1951 in Singapore

none July 2025 July 2025 1951 Singapore Template:Year in Singapore: Parameter 1=year required! Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg 90px Other events of 1951 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1951 in the Colony of Singapore. Incumbents Governor: Sir Franklin Gimson Colonial Secretary: Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe Events April 10 April – The 1951 Singaporean general election is held.Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1951/ 2025-07-08 sg-elections.com September 22 September – Singapore is proclaimed a City of the British Commonwealth by a royal charter issued by King George VI.Singapore is conferred city status https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=7333873b-d517-4a75-b828-331a30673b30#:~:text=Article&text=Singapore%20was%20proclaimed%20a%20City,of%20liberties,%20privileges%20and%20immunities. 2025-07-08 www.nlb.gov.sg December 1 December – The 1951 Singapore City Council election is held.Singapore City Council Election 1951 https://sg-elections.com/city-election/1951/ 2025-07-08 sg-elections.com Births 2 August – Chin Tet Yung, former PAP MP for Sembawang GRC. 22 August – Moses Lee Kim Poo, former civil servant. Cheo Chai Chen, former SDP Member of Parliament for Nee Soon Central SMC (d. 2024). Deaths 8 January – Pang Cheng Yean, director of the United Chinese Bank Ltd and Batu Pahat Bank Ltd and father-in-law of Lim Kim San (b. 1889).9 January 1951 DEATH https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19510109-1.2.143?qt=%22pang%20cheng%20yean%22,%201951&q=%22Pang%20Cheng%20Yean%22%201951 12 July 2025 NewspaperSG 9 February – Harold Wolskel, former Municipal Commissioner of the Singapore Municipal Commission (b. 1871).13 February 1951 Death Of Mr. H. Wolskel https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19510213-1.2.20?qt=%22harold%20wolskel%22&q=%22Harold%20Wolskel%22 12 July 2025 NewspaperSG 14 July – Andrew Caldecott, 17th Colonial Secretary of the Straits Settlements (b. 1884).15 July 1951 SIR ANDREW CALDECOTT DIES https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19510715-1.2.20?qt=%22andrew%20caldecott%22&q=%22Andrew%20Caldecott%22 12 July 2025 NewspaperSG 11 October – William G. Stirling, former Assistant Protector of the Chinese in Singapore (b. 1887).W.G. Stirling https://www.bobforrestweb.co.uk/The_Rubaiyat/N_and_Q/W_G_Stirling/W_G_Stirling.htm 2025-07-12 www.bobforrestweb.co.uk 13 December – Laurence Guillemard, 18th Governor of the Straits Settlements (b. 1862).Laurence Nunns Guillemard https://www.nlb.gov.sg/main/article-detail?cmsuuid=ebe6e3ba-bdc0-40a0-9b09-b99f3b977468 12 July 2025 www.nlb.gov.sg See also List of years in Singapore City of Singapore (historical entity) City Council of Singapore References Category:1951 in Singapore Singapore Category:Years in Singapore