1960 in Singapore
The following lists events that happened during 1960 in Singapore.
| Table | 1960 | 1961 | 1962 |
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| Births | 61770 | 59930 | 58977 |
| Deaths | 10210 | 10027 | 10178 |
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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.[2]
July
- 1 July - The People's Association is formed.[3]
September
- 6 September - The National Library launches a new mobile library service.[4]
- 8 September - Tan Howe Liang wins a silver medal during the 1960 Summer Olympics.
November
- 12 November - The Old National Library Building (demolished in 2004) was opened.[5]
Date unknown
- Far East Organization, a property developer was founded.[6]
Births
- Jack Neo, film director.[7]
- Isa Kamari, author.[8]
- 7 January - Hong Huifang, actress
- 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
Deaths
See also
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- "History - Housing & Development Board (HDB)".
- "The People's Association is formed". NLB. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- "Good start for mobile library". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 6 September 1960. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
- "Cultural awakening". The Straits Times. 13 November 1960. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- "Far East Organization". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Jack Neo". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Isa Kamari". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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