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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]
April
- 22 April – City Hall riot.[7]
May
- 1 May – The Public Utilities Board is formed to manage electricity, water and gas.[8]
- 25 May – The Ngee Ann College is officially opened, changing name from Ngee Ann Technical College and finally present-day Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[9]
June
- 16 June – The first tree in Singapore is planted in Farrer Circus by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, which is a mempat tree.[10]
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.[11][12]
- 12 July - Pulau Senang prison riot.[13]
August
- 8 August – The National Theatre is opened.[14]
- 25 August – A rally was held in City Hall.[15]
- 28 August – A report to improve education was released.[16]
- 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.[17][18][19]
September
- 7 September – City Developments Limited is formed as a property group.[20]
- 16 September – Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.[21][22]
- 21 September – The PAP wins the 1963 State Elections, defeating the Barisan Sosialis and UMNO.[23][24]
November
Births
- 12 April – Indranee Rajah, Minister in the Prime Minister's Office.
- 16 April – Masagos Zulkifli, Minister for Social and Family Development and Second Minister for Health.
- 20 September – Ivan Heng, Stage actor, director, founder of W!LD RICE.[29]
- Koh Buck Song – Writer, journalist.[30]
- Heng Siok Tian – Art educator.[31]
- Yang Lina - Actress (d. 2010).[32]
Deaths
- 14 February – Lim Hak Tai – Pioneer artist, art educator (b. 1893).[33]
- 18 August – Carl Alexander Gibson-Hill – Last British director of Raffles Museum (present day National Museum of Singapore) (b. 1911).[34]
- Haji Ambo Sooloh – Businessman of Bugis descent (b. 1891).[35]
References
- ↑ "Goh to open factory". The Straits Times. 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.
- ↑ "SEVEN CHARGES". The Straits Times. 24 April 1963. p. 1.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "ALL THAT HAVOC EN 40 mins: SEOW". The Straits Times. 19 November 1963. p. 6.
- ↑ "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.
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