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1970 in Singapore 
Summary
The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Singapore.
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Incumbents edit
- President: Yusof Ishak (until 23 November), Yeoh Ghim Seng (Acting) (23 November to 2 January 1971)
- Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events edit
May edit
- 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 edit
- 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 edit
- 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]
- 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.[6]
September edit
- September - Singapore is admitted into the Non-Aligned Movement.
October edit
- 1 October – The first shopping mall in Singapore, the People's Park Complex, is opened.[7]
November edit
- 23 November – Singapore's first President Yusof Ishak dies while in office.[8] Speaker of Parliament Yeoh Ghim Seng temporarily serves as acting president during that time.
Births edit
- 22 June – Glenn Ong – radio DJ.
- 22 August – Gwee Li Sui – Poet, graphic artist, critic.[9]
- 31 August – Baey Yam Keng – Politician.
- 10 November – Tay Ping Hui – Actor, director.
- Dave Chua – Author of Gone Case.[10]
- Paul Tan – Poet, winner of 1993 and 1997 Singapore Literature Prize.[11]
Deaths edit
- 23 November – Yusof bin Ishak, 1st President of Singapore (b. 1910).[8]
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Germaine Foo-Tan (7 November 2003). "1965 - The Ministry of Interior and Defence". History Snippets. Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
- ^ "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.