1950 in Singapore

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See also:	Other events of 1950 Timeline of Singaporean history

Members of No. 45 Squadron RAF in front of a Bristol Brigand aircraft at RAF Tengah, Singapore.

The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Colony of Singapore .

Incumbents

• Governor: Sir Franklin Charles Gimson
• Colonial Secretary:
  • Sir Patrick McKerron (till 29 April)
  • Wilfred Lawson Blythe (starting 30 June)

Events

February

• 4 February – The Chung Khiaw Bank is founded. ^[1]

March

• 1 March – The Teachers’ Training College (present-day National Institute of Education) is formed to train teachers. It is the first-ever training college for teachers. ^[2]
• 6 March – A new postal district system dividing Singapore into 28 districts is launched, making it the first ever system. ^[3]

April

• The Salmon's Maternity Home is opened. ^[4]

July

• 3 July – The Singapore Tiger Standard was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw. ^[5]

December

• 2 December – The 1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election is held. ^[6]
• 11–13 December – The Maria Hertogh riots took place a few days after the verdict, worsened by inflammatory news coverage. The riots left eighteen people dead and 173 injured. ^[7]

Dates unknown

• Changi Cottage is built. ^[8]
• The Grace Assembly of God is founded. ^[9]

Births

• 4 February – Jufrie Mahmood, prominent opposition political figure.
• 17 February – Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, former politician.
• 5 March – Chay Wai Chuen, diplomat and former politician.
• 11 March – Rita Chao, former singer and actress (d. 2014).
• 20 March – Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Malay poet and writer (d. 2022).
• 22 April – Seng Han Thong, former politician.
• 30 June – Kwek Siew Jin, former civil servant and former rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy from 1992 to 1996.
• 4 October – Claire Chiang, entrepreneur, activist and former Nominated Member of Parliament.

Deaths

• May 25 – Yong Yit Lin, former President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce (b. 1897). ^[10]

See also

• List of years in Singapore

References

1. "Untitled". NewspaperSG . 1 February 1950. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
2. "Teachers' Training College". NLB. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
3. "New Postal Scheme For Singapore". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 March 1950. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
4. "110 Prinsep Street (Former Salmon's Maternity Home)". www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
5. "出版歷時九年零二十八天星洲英文虎報突停刊暫行停版通告刋於昨日最後一期虎報封面事前保守高度秘密於清晨五時許始行排上二百餘職工不滿意僅獲一個月津貼". NewspaperSG . 1 August 1959. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
6. "Singapore Municipal Commission Election 1950". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
7. "Maria Hertogh riots". NLB. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
8. "$29,790 to renovate Premier's residence". NewspaperSG . 22 September 1960. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
9. "Grace History". Grace Assembly of God. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
10. "PROMINENT S'PORE CHINESE ASSASSINATED". NewspaperSG . 26 May 1950. Retrieved 8 July 2025.