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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.[1]
- 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
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.[5]
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.[6]
November
- 23 November – Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak dies while in office.[7] Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng temporarily serves as acting president during that time.
Births
- 22 August – Gwee Li Sui - Poet, graphic artist, critic.[8]
- Dave Chua - Author of Gone Case.[9]
- Paul Tan - Poet, winner of 1993 and 1997 Singapore Literature Prize.[10]
Deaths
- 23 November – Yusof bin Ishak, 1st President of Singapore (b. 1910).[7]
References
- ^ "Queenstown Community Library". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Official Opening of the National Junior College" (PDF). NAS. 14 May 1970. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew talking with students at …". nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
- ^ "First kidney transplant". NLB. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Balloting of stalls at Block 89, Hawker Centre, Pipit Road" (PDF). NAS. 4 August 1970. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Online project highlights key days of our lives". The New Paper. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Cabinet pays last respects". The Straits Times, (Retrieved from NewspaperSG). 24 November 1970. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
- ^ "Gwee Li Sui". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Dave Chua". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Paul Tan". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.