- 1968 January - Britain announces its intention to withdraw its armed forces from Singapore.
- 1968 April - The PAP wins all seats in the 1968 General Election, which is boycotted by Barisan Sosialis.
- 1969 May 13 - Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and later spill over to Singapore.
1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1960 calendar). ...
HDB Logo The Housing and Development Board (HDB) is the government agency responsible for Singapores public housing programme. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ...
The Bukit Ho Swee Fire is a fire that broke out in the squatter settlement of Bukit Ho Swee, Singapore on May 25, 1961. ...
1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ...
May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ...
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj ibni Almarhum Sultan Abdul Hamid Shah (February 8, 1903âDecember 6, 1990) usually known as the Tunku (a princely title in Malaysia), and also called Bapa Kemerdekaan (Father of Independence) or Bapa Malaysia (Father of Malaysia), was Chief Minister of the Federation of Malaya...
The Federation of Malaya, or in Malay Persekutuan Tanah Melayu, was formed in 1948 from the British settlements of Penang and Malacca and the nine Malay states and replaced the Malayan Union. ...
State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Tun Haji Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ...
State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ...
1962 (MCMLXII) was a common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar). ...
September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ...
The 1962 Merger Referendum of Singapore was a referendum held in Singapore on September 1, 1962, which called for people to vote on the terms of merger with Malaysia. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
In February 1963, the government of Singapore conducted a security operation, named Operation Coldstore (sometimes spelled Operation Cold Store), and arrested at least 107 left-wing politicians and trade unionists. ...
Internal Security Department (ISD) is a Singapore government agency tasked to confront and address security threats including international terrorism, foreign subversion and espionage. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
July 9 is the 190th day of the year (191st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 175 days remaining. ...
State motto: Sabah Maju Jaya Capital Kota Kinabalu Governor Tun Haji Ahmadshah Abdullah Chief Minister Hj. ...
State motto: United, Industrious, Dedicated (Malay: Bersatu, Berusaha, Berbakti ) Capital Kuching Governor T.Y.T Tun Datuk Patinggi Abang Muhammad Salahuddin Chief Minister Y.A.B. Datuk Patinggi Tan Sri Haji Abdul Taib Bin Mahmud / Pehin Sri Dr. Hj. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ...
Lee Kuan Yew (Chinese: æå
è; Pinyin: LÇ GuÄngyà o; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
September 16 is the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years). ...
The Indonesia-Malaysia confrontation was an intermittent war over the future of the island of Borneo, between British-backed Malaysia and Indonesia in 1962-1966. ...
1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1963 calendar). ...
September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ...
The 1963 Elections of Singapore were elections that took place in Singaporeon 21 September 1963 following five days after the merger with Malaysia and therefore as an autonomous state of Malaysia. ...
Barisan Sosialis (Socialist Front) is a Singaporean political party formed in 1961, by left-wing former members of the Peoples Action Party (PAP) and led by people such as Dr Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong. ...
The United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), Pertubuhan Kebangsaan Melayu Bersatu in Malay, is the largest political party in Malaysia and a founding member of the Barisan Nasional coalition, which has ruled the country uninterrupted since independence. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
The sometimes tumultous relationship between the Peoples Action Party (PAP) and United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), which were, and still are, the ruling parties respectively of Singapore and Malaysia, has impacted the recent history of both states. ...
1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...
July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ...
For other people named Muhammad, see Muhammad (disambiguation). ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ...
This article is about Sabotage sabotage can also refer to: an early Black Sabbath album (Sabotage), the Alfred Hitchcock films (Sabotage or Saboteur), a Beastie Boys song, or a type of shock site. ...
MacDonald House bombing occured on 10 March 1965, at the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank building (known as MacDonald House) along Orchard Road, Singapore. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
Lee Kuan Yew (Chinese: æå
è; Pinyin: LÇ GuÄngyà o; born September 16, 1923; also spelled Lee Kwan-Yew) was the first Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 1959 to 1990. ...
The sometimes tumultous relationship between the Peoples Action Party and United Malays National Organisation, which were, and still are, the ruling parties respectively of Singapore and Malaysia, has impacted the recent history of both States. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ...
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1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
The English noun Commonwealth dates originally from the fifteenth century. ...
1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). ...
December 22 is the 356th day of the year (357th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Encik Yusuf bin Ishak, first President of Singapore and Yang di-Pertuan Negara (head of state). ...
Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
February 15 is the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
The Kanji War Cemetery and Kranji Memorial, located in Kranji (Singapore), commemorates Allied soldiers who perished during the Japanese invasion and occupation of Singapore, 1942-1945, and in other parts of South East Asia during World War II. Before 1939 the Kranji area was a military camp and at the...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
March 14 is the 73rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (74th in Leap years) with 292 days remaining in the year. ...
// National Service National Service in the 20th Century referred primarily to conscription for military service. ...
The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the legislature of Singapore with the President as its head [1]. It currently consists of 94 Members of Parliament. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ...
National Service (NS) in Singapore is the name given to the compulsory conscription of all male Singapore citizens and second-generation permanent residents upon reaching the age of 18. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ...
