Singapore - Notable Historical Events
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Singapore - Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1819-01-28 |
Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore |
1819-02-06 |
Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore |
1867-04-01 |
Singapore, Penang & Malakka become British crown colonies |
1886-03-01 |
The Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore is founded by Bishop William Oldham. |
1941-12-06 |
Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore |
1941-12-10 |
British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore |
1942-02-08 |
Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore (WWII) |
1942-02-14 |
WWII: Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore. |
1942-02-15 |
WWII: British ruled Singapore surrenders to the Japanese |
1954-05-13 |
Chinese Middle School students in Singapore take part in anti-National Service riots. |
1956-06-06 |
David Marshall, Singapore's first Chief Minister, resigns. |
1956-06-07 |
Singapore government of Marshall resigns |
1956-06-08 |
Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government |
1959-06-03 |
Singapore adopts constitution |
1959-06-05 |
The first government of the State of Singapore is sworn in. |
1963-09-16 |
Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br No Borneo & Sarawak |
1964-08-25 |
Singapore limits imports from Neth due to Indonesian aggression |
1965-08-08 |
Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation |
1965-08-09 |
Singapore gains independence from Malaysia (National Day) |
1965-09-21 |
Singapore admitted as part of the United Nations. |
1967-08-08 |
Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore & Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) |
1970-01-09 |
Constitution of Singapore enacted |
1979-05-22 |
Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG v E Afr & Singapore v Arg) |
1990-11-28 |
Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigns, ending his term as Singapore's longest-serving Prime Minister |
1993-08-28 |
Singapore vice-premier Teng Cheong elected president |
1994-02-03 |
"Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore |
1995-02-26 |
London finance house Barings collapses after huge losses in Singapore by rogue trader Nick Leeson |
1996-04-02 |
Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore |
1996-04-07 |
Jayasuriya hits fastest ODI fifty off 17 balls v Pak, Singapore |
1996-04-07 |
Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore |
2000-10-31 |
A Singapore Airlines Boeing 747-400 operating as Flight 006 collides with construction equipment upon takeoff in Taipei, Taiwan killing 79 passengers and four crew members |
2005-12-02 |
Van Tuong Nguyen is executed in Singapore for drug trafficking. |
2007-10-25 |
The first Airbus A380 passenger flight, operating for Singapore Airlines, with flight number SQ 380, flying scheduled service between Singapore and Sydney, Australia. |
2008-05-23 |
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) awards Middle Rocks to Malaysia and Pedra Branca (Pulau Batu Puteh) to Singapore, ending a 29-year territorial dispute between the two countries. |
2008-10-10 |
Singapore becomes the first Asian country to slip into a recession since the credit crisis began: growth has faltered as a result of less demand for exports, a reduction in tourism, and the end of the real-estate boom |
2009-07-14 |
Singapore experiences a seasonally adjusted and annualised growth of 20.4% in the second quarter as a result of increased pharmaceuticals production and construction, bringing the country out of the recession |
2010-08-14 |
2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games, first ever Youth Olympics, officially starts in Singapore. |
2014-12-28 |
AirAsia Flight QZ8501, enroute from Surabaya to Singapore, crashes in the Java Sea killing all 162 people aboard. |
2016-08-28 |
Singapore confirms first case of locally transmitted Zika virus |
2016-08-29 |
Zika virus: Singapore confirms 41 locally transmitted cases |
2017-08-21 |
Ten sailors missing after US warship collides with tanker near Singapore |
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Singapore - Notable Birthdays
Singapore - Birthdays
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1781-07-06 |
Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore |
1882-12-20 |
Jacob A. Badaracco, Out of Singapore |
1883-02-25 |
Max E. Hayes, Singapore Sue |
1887-01-16 |
Ralph Ince, The Singapore Mutiny |
1890-02-08 |
Dan Wolheim, Across to Singapore |
1894-06-18 |
Duke Martin, Across to Singapore |
