1960 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 1 February – The Housing and Development Board is set up by Lim Kim San, replacing the Singapore Improvement Trust. The Planning Authority takes over SIT's functions of land use in Singapore.[1][2][3]
July
- 1 July – The People's Association is formed.[4]
August
- 28 August – 600 employees of the Singapore Glass Factory go on a strike lasting 73 days.[5]
September
- 6 September – The National Library launches a new mobile library service.[6]
- 8 September – Tan Howe Liang wins a silver medal during the 1960 Summer Olympics.
- 27 September- The Internal Security Council was formed
November
- 12 November – The Old National Library Building (demolished in 2004) was opened.[7]
Date unknown
- Far East Organization, a property developer was founded.[8]
- The Primary School Leaving Examination(PSLE) was first introduced as a mandatory examination in Singapore, the exam was meant for 12 years old who are leaving Primary Schools and moving on into Secondary Schools
Births
- 7 January – Hong Huifang, actress.
- 24 January – Jack Neo, film director.[9]
- 17 March – Ruth Langsford, presenter in the United Kingdom.
- 29 March – Paddy Chew, actor (d. 1999).
- 20 June – Jeremy Monteiro, singer.
- 19 August – Wee Siew Kim, former politician.
- 24 November – Shirley Ng, sports shooter.[10]
- Isa Kamari, author.[11]
Deaths
- 23 February – Noel L. Clarke, former Member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements and Eurasian community leader (b. 1885).[12]
- 25 March – Tan Theng Chiang, former Labour Front legislative assemblyman for Rochor Constituency (b. 1914).[13]
- 15 June – Koh Woon Chi, one of the three Great Singaporean Chinese calligraphers (b. 1890).[14]
- 6 July – Lim Peng Mau, Chinese community leader and businessman (b. 1884).[15]
- 3 December – John Laycock, lawyer and founder of the Singapore Progressive Party (b. 1887).
See also
References
- ^ "History – Housing & Development Board (HDB)".
- ^ "PM TO HEAD NEW PLANNING BODY". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 January 1960. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "2 NEW BOARDS TAKE OVER FROM THE S.I.T." The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 February 1960. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "The People's Association is formed". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "GLASS STRIKE MAY END BY MONDAY". The Straits Times. 5 November 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Good start for mobile library". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 6 September 1960. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- ^ "Cultural awakening". The Straits Times. 13 November 1960. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Far East Organization". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Jack Neo". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Shirley Ng Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
- ^ "Isa Kamari". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Clarke, 74, dies in London". NewspaperSG. 2 March 1960. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Former junior minister dies". NewspaperSG. 25 March 1960. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "華僑銀行老職員許允之逝世後日下午一時出殯". NewspaperSG. 17 June 1960. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "DEATH". NewspaperSG. 7 July 1960. Retrieved 26 January 2026.