1975 in Singapore
Singapore-related events during 1975
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The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Singapore.
Incumbents
- President: Benjamin Henry Sheares[1]
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew[2]
Events
January
- 1 January – The Singapore Maritime Museum is opened in Sentosa, albeit still under construction.[3]
February
April
- 1 April – The Singapore Air Defence Command is renamed to the Republic of Singapore Air Force.
- 30 April – The new Royal Sporting House outlet officially opens.[5]
June
- 2 June –
- The Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) was launched in a bid to control traffic into the city, the world's first area licensing scheme.[6]
- The Jurong Town Hall is officially opened. It served as the headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation (now JTC Corporation) until 2000, spearheading Singapore's economy.[7]
July
- 30 July – The World Trade Centre will be ready by 1977.[8]
September
- 15 September – The Subordinate Courts Building (present day State Courts) starts operations, centralising various courts which were scattered around the city at that time including the Criminal District and Magistrates' Court; the Traffic Courts; and the Civil District Courts.[9]
- 24 September – The last British warship, HMS Mermaid, left Sembawang Naval Basin.[10]
November
- 20 November – Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act were passed to introduce the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking cases.
Date unknown
- The Kranji Reservoir and Pandan Reservoir are completed.[11]
- DBS Building Tower One is completed.
- 3S Transport Pte Ltd starts operations as Singapore's second private charter bus company after Woodlands Transport the previous year.
Births
- 20 January – Emma Yong, actress, member of Dim Sum Dollies (d. 2012).[12]
- 28 January – Tanya Chua, singer.
- 19 September – Michelle Chia, actress.
- 24 September – Calvin Cheng, former Nominated Member of Parliament.
- 6 December – Vincent Ng, martial artist, actor.
- 27 December – Daniel Ong, artiste and radio DJ, co-founder of Twelve Cupcakes.
- Tan Wu Meng – politician.
- Kam Ning – violinist.
Deaths
- 14 January – Foo Chee Fong – Chinese businessman and Hainanese community leader (b. 1898).[13]
- 13 February – Franklin Gimson – Singapore's first postwar Governor and commander-in-chief from 1946 to 1952 (b. 1890).[14]
- 20 June – Alan Rose – 1st Chief Justice of the State of Singapore (b. 1899).[15]
- 6 November – Wilfred Lawson Blythe – 2nd Colonial Secretary of Singapore (b. 1896).[16]
- 13 December – Neo Ao Tiew – Chinese businessman, philanthropist and a pioneer of Lim Chu Kang (b. 1884).[17]
References
- ^ "Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares in his office". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ Mydans, Seth (22 March 2015). "Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singapore, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
- ^ "17 model ships for Sentosa museum". The Straits Times. 2 January 1975. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Opening of the SAF Reservists' Association Clubhouse, Toa Payoh" (PDF). NAS. 19 February 1975. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
- ^ "Official Opening Ceremony of the Royal Sporting House". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 30 April 1975. Retrieved 18 August 2019.
- ^ "Area Licensing Scheme". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "National Heritage Board Gazettes Jurong Town Hall as Singapore's 69th National Monument" (PDF). NHB. 1 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ "Centre to boost trade in sea". New Nation (retrieved from NLB). 31 July 1975. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
- ^ Hussain, Amir (15 September 2015). "Iconic State Courts building in Havelock Square celebrates 40th anniversary". The Straits Times. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ "Last British naval units in Singapore withdraw – Singapore History". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
- ^ "$132m water supply projects to be ready this year". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 9 February 1975. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Emma Yong". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "符致逢-文昌当代人物专题". ren.bytravel.cn. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Franklin Charles Gimson". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Corfield, Justin (2 December 2010). Historical Dictionary of Singapore. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7387-2.
- ^ "Wilfred Lawson Blythe (colonial administrator)". FamousFix.com. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ "Neo Tiew". reference.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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