1955 in Singapore

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1955
in
Singapore

Decades:
  • 1930s
  • 1940s
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
See also:

The following lists events that happened during 1955 in Singapore.

Incumbents[]

Events[]

January[]

  • 1 January - The Singapore Telephone Board (STB) and Telephone Department (TD) are formed after the British Colonial Government terminated Oriental Telephone and Electric Company's licence, thus acquiring its assets. The STB takes control of domestic telephone lines, with the TD controlling trunk and international services.[1]

April[]

May[]

  • 12 May - The Hock Lee strikes escalated into a riot, resulting in 4 fatalities.[7]

July[]

August[]

  • 20 August - The Paya Lebar Airport is officially opened, replacing the Kallang Airport which opened on 12 June 1937.[9]

September[]

November[]

December[]

Births[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Singapore Telecom goes public". NLB. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Singapore Labour Front is formed". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
  3. ^ "LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1955". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  4. ^ "1955 Legislative Assembly General Election". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  5. ^ "David Marshall is appointed the first Chief Minister". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Ministry of Education is established". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ "Hock Lee bus strike and riot". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Central Provident Fund is introduced". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Paya Lebar Airport is officially opened". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. ^ "Another fine landmark for Singapore". The Singapore Free Press (retrieved from NLB). 8 September 1955. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  11. ^ "Van Kleef Aquarium". NLB. 14 May 1991. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Handover of Cocos (Keeling) Islands to Australia". NLB. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
  13. ^ "Asia Insurance Building is opened". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.


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