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The following lists events that happened during 1956 in Colony of Singapore.
Incumbents
- Governor: Sir Robert Brown Black
- Chief Minister:
- David Marshall (until June 7)
- Lim Yew Hock (from June 8)
- Chief Secretary: Sir William Goode
Events
March
- 15 March — Nanyang University is officiated with a flag-raising ceremony, with classes beginning on 30 March.
April
- 23 April — The first Merdeka talks were held, which failed on 23 May after failing to compromise on internal security arrangements. As a result, David Marshall resigned.
June
- 8 June — Lim Yew Hock became the second Chief Minister of Singapore.
August
- 17 August — The Nicoll Highway and Merdeka Bridge are officially opened.
October
- 10 October — Protests by students occurred after several organisations were dissolved over communist links. The protests continued over two weeks, culminating into riots that occurred on 25 October.
Births
- 12 January — Matthias Yao, former MP for Marine Parade GRC (MacPherson)
- 15 April — Ho Geok Choo, former MP for West Coast GRC (Boon Lay)
- 23 July — Iskandar Ismail, musician and winner of 2008 Cultural Medallion in Music (d. 2014).
- 5 September — Low Thia Khiang, 8th Secretary-General of the Workers' Party and 8th Leader of the Opposition
- 12 September — Walter Woon, 5th Attorney-General of Singapore
- 1 October — Chan Soo Sen, Former MP for Joo Chiat SMC
Deaths
- 21 July — Lim Chong Pang, prominent businessman and long-time member of the Singapore Rural Board (b. 1904).
- 25 July — Ronald John Farrer, Former President of the Singapore Municipal Commission (b. 1872).
- 13 September — Chia Hock Chwee, fisherman and father-in-law of Lim Chong Pang (b. 1895).
- 24 October — Henry Nicholas Ridley, 1st Director of Singapore Botanic Gardens (b. 1855).
- 29 November — Father Stephen Lee, Parish Priest of Church of St. Teresa (b. 1896).
See also
References
- ^ "Nanyang University". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Merdeka talks - First all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Lim Yew Hock is appointed the second Chief Minister". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Nicoll Highway". NLB. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Merdeka Bridge". NLB. Retrieved 8 November 2019.
- ^ "Protests by Chinese middle school students". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019.
- ^ "Iskandar Mirza Ismail". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ Appointment of Singapore's Ambassador to The Kingdom of Belgium and Singapore's Ambassador to The Federal Republic of Germany, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 5 August 2003, archived from the original on 2 March 2012, retrieved 16 April 2010.
- ^ "Lim Chong Pang | Infopedia". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Mr Farrer dies after 60 years in Malaya". The Straits Times. 26 July 1956. p. 1. Retrieved 6 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "謝福水 Chia Hock Chwee". 24 May 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "Henry Nicholas Ridley". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "History of the Catholic Church in Singapore". Retrieved 6 July 2024.
- ^ "A PRIEST BEGGED FOR 'HIS' ORPHANS". The Straits Times. 30 November 1956. p. 9. Retrieved 14 January 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
