1970 in Singapore

none February 2020 September 2020 1970 The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Yusof Ishak (until 23 November), Yeoh Ghim Seng (Acting) (23 November to 2 January 1971) Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events May 2 May – The Queenstown Branch Library (now Queenstown Community Library) is opened to the public, making it Singapore's first branch library.Queenstown Community Library http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_934_2004-12-13.html NLB 10 August 2019 14 May – The National Junior College opens as Singapore's first junior college. 6 to 8 more junior colleges are announced over the next few years as part of a new education plan, along with more ASEAN students and scholarships, a new hostel in Outram by September and the St John's School to be run by a trust.Official Opening of the National Junior College https://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/lky19700514.pdf NAS 1 December 2020 14 May 1970http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/photographs/record-details/b7d4a996-1162-11e3-83d5-0050568939ad Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew talking with students at … nas.gov.sg 10 May 2017 July 8 July – Singapore's first kidney transplant is performed on 29-year-old Doreen Tan at the Outram Park General Hospital (present day Singapore General Hospital), led by Chan Kong Thoe. The operation is declared a success.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1647_2010-02-19.html First kidney transplant NLB 4 September 2019 August 4 August – The Ministry of Health announced more hawker centres to be built within five years to resettle all street hawkers, resulting in greater hygiene and better facilities. For a start, three such hawker centres will be built this year.Balloting of stalls at Block 89, Hawker Centre, Pipit Road http://www.nas.gov.sg/archivesonline/data/pdfdoc/PressR19700804-2.pdf 4 September 2019 NAS 4 August 1970 11 August – The Ministry of Interior and Defence splits, forming the Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Home Affairs to better cater for defence and homeland security functions.http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/birth_of_saf/v07n11_history.html 1965 - The Ministry of Interior and Defence Germaine Foo-Tan 7 November 2003 History Snippets Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) 16 July 2011 26 June 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070626025316/http://www.mindef.gov.sg/imindef/about_us/history/birth_of_saf/v07n11_history.html dead September September – Singapore is admitted into the Non-Aligned Movement. October 1 October – The first shopping mall in Singapore, the People's Park Complex, is opened.Online project highlights key days of our lives https://tnp.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/online-project-highlights-key-days-our-lives The New Paper 7 August 2019 24 December 2015 November 23 November – Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak dies while in office.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19701124-1.2.2.aspx Cabinet pays last respects. The Straits Times, (Retrieved from NewspaperSG) 24 November 1970 6 April 2016 Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng temporarily serves as acting president during that time. Births 2 May – Vincent Wijeysingha, Singapore Democratic Party politician. 22 June – Glenn Ong, radio DJ. 22 August – Gwee Li Sui, poet, graphic artist, critic.Gwee Li Sui http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1713_2010-10-15.html NLB 12 November 2019 27 August – Hazel Poa, former Progress Singapore Party NCMP of the 14th Parliament of Singapore.https://www.facebook.com/hazel.poa Hazel Poa Facebook 17 March 2015 20 September 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200920182335/https://www.facebook.com/hazel.poa live 31 August Baey Yam Keng, current PAP Member of Parliament for Tampines GRC. Dennis Tan, current Workers' Party Member of Parliament for Hougang SMC.Curriculum Vitae – Dennis Tan Lip Fong https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cv/cv_dennis-tan.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20250927084944/https://www.parliament.gov.sg/docs/default-source/cv/cv_dennis-tan.pdf?sfvrsn=81e25308_1 27 September 2025 27 September 2025 Parliament of Singapore 28 September – Leon Perera, former Workers' Party Member of Parliament for Aljunied GRC. 19 October – Darryl David, current PAP Member of Parliament for Ang Mo Kio GRC.PARL MP https://www.parliament.gov.sg/mps/list-of-current-mps/mp/details/darryl-david 2026-03-03 www.parliament.gov.sg 3 November – Steve Chia, 3rd Secretary-General of the Singapore People's Party and former NCMP of the 10th Parliament of Singapore.4 November 2001 Cinderella Steve Chia https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/today20011104-1.2.2 3 March 2026 NewspaperSG 10 November – Tay Ping Hui, actor and director. Lee Hong Chuang, current PAP Member of Parliament for Jurong East–Bukit Batok GRC. Dave Chua, author of Gone Case.Dave Chua http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1017_2007-10-18.html NLB 12 November 2019 Paul Tan, poet and winner of 1993 and 1997 Singapore Literature Prize.Paul Tan http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1325_2007-11-22.html NLB 29 October 2019 Deaths 2 October – Han Wai Toon, scholar, collector and agriculturist (b. 1892).Han Wai Toon https://reference.nlb.gov.sg/singapore/people/han-wai-toon/ 20 October 2026 National Library Reference Guides en15 October 1970 名学者名考古家 韓槐準逝世北京 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/scjp19701015-1.2.50.18?qt=%22%E9%9F%93%20%E6%A7%90%20%E6%BA%96%22&q=%E2%80%9C%E9%9F%93%E6%A7%90%E6%BA%96%E2%80%9D 20 October 2026 Sin Chew Jit Poh 14 23 November – Yusof bin Ishak, 1st President of Singapore (b. 1910). References 1970 Singapore Category:Years in Singapore