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1971 in Singapore

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1971
in
Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1971 in Singapore.

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Events

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January

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February

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

March

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April

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May

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July

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  • 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.[11]
  • 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.[12]

October

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  • 23 October – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is officially launched, making it Singapore's first Satellite Earth Station.[13]
  • 31 October – The last British military forces withdraws from Singapore.[14]

November

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December

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  • 1 December – The Singapore Traction Company ceases operations.
  • 2 December – The Clean Air Act is passed to deal with pollution caused by early industrialisation.[16]
  • 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.[17]

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  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. ^ a b Cheng Tong, Yap (17 May 1971). "Walk-out at the Sun". The Straits Times. p. 1. Retrieved 26 October 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  10. ^ "Opposition Paper in Singapore Is Closed on Government Order". The New York Times. 29 May 1971. p. 5.
  11. ^ "Opening of Jurong Drive-in Cinema". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
  12. ^ "First sex reassignment surgery". NLB. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Connecting Singapore to the World - From Submarine Cables To Satellite Earth Stations". NAS. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  14. ^ "Ceremonial parades for British military withdrawal are held". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  15. ^ "Tree Planting Day". NLB. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Clean Air Act of 1971". NLB. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  17. ^ "Gold Bar Murders". NLB. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  18. ^ "Daren Shiau". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  19. ^ "NewspaperSG". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  20. ^ "Tan Chor Lam". reference.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 April 2024.