1980 in Singapore

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See also:	Other events of 1980 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.

Incumbents

• President: Benjamin Henry Sheares
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

May

• 1 May – The URA/HDB parking coupon are introduced.

August

• 6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed. ^[1]
• 8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University. ^[2]

December

• 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981. ^[3]
• 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election. ^[4]

Births

• 28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol (Season 2).
• 20 June – Alvin Tan, politician.
• 25 November – Ng Yi Sheng, writer. ^[5]
• 17 December – Stella Huang, former singer.
• 23 December – Elvin Ng, actor.

Deaths

• 22 May – Wong Foo Nam, former legislative assemblyman for Pasir Panjang Constituency (b. 1909). ^[6]
• 21 July – P. Govindasamy Pillai, businessman (b. 1887). ^[7]
• 24 July – Philip Hoalim Sr, chairman and co-founder of the Malayan Democratic Union (b. 1895). ^{[8] [9]}
• 8 August – Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907).

References

1. "Singapore Democratic Party is formed". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
2. "National University of Singapore is established". NLB. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
3. "New ferry terminal to be built on Sentosa". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 December 1980. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
4. "1980 Parliamentary General Election". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
5. "Ng Yi-Sheng". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
6. "Ex-member of assembly dies". The Straits Times. 24 May 1980. pp. Page 8.
7. "P. Govindasamy Pillai". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
8. "Philip Hoalim Senior". SEALionPLUS. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
9. "120 Deaths". The Straits Times. 26 July 1980. pp. Page 31.