1963 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1963 in Singapore.
- Singapore was a 14th State of Malaysia beginning 16 September 1963.
Incumbents
Events
January
- 6 January – The OG factory is officially opened.[1]
- 20 January – Confrontation was announced.[2]
February
- 2 February – Operation Coldstore was mounted to stop communist influence, resulting in 113 people being arrested.[3]
- 15 February – The first TV station was launched on Channel 5.[4] Regular television transmissions only started from 2 April.[5]
March
- 13 March – The Civilian War Memorial will be built at Beach Road.[6]
May
- 1 May – The Public Utilities Board is formed to manage electricity, water and gas.[7]
- 25 May – The Ngee Ann College is officially opened, changing name from Ngee Ann Technical College and finally present-day Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[8]
June
- 16 June – The first tree in Singapore is planted in Farrer Circus by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, which is a mempat tree.[9]
July
- 9 July – The 20-point agreement, submitted by North Borneo, was signed by the UK government and representatives of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore in the run-up to the creation of the Federation of Malaysia.[10][11]
August
- 8 August – The National Theatre is opened.[12]
- 25 August – A rally was held in City Hall.[13]
- 28 August – A report to improve education was released.[14]
- 31 August – Singapore declared its independence from the United Kingdom, with Yusof bin Ishak as the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Negara) and Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister; sixteen days later, Singapore would join the Federation of Malaysia, but would declare independence again on 9 August 1965. On the same day, the 1963 State Constitution is adopted.[15][16][17]
September
- 7 September – City Developments Limited is formed as a property group.[18]
- 16 September – Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.[19][20]
- 21 September – The PAP wins the 1963 State Elections, defeating the Barisan Sosialis and UMNO.[21][22]
November
- 13 November – The Singapore Association of Trade Unions (SATU) is refused registration for being prejudicial to Singapore's national security, leading to its eventual dissolution.[23][24]
- 23 November – Channel 8 is launched as Singapore's second TV channel.[25][26]
Births
- 12 April – Indranee Rajah, Politician.
- 16 April – Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health.
- Ivan Heng – Stage actor, director, founder of W!LD RICE.[27]
- Koh Buck Song – Writer, journalist.[28]
- Heng Siok Tian – Art educator.[29]
- Yang Lina - Actress (d. 2010).[30]
Deaths
- 14 February – Lim Hak Tai – Pioneer artist, art educator (b. 1893).[31]
- 18 August – Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill – Last British director of Raffles Museum (present day National Museum of Singapore) (b. 1911).[32]
- Haji Ambo Sooloh – Businessman of Bugis descent (b. 1891).[33]
References
- ^ "Goh to open factory". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 5 January 1963. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
- ^ "Indonesia announces Konfrontasi (Confrontation)". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Special Branch mounts Operation Coldstore". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Lim Ann Qi, Angela (14 February 1963). "PROGRAMME FOR TV PILOT SERVICE". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ Lim Ann Qi, Angela (2 April 1963). "Television Singapura The Straits Times". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2020.
- ^ "Civilian War Memorial". NLB. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "Public Utilities Board is formed". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Ngee Ann College opens". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Lam, Lydia (20 May 2015). "On the trail of Mr Lee's trees". Asiaone. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Gungwu Wang (2005). Nation-building: Five Southeast Asian Histories. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. p. 218. ISBN 978-981-230-317-2.
- ^ "Signing of the Malaysia Agreement". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "National Theatre". NLB. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ ""Blood debt" rally is held at City Hall". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Final report of the Commission of Inquiry into Education". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Stephen McCarthy (18 April 2006). The Political Theory of Tyranny in Singapore and Burma: Aristotle and the Rhetoric of Benevolent Despotism. Routledge. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-134-00332-7.
- ^ "Lee Kuan Yew declares de facto independence for Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "1963 State of Singapore Constitution is adopted". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "City Developments Limited is formed". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Portal Rasmi Arkib Negara Malaysia". www.arkib.gov.my. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Singapore becomes part of Malaysia". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ Albert Lau (2003). A Moment of Anguish: Singapore in Malaysia and the Politics of Disengagement. Eastern Universities Press. ISBN 978-981-210-265-2.
- ^ "1963 Legislative Assembly General Election". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Association of Trade Unions". NLB. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Govt. says 'no' to Satu bid for federation". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 14 November 1963. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "Singapore's first television station". NLB. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "S'pore TV on two channels from today". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- ^ "Ivan Heng". NLB. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Koh Buck Song". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Heng Siok Tian". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Fang, Joy (21 March 2010). "Former Mediacorp actress Yang Lina dies of cancer". AsiaOne. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
- ^ "Lim Hak Tai". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Haji Ambo Sooloh". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.