1896-05-25 |
Freeman Lang, Out of Singapore |
1904-09-17 |
Jerry Colonna, Boston MA, actor (Road to Morocco, Road to Singapore) |
1907-07-22 |
Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (d. 1987) |
1909-02-02 |
Judith Barrett, Road to Singapore |
1909-9-09 |
Noel Barber, Tanamera - Lion of Singapore |
1910-08-12 |
Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970) |
1910-08-21 |
Anna Chang, Singapore Sue |
1911-9-14 |
Esther Pressman, Road to Singapore |
1923-08-05 |
Devan Nair, President of Singapore |
1923-09-16 |
Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore |
1923-9-16 |
Lee Kuan Yew, Fatal Reaction: Singapore |
1924-07-03 |
S. R. Nathan, 6th president of Singapore |
1927-07-13 |
Antony Barrington Brown, The Lost Road: Overland to Singapore |
1936-01-22 |
Ong Teng Cheong, 5th President of Singapore (d. 2002) |
1939-10-25 |
Nikos Nikolaidis, Singapore Sling |
1941-05-20 |
Goh Chok Sole, premier of Singapore (1990- ) |
1952-02-10 |
Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore |
1952-12-08 |
Khaw Boon Wan, Singapore Health Minister |
1959-07-31 |
Peter Senior, Singapore, Australasia golfer |
1959-11-09 |
Karin Mundinger, Toronto Canada, LPGA golfer (1985 Singapore Open-2nd) |
1960-12-15 |
Martin Salisbury, Singapore Sling |
1961-01-23 |
Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's most-wanted terror fugitive |
1961-04-22 |
Hector Ho, Tanamera - Lion of Singapore |
1963-10-02 |
Libby Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer (1988 - Singapore Open) |
1964-07-14 |
Jack Kay Jr, Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer (1991 Singapore Open) |
1970-05-20 |
Louis Theroux, Singapore, English television broadcaster (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met....) |
1972-05-22 |
Annabel Chong, Singapore actress |
1972-11-22 |
Tricia Tan, Miss Singapore Universe (1997) |
1973-02-07 |
Kristin Godridge, Traralgon Aust, tennis star (1993 Futures-Singapore) |
1973-03-23 |
Naoko Sawamatsu, Nishinomiya Japan, tennis star (1994 Singapore) |
1973-07-19 |
Angeline Putt, Miss Universe-Singapore (1996) |
1975-07-02 |
Daniel Kowalski, Singapore, Aust swimmer (Olympics-bronze/silver-96) |
1978-10-27 |
Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician |
1984-10-12 |
Nicholas Cobb, Tanamera - Lion of Singapore |
Singapore - Weddings
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1996-02-15 |
Chinese actress Gong Li (30) weds Singapore-born businessman Ooi Hoe Seong (46) at Singapore's Registry of Marriages |
Singapore - Notable Deaths
Singapore - Deaths
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
1826-07-05 |
Stamford Raffles, British statesman and founder of Singapore dies at 44 of apoplexy |
1937-04-10 |
Ralph Ince, The Singapore Mutiny |
1942-02-14 |
Adnan Bin Saidi, Officer of the Malay Regiment killed in the defense of Singapore (b. 1915) |
1950-04-09 |
Max E. Hayes, Singapore Sue |
1956-03-02 |
Duke Martin, Across to Singapore |
1970-11-23 |
Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60 |
1978-11-09 |
Joe Wong, Singapore Sue |
1981-05-12 |
Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies |
1985-05-01 |
Denise Robins, The Road to Singapore |
1987-11-16 |
Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (b. 1907) |
1988-07-10 |
Noel Barber, Tanamera - Lion of Singapore |
1994-09-23 |
John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59 |
1998-01-30 |
Esther Pressman, Road to Singapore |
2000-03-10 |
Judith Barrett, Road to Singapore |
2002-02-08 |
Ong Teng Cheong, President of Singapore (b. 1936) |
2005-05-02 |
Wee Kim Wee, 4th President of Singapore (b. 1915) |
2005-12-06 |
Devan Nair, 3rd President of Singapore (b. 1923) |
2007-09-05 |
Nikos Nikolaidis, Singapore Sling |
2008-01-04 |
Jimmy Nah, Singapore celebrity (b. 1968) |
2008-09-30 |
Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, Singapore Opposition Leader & former Secretary-General of Singapore's Worker's Party (b. 1926) |
2010-05-14 |
Goh Keng Swee, former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918) |
2010-07-26 |
Sivakant Tiwari, senior legal officer of the Singapore Legal Service (b. 1945) |
2012-01-24 |
Antony Barrington Brown, The Lost Road: Overland to Singapore |
2015-03-23 |
Lee Kuan Yew, Fatal Reaction: Singapore |
2016-06-08 |
Theresa Chan, Singapore's Helen Keller, dies of cancer aged 72 |
2016-08-23 |
Former Singapore President SR Nathan Dies Aged 92 |
2016-10-31 |
Singapore healthcare pioneer Kwa Soon Bee dies aged 86 |
2017-04-17 |
Othman Wok, member of independent Singapore's first Cabinet, dies aged 92 |
2017-07-05 |
Singapore actor Osman Zailani dies aged 85 |
