1960 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore.
| Table | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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| Births | 61770 | 59930 | 58977 |
| Deaths | 10210 | 10027 | 10178 |
Statistics[]
Births[]
There were 61770 recorded births
Deaths[]
There were 10210 recorded deaths.[1]
Incumbents[]
- Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak
- Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew
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.[2][3][4]
July[]
- 1 July – The People's Association is formed.[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.
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]
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]
- , author.[11]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
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