1960 in Singapore
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Events
February
- 1 February – The Housing and Development Board is set up by Lim Kim San, replacing the Singapore Improvement Trust. The Planning Authority takes over SIT's functions of land use in Singapore.[1][2][3]
July
- 1 July – The People's Association is formed.[4]
August
- 28 August – 600 employees of the Singapore Glass Factory go on a strike lasting 73 days.[5]
September
- 6 September – The National Library launches a new mobile library service.[6]
- 8 September – Tan Howe Liang wins a silver medal during the 1960 Summer Olympics.
- 27 September- The Internal Security Council was formed
November
- 12 November – The Old National Library Building (demolished in 2004) was opened.[7]
Date unknown
- Far East Organization, a property developer was founded.[8]
- The Primary School Leaving Examination(PSLE) was first introduced as a mandatory examination in Singapore, the exam was meant for 12 years old who are leaving Primary Schools and moving on into Secondary Schools
Births
- 7 January – Hong Huifang, actress.
- 24 January – Jack Neo, film director.[9]
- 17 March – Ruth Langsford, presenter in the United Kingdom.
- 29 March – Paddy Chew, actor (d. 1999).
- 20 June – Jeremy Monteiro, singer.
- 19 August – Wee Siew Kim, former politician.
- 24 November – Shirley Ng, sports shooter.[10]
- Isa Kamari, author.[11]