1957 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1957 in Colony of Singapore.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor:
- until 9 December: Sir Robert Brown Black
- starting 9 December: Sir William Goode
- Chief Minister: Lim Yew Hock
- Chief Secretary:
- until 9 December: Sir William Goode
Events
[edit]March
[edit]- 11 March - The second Merdeka Talks took place.[1]
- 21 March - The Singapore Industrial Promotion Board was formed to develop various industries in colonial Singapore.[2]
April
[edit]- 11 April – The UK Government agrees to allow Singapore its self governance.
- 27 April - The first Pontianak film was released, establishing the horror genre in the local film industry.[3]
June
[edit]- 29 June - By-elections in two constituencies were held, with Lee Kuan Yew winning his seat and Soh Ghee Soon from the Liberal Socialist Party winning the other.[4]
July
[edit]- 1 July - The Berita Harian is launched.
November
[edit]- 1 November - The Citizenship Ordinance in 1957 commenced with registration of Singapore citizenship.[5]
- 3 November - The Workers' Party is launched.[6]
December
[edit]- 21 December - The City Council elections was held, with the People's Action Party winning a majority of the seats.[7]
- 24 December - Ong Eng Guan is sworn in as the first Mayor of Singapore.[8]
Births
[edit]- 14 January - V. K. Rajah, former Attorney-General of Singapore.
- 25 February - Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Singaporean politician and 9th President of Singapore.
- 1 August - Davinder Singh, lawyer.
- 24 September - Lee Hsien Yang, business executive.
- George Quek, founder of BreadTalk.[9]
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January - Lim Boon Keng - Doctor, reformer (b. 1869).[10]
- 29 January - Tay Koh Yat, Chinese community leader and founder of the Tay Koh Yat Bus Company (b. 1880).[11]
- 2 April - Chew Hock Seng, Eldest son of Chew Boon Lay (b. 1883).
References
[edit]- ^ "Merdeka talks - Second all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Industrial Promotion Board is formed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Pontianak - a pioneer horror film series". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "June 1957 Legislative Assembly By-election". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Singapore Citizenship Ordinance is passed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Inauguration of the Workers' Party". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "City Council Election is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Ong Eng Guan is appointed Mayor of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "George Quek". NLB. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
- ^ "Lim Boon Keng". NLB. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Tay Koh Yat". reference.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
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