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Historical Events
Events 1 - 36 of 36
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.
1941-02-08 - Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore
1941-12-06 - Dutch & British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore
1941-12-10 - British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore
1942-02-14 - Battle of Pasir Panjang contributes to the fall of Singapore.
1942-02-15 - Singapore surrenders to Japanese
1954-05-13 - The anti-National Service Riots, by Chinese Middle School students in Singapore, take place.
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
1957-04-11 - Britain agrees to Singaporean self-rule.
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 a 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 reign 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 of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by 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.
2010-08-14 - 2010 Summer Youth Olympic Games, first ever Youth Olympics, officially starts in Singapore.
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 46 of 46
1781-07-05 - Stamford Raffles, founder (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)
1910-08-12 - Yusof bin Ishak, first President of Singapore (d. 1970)
1923-08-05 - Devan Nair, President of Singapore
1923-09-16 - Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister, Senior Minister and Minister Mentor of Singapore
1924-07-03 - S. R. Nathan, 6th president of Singapore
1935-09-09 - Gopal Baratham, Singaporean author
1936-01-22 - Ong Teng Cheong, 5th President of Singapore (d. 2002)
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)
1961-01-23 - Mas Selamat bin Kastari, Singapore's most-wanted terror fugitive
1961-01-25 - Vivian Balakrishnan, Singaporean politician
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)
1964-08-23 - Kong Hee, Singaporean, Founder and Senior Pastor of the City Harvest movement in Asia
1965-03-24 - Gurmit Singh, Singaporean actor
1968-03-10 - Thio Li-ann, Singaporean law academic and Nominated Member of Parliament
Broadcaster Louis Theroux (1970-05-20)
1970-05-20 - Louis Theroux, Singapore, English television broadcaster (Louis Theroux's Weird Weekends, When Louis Met....)
1971-07-23 - Christopher Lee, Singaporean actor and model
1972-05-22 - Annabel Chong, Singapore actress
1972-09-15 - Kit Chan, Singaporean singer
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)
1976-02-06 - Colin Teo, Singaporean Grand Prix driver
1977-07-18 - Alfian bin Sa'at, Singaporean writer, poet and playwright
1977-07-27 - Foo Swee Chin, Singaporean comic book artist
1978-07-23 - Stefanie Sun, Singaporean singer
1978-10-27 - Vanessa-Mae, Singapore musician
1979-04-24 - Laurentia Tan, Singaporean Paralympic equestrienne
1980-08-05 - Kaylani Lei, Singaporean/American pornographic actress
1981-08-09 - Li Jiawei, Singaporean Olympic table tennis player
1981-10-05 - Kelvin Tan Wei Lian, Singaporean singer
1981-12-10 - Taufik Batisah, Singaporean singer
1983-04-06 - Jade Seah, Singaporean model, host and actress
1983-07-11 - Kelly Poon, Singaporean singer
1986-08-31 - Feng Tianwei, Singaporean table tennis player
1987-02-16 - Theresa Goh, Singaporean Paralympic swimmer
1990-01-10 - Tao Li, Singaporean Olympic swimmer
1991-11-27 - Nur Atikah Nabilah, Singaporean Gymnast
Famous Weddings
Weddings 1 - 1 of 1
1996-02-15 - Chinese actress Gong Li (30) weds Singapore-born businessman Ooi Hoe Seong (46) at Singapore's Registry of Marriages
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 17 of 17
1942-02-14 - Adnan Bin Saidi, Officer of the Malay Regiment killed in the defense of Singapore (b. 1915)
1970-11-23 - Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60
1978-04-25 - Lee Kim Lai, Singaporean police officer (b. 1960)
1981-05-12 - Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies
1987-11-16 - Zubir Said, Singaporean composer who composed Singapore's national anthem (b. 1907)
1994-09-23 - John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59
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)
2008-01-04 - Jimmy Nah, Singapore celebrity (b. 1968)
2008-02-08 - Chua Ek Kay, Singaporean painter (b. 1947)
2008-09-30 - Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam, Singapore Opposition Leader & former Secretary-General of Singapore's Worker's Party (b. 1926)
2009-08-21 - Rex Shelley, Singaporean author (b. 1930)
2010-05-14 - Goh Keng Swee, former Deputy Prime Minister of Singapore (b. 1918)
2010-06-17 - K. S. Rajah, Singaporean jurist (b. 1930)
2010-07-26 - Sivakant Tiwari, senior legal officer of the Singapore Legal Service (b. 1945)
2010-09-27 - Balaji Sadasivan, Singaporean politician and neurosurgeon (b. 1955)
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