1969 in Singapore

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Last updated April 01, 2022

The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore.

Incumbents

Events

March

26 March – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is announced, which will take a year to set up.^[1]

May

13 May – Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore.
19 May – The Singapore Petroleum Company is formed.^[2]

July

1 July – The first SAF Day was commemorated.^[3]

December

10 December – Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving five fatalities.^[4]

Births

10 January – Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
10 February – Poh Lip Meng, national sport shooter (d. 2021).
14 May – Lim Tong Hai, national football player.
17 June – James Lye, former actor.
10 July – Hossan Leong, media personality.^[5]
12 August – Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
1 September – Lam Pin Min, former politician.
9 October – Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education.
15 November – Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health.
Douglas Foo, Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd (which owns Sakae Sushi), former Nominated Member of Parliament.^[6]

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References

↑ "Blakang Mati site for earth satellite station". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
↑ "About SPC". SPC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
↑ "Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
↑ "Major floods in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
↑ "Hossan Leong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
↑ "Douglas Foo". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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[1] "Blakang Mati site for earth satellite station". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2019.

[2] "About SPC". SPC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.

[3] "Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[4] "Major floods in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.

[5] "Hossan Leong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[6] "Douglas Foo". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.

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