1961 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1961 in Singapore.
| Table | 1961 | 1962 | 1963 |
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| Births | 59930 | 58977 | 59530 |
| Deaths | 10027 | 10178 | 10138 |
Source: [1]
Incumbents
Events
- 25 May – The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills 4 people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.
- 27 May – Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.
Births
25 Jan: Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore.
4 February: Edmund Chen, former Singaporean actor. Married with Xiang Yun, also born in 1961.
12 February: Chen Jin Lang, former Singaporean singer. (d. 25 July, 2006)
16 August: Lui Tuck Yew, former Second Minister for Defence in Singapore.
27 October: Xiang Yun, Singaporean actress. Married with Edmund Chen
Sports
11 - 16 December, Singapore took place in the 2nd South East Asian Peninsular Games. It clinched the fifth place, accumulating a total of 28 medals.
Deaths
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See also
References
- ^ "Number of Births and Deaths". Department of Statistics Singapore.
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