SGD redirects here. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
National Service (NS) in Singapore is the name given to the compulsory conscription of all male Singapore citizens and second-generation permanent residents upon reaching the age of 18. ...
1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar (the link is to a full 1967 calendar). ...
August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ...
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is a political and economic organization of countries located in Southeast Asia. ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ...
Barisan Sosialis (Socialist Front) is a Singaporean political party formed in 1961, by left-wing former members of the Peoples Action Party (PAP) and led by people such as Dr Lee Siew Choh and Lim Chin Siong. ...
1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ...
May 13 is the 133rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (134th in leap years). ...
The May 13 Incident saw numerous cases of arson in the Malaysian capital city of Kuala Lumpur. ...
Mayor Datuk Ruslin Hasan Area - Total (City) 243. ...
1970s 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...
National Junior College (NJC) was the first junior college (JC) founded in Singapore (in 1969) to provide a centralised two year pre-university education leading to the GCE A Level certificate. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
January 2 is the second day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Benjamin Henry Sheares (August 12, 1907-May 12, 1981) was the second President of Singapore. ...
Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ...
1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ...
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ...
1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ...
September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
A Chingay Parade performer The Chingay Parade (Chinese: å¦èºå¤§æ¸¸è¡; Hanyu Pinyin: ) is an annual street parade held in Singapore as part of Chinese New Year festivities. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
A parade event being held at the National Stadium. ...
1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ...
The Presidential Council for Minority Rights is a govenment body in Singapore. ...
1974 (MCMLXXIV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (the link is to a full 1974 calendar). ...
January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
The Laju incident occurred on 31 January 1974 in Singapore, when four armed men attacked the Shell oil refinery complex on Pulau Bukom and then hijacked a ferryboat Laju. ...
The Japanese Red Army (æ¥æ¬èµ¤è», Nihon Sekigun) (JRA) is an armed leftist group founded by Fusako Shigenobu in February 1971 after breaking away from the Japanese Communist League - Red Army Faction. ...
Pulau Bukom, highlighted in red, is located south of Singapore mainland. ...
1976 (MCMLXXVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1976 calendar). ...
This page refers to the year 1979. ...
1980s 1980 (MCMLXXX) was a leap year starting on Tuesday. ...
Party logo with a symbol of red lightning that signifies action. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
July 1 is the 182nd day of the year (183rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 183 days remaining. ...
Singapore Changi Airport (新加坡樟宜机场 / Bandar Udara Changi Singapura / சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம்) in the city and State of Singapore is one of the largest aviation facilities in Asia. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 24 is the 297th day of the year (298th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 68 days remaining. ...
Chengara Veetil Devan Nair, also known as C. V. Devan Nair, (born August 5, 1923 in Malacca, Malaysia) was the third President of Singapore and was elected by Parliament on October 23, 1981. ...
Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ...
1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining. ...
Workers Party logo The Workers Party of Singapore (abbrev: WP; Chinese: æ°å å¡å·¥äººå
) is one of the largest opposition parties in Singapore, with 1 of the 84 elected seats in the current session of Parliament of Singapore. ...
Jeyaratnam redirects here. ...
1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
1984 (MCMLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
The unicameral Parliament of Singapore is the legislature of Singapore with the President as its head [1]. It currently consists of 94 Members of Parliament. ...
This article is about the year. ...
September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ...
Wee Kim Wee (é»éè¾, Huáng JÄ«nhuÄ«) (November 4, 1915âMay 2, 2005) was the fourth President of Singapore, from 1985 to 1993. ...
Flag of the President of Singapore - banner of arms The President of Singapore is the head of state. ...
1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 15 is the 74th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (75th in Leap years). ...
Hotel New World Collapsed The Hotel New World in Singapore collapsed on 15 March 1986, killing 33 people. ...
1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years). ...
The Group Representative Constituency (GRC) system in Singapore is a formal system of social and political committees representing the interests of both the majority and minority social groups within each local island community. ...
1990s This article is about the year. ...
July 6 is the 187th day of the year (188th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 178 days remaining. ...
Tiong Bahru (MRT) station on the East-West Line The East West MRT Line was the second Mass Rapid Transit line in Singapore to be built. ...
The logo of the Public Transport System A C751B train at Eunos MRT Station. ...
This article is about the year. ...
November 22 is the 326th day (327th on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ...
Singapore Changi Airport (新加坡樟宜机场 / Bandar Udara Changi Singapura / சிங்கப்பூர் சாங்கி விமானநிலையம்) in the city and State of Singapore is one of the largest aviation facilities in Asia. ...
This article is about the year. ...
November 28 is the 332nd day (333rd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...
Goh Chok Tong (Chinese: å´ä½æ ; (Simp. ...
The Prime Minister of Singapore is the head of government of the Republic of Singapore (and prior to 9 August 1965, the State of Singapore). ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ...
On 26 March 1991, Singapore Airlines flight SQ 117, piloted by Captain Stanley Lim, took off from Subang Airport in Kuala Lumpur with 129 passengers and crew onboard at 1815 hrs. ...
The Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) is a mainstream political party in Pakistan. ...
1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
March 27 is the 86th day of the year in the Gregorian Calen |