1971 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Singapore.

1971
in
Singapore

Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

January

February

  • 1 February – The National Sports Promotion Board is formed to promote and develop sports in Singapore.[5]

March

April

July

  • 14 July – The Jurong Drive-in Cinema is opened as Singapore's first and only open-air drive-in cinema. The cinema operated for 15 years until its closure on 30 September 1985.[9]
  • 30 July – Singapore's first sex reassignment surgery is performed on a 24-year-old who becomes a woman after the surgery, led by Dr S. S. Ratnam. The surgery is declared a success.[10]

October

  • 23 October – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is officially launched, making it Singapore's first Satellite Earth Station.[11]
  • 31 October – The last British military forces withdraws from Singapore.[12]

November

December

  • 1 December – The Singapore Traction Company ceases operations.
  • 2 December – The Clean Air Act is passed to deal with pollution caused by early industrialisation.[14]
  • 29 December – The Gold Bars Triple Murders saw a gold merchant and his two employees robbed and killed by a group of 10 men. Seven of the 10 men were sentenced to death for the crime; the remaining three were indefinitely detained for lengthy periods before their release.[15]

Date unknown

Births

References

  1. "Establishment of the Monetary Authority of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. "Benjamin Sheares becomes second president of Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. "Dr. Goh Opens Park". The Straits Times. 4 January 1971. p. 1. Retrieved 1 June 2016 via NewspaperSG.
  4. "Preservation of Monuments Board is established". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  5. "National Sports Promotion Board is established". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  6. "Staff Training Institute (Civil Service College) opens". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  7. "The Five Power Defence Arrangement comes into force". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  8. "Singapore's first concept plan is completed". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  9. "Opening of Jurong Drive-in Cinema". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  10. "First sex reassignment surgery". NLB. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  11. "Connecting Singapore to the World - From Submarine Cables To Satellite Earth Stations". NAS. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  12. "Ceremonial parades for British military withdrawal are held". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  13. "Tree Planting Day". NLB. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  14. "Clean Air Act of 1971". NLB. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  15. "Gold Bar Murders". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  16. "Daren Shiau". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.


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