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1961 in Singapore

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1961
in
Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Singapore.

Table 1961 1962 1963
Births 59930 58977 59530
Deaths 10027 10178 10138

Source:[1]

Incumbents

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Events

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February

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  • 20 February – The Singapore Malay National Organisation (PKNS) is formed as a branch of UMNO. It later split following independence.[2]

April

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May

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July

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August

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  • 1 August – The Economic Development Board is formed to create opportunities for Singapore businesses.[11]
  • 12 August – The National Iron and Steel Mills (present-day NatSteel) is formed to develop Singapore's steel industry.[12][13]
  • 13 August – Barisan Sosialis is registered as an opposition party, which dissolved and merged with the Workers' Party in 1988.[14]
  • 16 August – The Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) is formed after STUC's split earlier in July. The union is declared illegal in 1963 after conducting activities that threatened Singapore's national security.[15][16]

September

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  • 6 September – The National Trades Union Congress is formed to represent workers.[17][18]
  • 13 September – 9 October – Lee Kuan Yew delivered a series of 12 radio talks in English, Mandarin and Malay to campaign for a merger with Malaysia. This also includes exposing the Communists' real ideology and reason for opposing the merger.[19]
  • 16–17 September – The first Singapore Grand Prix is held at Thomson Road.[20]

October

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  • 15 October – The Sang Nila Utama Secondary School is officially opened, making it Singapore's first Malay-medium secondary school. By 1968, it started to offer English-medium lessons.[21]

November

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  • 16 November – A White Paper on the proposed merger with Malaya is published. It outlines similar citizenships, passports and rights for Singapore citizens when in Federation, at least 15 seats in the Federal House of Representatives and two in the Senate, maintaining of Singapore's free port status, how the Head of State will be appointed, among others.[22]

December

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Date unknown

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  • The State Development Plan 1961–1964 is published. It aims to improve conditions in Singapore, during a time of high unemployment.[23]
  • Queenstown New Town is being built and expanded to cater for a growing population. This comes after slow progress under the previous Singapore Improvement Trust.[24]

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Number of Births and Deaths". Department of Statistics Singapore. Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 19 May 2016.
  2. ^ "Singapore Malay National Organisation is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  3. ^ "April 1961 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Bukit Ho Swee fire occurs". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  5. ^ "Tunku announces proposal for merger". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Brunei Revolt breaks out". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  7. ^ "July 1961 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  8. ^ "National Trades Union Congress". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  9. ^ "National Trades Union Congress is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. ^ "Shell opens Singapore's first oil refinery at Pulau Bukom". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Economic Development Board". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  12. ^ "National Iron and Steel Mills is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  13. ^ "National Iron and Steel Mills (NatSteel)". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  14. ^ "Barisan Sosialis is registered". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Singapore Association of Trade Unions". NLB. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  16. ^ "SATU—the TUC successor". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 16 August 1961. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  17. ^ "National Trades Union Congress". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  18. ^ "National Trades Union Congress is formed". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  19. ^ "Lee Kuan Yew delivers radio talks in the battle for merger". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  20. ^ "First Singapore Grand Prix is held at Thomson Road circuit". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  21. ^ "Official opening of Sang Nila Utama Secondary School". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  22. ^ "SINGAPORE 15 SEATS". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 November 1961. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  23. ^ "State Development Plan 1961–1964 is issued". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  24. ^ "Queenstown housing estate is built and expanded". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  25. ^ "Mas Selamat bin Kastari". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  26. ^ "Desmond Sim". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  27. ^ "Loh Wai Kiew, Isabella". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  28. ^ "Kelly Tang". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  29. ^ "Ovidia Yu". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  30. ^ "Goh Hood Keng". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  31. ^ "Assemblyman for Anson dies at 28". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 21 April 1961. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  32. ^ "Tan Kah Kee". NLB. Retrieved 7 August 2019.