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1971
in
Singapore

Decades:
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The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Singapore.

Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • 1 February – The National Sports Promotion Board is formed to promote and develop sports in Singapore.[5]

March

April

July

  • 14 July – The Jurong Drive-in Cinema is opened as Singapore's first and only open-air drive-in cinema. The cinema operated for 15 years until its closure on 30 September 1985.[9]
  • 30 July – Singapore's first sex reassignment surgery is performed on a 24-year-old who becomes a woman after the surgery, led by Dr S. S. Ratnam. The surgery is declared a success.[10]

October

  • 23 October – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is officially launched, making it Singapore's first Satellite Earth Station.[11]
  • 31 October – The last British military forces withdraws from Singapore.[12]

November

December

  • 1 December – The Singapore Traction Company ceases operations.
  • 2 December – The Clean Air Act is passed to deal with pollution caused by early industrialisation.[14]
  • 29 December – The Gold Bars Triple Murders saw a gold merchant and his two employees robbed and killed by a group of 10 men. Seven of the 10 men were sentenced to death for the crime; the remaining three were indefinitely detained for lengthy periods before their release.[15]

Date unknown

Births

References

  1. ^ "Establishment of the Monetary Authority of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ "Benjamin Sheares becomes second president of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ "Dr. Goh Opens Park". The Straits Times. 4 January 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 1 June 2016 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Preservation of Monuments Board is established". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. ^ "National Sports Promotion Board is established". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Staff Training Institute (Civil Service College) opens". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. ^ "The Five Power Defence Arrangement comes into force". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Singapore's first concept plan is completed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Opening of Jurong Drive-in Cinema". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. ^ "First sex reassignment surgery". NLB. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Connecting Singapore to the World - From Submarine Cables To Satellite Earth Stations". NAS. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. ^ "Ceremonial parades for British military withdrawal are held". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. ^ "Tree Planting Day". NLB. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Clean Air Act of 1971". NLB. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  15. ^ "Gold Bar Murders". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. ^ "Daren Shiau". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.