1958 in Singapore
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The following lists events that happened during 1958 in Colony of Singapore.
Incumbents[edit]
- Governor: Sir William Allmond Codrington Goode
- Chief Minister: Lim Yew Hock
- Chief Secretary: Edgeworth Beresford David (starting 29 January 1958)[1]
Events[edit]
March[edit]
- 30 March – Nanyang University, a private university using the Chinese language (Singaporean Mandarin) is officially opened. It eventually merged with the University of Singapore to form the National University of Singapore.[2][3]
April[edit]
- 3 April – Times House is officially opened, serving as the operation headquarters of Singapore's newspapers.[4]
May[edit]
- 13 May – The third Merdeka Talks took place, which concluded with the same agreement from 1957.[5]
July[edit]
- 1 July – The Legal Aid Bureau is created to assist the need with legal matters.[6]
August[edit]
- 1 August – Royal assent was given to the State of Singapore Act 1958, providing for internal self-government for Singapore
- 8 August – The Master Plan, which was intended to guide Singapore's development over a two-decade period, is approved by the Singapore government and comes into force.[7]
- 9 August – The first air-conditioned supermarket, Fitzpatrick's Supermarket is officially opened. Since then, the area has been taken over by The Paragon.[8][9]
November[edit]
- 22 November – The Shaw House, a 10-storey office block, is officially opened by then Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock.[10]
- 24 November – The Syariah Court is established to tighten divorce processes and safeguard marriages.[11]
Births[edit]
- 13 October – Sam Tan, former politician
- 10 December – Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Defence
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Last Chief Secretary". Singapore Standard. 30 January 1958. p. 4.
- ^ "Nanyang University". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Nanyang University opens". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
- ^ "Times House". NLB. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
- ^ "Merdeka talks – Third all-party mission to London is held". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Legal Aid Bureau is created". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Master Plan gets approval of Govt". The Straits Times. Singapore. 8 August 1958. p. 7. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "1st air-con supermart". The Straits Times. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Fitzpatrick's Supermarket at Orchard Road, between 1958 and 1963". NLB. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Shaw House (Lido)". NLB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Syariah Court is established". NLB. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
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