1969 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore.
Incumbents
Events
March
- 26 March - The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is announced, which will take a year to set up.[1]
May
- 13 May - Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore.
- 19 May - The Singapore Petroleum Company is formed.[2]
July
December
- 10 December - Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving 5 fatalities.[4]
Births
- 10 January - Tan Chuan-Jin - Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
- 9 October - Chan Chun Sing - Minister for Trade and Industry (Singapore).
- 15 November - Ong Ye Kung - Minister for Education.
- Douglas Foo - Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd (which owns Sakae Sushi), Nominated Member of Parliament.[5]
- Hossan Leong - Media personality.[6]
Deaths
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References
- ^ "Blakang Mati site for earth satellite station". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ "About SPC". SPC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Major floods in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Douglas Foo". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Hossan Leong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
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