1960 in Singapore

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Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1960 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore.

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. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

July

• 1 July – The People's Association is formed. ^[4]

August

• 28 August – 600 employees of the Singapore Glass Factory go on a strike lasting 73 days. ^[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.
• 27 September- The Internal Security Council was formed

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]
• The Primary School Leaving Examination(PSLE) was first introduced as a mandatory examination in Singapore, the exam was meant for 12 years old who are leaving Primary Schools and moving on into Secondary Schools

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]
• Isa Kamari, author. ^[11]

Deaths

• 25 March – Tan Theng Chiang, former legislative assemblyman for Rochor Constituency (b. 1914). ^[12]
• 3 December – John Laycock, lawyer and founder of the Singapore Progressive Party (b. 1887).

See also

• List of years in Singapore

References

1. "History – Housing & Development Board (HDB)".
2. "PM TO HEAD NEW PLANNING BODY". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 January 1960. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
3. "2 NEW BOARDS TAKE OVER FROM THE S.I.T." The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 February 1960. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
4. "The People's Association is formed". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
5. "GLASS STRIKE MAY END BY MONDAY". The Straits Times . 5 November 1960. p. 1. Retrieved 22 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
6. "Good start for mobile library". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 6 September 1960. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
7. "Cultural awakening". The Straits Times. 13 November 1960. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
8. "Far East Organization". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
9. "Jack Neo". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
10. 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.
11. "Isa Kamari". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
12. "Former junior minister dies". NewspaperSG. 25 March 1960. Retrieved 11 December 2024.