1969 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore.

← 1968 1967 1966 1969 in Singapore → 1970 1971 1972
Decades:	1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s
See also:	Other events of 1969 Timeline of Singaporean history

Incumbents

• President: Yusuf bin Ishak
• Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew

Events

March

• 26 March – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is announced, which will take a year to set up.[1]

May

• 13 May – Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore.
• 19 May – The Singapore Petroleum Company is formed.[2]

July

• 1 July – The first SAF Day was commemorated.[3]

December

• 10 December – Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving five fatalities.[4]

Births

• 10 January – Tan Chuan-Jin – Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore.
• 12 August – Edwin Tong – Minister for Culture, Community and Youth.
• 1 September – Lam Pin Min – Former politician.
• 9 October – Chan Chun Sing – Minister for Trade and Industry.
• 15 November – Ong Ye Kung – Minister for Transport.
• Douglas Foo – Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd (which owns Sakae Sushi), former Nominated Member of Parliament.[5]
• Hossan Leong – Media personality.[6]

References

1. "Blakang Mati site for earth satellite station". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
2. "About SPC". SPC. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
3. "Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
4. "Major floods in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
5. "Douglas Foo". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
6. "Hossan Leong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.