1950 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1950 in the Colony of Singapore.
Incumbents
[edit]- Governor: Sir Franklin Charles Gimson
- Colonial Secretary:
- Sir Patrick McKerron (till 29 April)
- Wilfred Lawson Blythe (starting 30 June)
- Colonial Secretary:
Events
[edit]March
[edit]- 1 March – The Teachers’ Training College (present-day National Institute of Education) is formed to train teachers. It is the first-ever training college for teachers.[1]
- 6 March – A new postal district system dividing Singapore into 28 districts is launched, making it the first ever system.[2]
December
[edit]- 11–13 December – The Maria Hertogh riots took place a few days after the verdict, worsened by inflammatory news coverage. The riots left eighteen people dead and 173 injured.[3]
Births
[edit]- 4 February – Jufrie Mahmood, prominent opposition political figure.
- 17 February – Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, former politician.
- 5 March – Chay Wai Chuen, diplomat and former politician.
- 11 March – Rita Chao, former singer and actress (d. 2014).
- 20 March – Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Malay poet and writer (d. 2022).
- 22 April – Seng Han Thong, former politician.
- 30 June – Kwek Siew Jin, former civil servant and former rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy from 1992 to 1996.
- 4 October – Claire Chiang, entrepreneur, activist and former Nominated Member of Parliament.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Teachers' Training College". NLB. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
- ^ "New Postal Scheme For Singapore". The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 1 March 1950. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
- ^ "Maria Hertogh riots". NLB. Retrieved 16 August 2019.
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