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The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore.

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.

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.

July

  • 1 July – The first SAF Day was commemorated.
  • 18 July – Radio Television Singapore launches its fifth radio station, the "FM Stereo Service" on 92.4 and 790 kHz.

December

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

Births

  • 10 January – Tan Chuan-Jin, former politician and former speaker.
  • 10 February – Poh Lip Meng, national sport shooter (d. 2021).
  • 7 March - Huang Biren, actress.
  • 9 April - M Ravi, human rights lawyer and activist (d. 2025).
  • 14 May – Lim Tong Hai, national football player.
  • 17 June – James Lye, former actor.
  • 10 July – Hossan Leong, television personality.
  • 12 August – Edwin Tong, lawyer and politician.
  • 1 September – Lam Pin Min, former doctor and former politician.
  • 9 October – Chan Chun Sing, former army general and politician.
  • 15 November – Ong Ye Kung, former civil servant and politician.
  • Date unknown - Douglas Foo, Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd (which owns Sakae Sushi), former Nominated Member of Parliament.

Deaths

  • 15 March – Percival Frank Aroozoo, former principal of Gan Eng Seng School (b. 1900).
  • 8 July – Robert Lim, medical doctor and eldest son of Lim Boon Keng (b. 1897).
  • 5 October – John Davies, 1st Attorney-General of the Crown Colony of Singapore (b. 1898).

References