1980 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.
Incumbents
Events
February
- 1 February – Radio Television Singapore is dissolved, transferring its assets to the Singapore Broadcasting Corporation.[1]
May
August
- 6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed.[2]
- 8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University.[3]
December
- 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981.[4]
- 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election.[5]
Births
- 28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol (Season 2).
- 20 June – Alvin Tan, politician.
- 25 November – Ng Yi Sheng, writer.[6]
- 17 December – Stella Huang, former singer.
- 23 December – Elvin Ng, actor.
Deaths
- 22 May – Wong Foo Nam, architect and former Malayan Chinese Association legislative assemblyman for Pasir Panjang Constituency (b. 1909).[7]
- 21 July – P. Govindasamy Pillai, businessman (b. 1887).[8][9]
- 24 July – Philip Hoalim Senior, co-founder and former Chairman of the Malayan Democratic Union (b. 1895).[10][11]
- 28 July – Claude Henry da Silva, former Member of the Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements and the Municipal Commission of Singapore and Eurasian community leader (b. 1891).[12]
- 8 August – Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907).
- 22 September – Wu Weiruo, one of the three Great Singaporean Chinese calligraphers (b. 1900).[13][14]
References
- ^ "Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is established - Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg.
- ^ "Singapore Democratic Party is formed". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "National University of Singapore is established". NLB. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "New ferry terminal to be built on Sentosa". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 December 1980. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "1980 Parliamentary General Election". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Ng Yi-Sheng". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex-member of assembly dies". The Straits Times. 24 May 1980. p. 8. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "P. Govindasamy Pillai". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Community leader and philanthropist dies at 93". The Straits Times. 22 July 1980. p. 8. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "Obituary". The Straits Times. 26 July 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "前马来亚民主同盟党魁何亚廉律师病逝". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 27 July 1980. p. 20. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
- ^ "LAWYER AND FORMER COUNCILLOR DIES". The Straits Times. 1 August 1980. p. 10. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "吴纬若逝世 丧家捐赠二千元给广惠肇留医院". Nanyang Siang Pau. 9 November 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
- ^ "无标题". Sin Chew Jit Poh. 22 September 1982. p. 27. Retrieved 3 February 2026.