1980 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.
Incumbents[]
- President: Benjamin Henry Sheares
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events[]
February[]
- 1 February – The Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is launched, allowing for better programmes to be shown.[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[]
- 8 August – Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907).
- , businessman (b. 1887).[7]
References[]
- ^ "Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is established". NLB. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "P. Govindasamy Pillai". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
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