1963 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1963 in Singapore.
- Singapore was a 14th State of Malaysia beginning 16 September 1963.
Events
January
- 6 January – The OG factory is officially opened.[1]
- 20 January – Confrontation was announced.[2]
February
- 2 February – Operation Coldstore was mounted to stop communist influence, resulting in 113 people being arrested.[3]
- 15 February – The first TV station was launched on Channel 5.[4] Regular television transmissions only started from 2 April.[5]
March
- 13 March – The Civilian War Memorial will be built at Beach Road.[6]
April
- 22 April – City Hall riot.[7]
May
- 1 May – The Public Utilities Board is formed to manage electricity, water and gas.[8]
- 25 May – The Ngee Ann College is officially opened, changing name from Ngee Ann Technical College and finally present-day Ngee Ann Polytechnic.[9]
June
- 16 June – The first tree in Singapore is planted in Farrer Circus by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, which is a mempat tree.[10]
July
- 9 July – The 20-point agreement, submitted by North Borneo, was signed by the UK government and representatives of Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore in the run-up to the creation of the Federation of Malaysia.[11][12]
- 12 July - Pulau Senang prison riot.[13]
August
- 8 August – The National Theatre is opened.[14]
- 25 August – A rally was held in City Hall.[15]
- 28 August – A report to improve education was released.[16]
- 31 August – Singapore declared its independence from the United Kingdom, with Yusof bin Ishak as the head of state (Yang di-Pertuan Negara) and Lee Kuan Yew as prime minister; sixteen days later, Singapore would join the Federation of Malaysia, but would declare independence again on 9 August 1965. On the same day, the 1963 State Constitution is adopted.[17][18][19]
September
- 7 September – City Developments Limited is formed as a property group.[20]
- 16 September – Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.[21][22]
- 21 September – The PAP wins the 1963 State Elections, defeating the Barisan Sosialis and UMNO.[23][24]