1980 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.
Incumbents
[edit]Events
[edit]May
[edit]August
[edit]- 6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed.[1]
- 8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University.[2]
December
[edit]- 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981.[3]
- 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election.[4]
Births
[edit]- 28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol (Season 2).
- 20 June – Alvin Tan, politician.
- 25 November – Ng Yi Sheng, writer.[5]
- 17 December – Stella Huang, former singer.
- 23 December – Elvin Ng, actor.
Deaths
[edit]- 22 May – Wong Foo Nam, former legislative assemblyman for Pasir Panjang Constituency (b. 1909).[6]
- 21 July – P. Govindasamy Pillai, businessman (b. 1887).[7]
- 24 July – Philip Hoalim Sr, chairman and co-founder of the Malayan Democratic Union (b. 1895).[8][9]
- 8 August – Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907).
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Democratic Party is formed". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "National University of Singapore is established". NLB. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- ^ "New ferry terminal to be built on Sentosa". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 December 1980. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "1980 Parliamentary General Election". NLB. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "Ng Yi-Sheng". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Ex-member of assembly dies". The Straits Times. 24 May 1980. pp. Page 8.
- ^ "P. Govindasamy Pillai". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Philip Hoalim Senior". SEALionPLUS. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ "120 Deaths". The Straits Times. 26 July 1980. pp. Page 31.