1976 in Singapore

none March 2020 September 2020 1976 The following lists events that happened during 1976 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Benjamin Henry Sheares Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events April 1 April – The Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) is formed to help ex-offenders find employment. June June - The Pearl Bank Apartments is completed, making it Singapore's tallest and densest residential building in Singapore at that time. The Apartments will soon be demolished after being sold to CapitaLand in an en-bloc sale in 2018,https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/capitaland-acquires-pearl-bank-apartments-for-s728m-q4-profit-falls-38 Pearl Bank Apartments in Outram sold en bloc to CapitaLand for S$728m 13 February 2018 13 August 2019 The Straits Times which will be redeveloped into One Pearl Bank by 2023.CapitaLand unveils design for One Pearl Bank https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pearl-bank-capitaland-unveils-design-11530636 13 August 2019 CNA 14 May 2018 2 June 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20190602155048/https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/pearl-bank-capitaland-unveils-design-11530636 dead October 1 October - The OCBC Centre is officially opened.The 85-year journey of a Singapore bank https://www.straitstimes.com/opinion/the-85-year-journey-of-a-singapore-bank 12 August 2019 The Straits Times 12 November 2017 The Business Times is launched. December 23 December – The PAP wins all 69 seats in the 1976 General Election.Dieter Nohlen Florian Grotz Christof Hartmann Elections in Asia and the Pacific : A Data Handbook: Volume II: South East Asia, East Asia, and the South Pacific https://books.google.com/books?id=ceNmuQEACAAJ 15 November 2001 OUP Oxford 978-0-19-924959-6 254Parliamentary general election 1976 Singapore Elections Date unknown The Queensway Shopping Centre is opened as a sports mall. The mall also hosts Singapore's first public escalators. St James Power Station was decommissioned and its operations is taken over by Pasir Panjang and Jurong power stations.https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/goodbye-st-james-power-station-6-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-the-iconic Goodbye, St James Power Station: 6 things you might not have known about the iconic nightspot The Straits Times 7 September 2018 Jan Lee https://web.archive.org/web/20201127214050/https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/goodbye-st-james-power-station-6-things-you-might-not-have-known-about-the-iconic 2020-11-27 live Births 20 January — Jamus Lim, Workers' Party MP for Sengkang GRC. 21 January — Christopher de Souza, current Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore and PAP MP for Holland-Bukit Timah GRC. 20 April — Henry Kwek, PAP MP for Kebun Baru SMC. 2 June — Yaw Shin Leong, former Workers' Party MP for Hougang SMC (d. 2023). 27 June — Intan Azura Mokhtar, former PAP MP for Ang Mo Kio GRC. 14 July — Yeo Wan Ling, PAP MP for Punggol GRC. 15 July — Desmond Lee, current Minister for Education. 2 August — Pritam Singh, 9th Leader of the Opposition and 9th Secretary-General of the Workers' Party. 2 December — Loretta Chen, theatre director and media personality. Deaths 25 January — Koo Young, former Barisan Sosialis legislative assemblyman for Thomson Constituency (b. 1936).26 January 1976 Peniaga temui maut di Klab Lumba Kuda https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19760126-1.2.49?qt=%22koo%20young%22,%20meninggal,%20dunia&q=%22Koo%20Young%22%20meninggal%20dunia 24 June 2025 NewspaperSG25 January 1977 无标题 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/nysp19770125-1.2.37.7?qt=%22%E9%A1%BE%20%E6%B3%B1%22&q=%22%E9%A1%BE%E6%B3%B1%22%20 24 June 2025 NewspaperSG 10 April — Sellappa Ramasamy, former PAP Member of Parliament for Bukit Merah Constituency and Potong Pasir Constituency (b. 1927).11 April 1976 Former MP dies of heart attack https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19760411-1.2.46?qt=mp,%20dies&q=%22MP%22%20%22dies%22 15 February 2026 NewspaperSG10 April 1984 144 In Memoriam https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19840410-1.2.62.5?qt=%22sellappa%20ramaswamy%22&q=%22Sellappa%20Ramaswamy%22 24 June 2025 NewspaperSG 4 October — Chua Boon Lay, footballer (b. 1902).Chua Boon Lay http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1757_2011-01-25.html NLB 12 August 2019 28 October — Chen Jen Hao, educator and pioneering artist (b. 1908).Chen Jen Hao https://reference.nlb.gov.sg/guides/singapore/people/chen-jen-hao/ 2025-06-29 reference.nlb.gov.sg en4 May 1978 Doctor who mistook piece of fat for appendix https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780504-1.2.32 30 June 2025 NewspaperSG 15 December — P. S. Raman, diplomat (b. 1920).21 December 1976 Envoy's body flown home from Moscow https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19761221-1.2.76? 16 September 2024 The Straits Times 13 NewspaperSG References 1976 Singapore Category:Years in Singapore