Singapore-related events during 1969 This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. * 1968 * 1967 * 1966 * * | 1969 Singapore | * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * * | | | Decades:| * 1940s * 1950s * 1960s * 1970s * 1980s See also:| * Other events of 1969 * Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1969 in Singapore. ## Contents * 1 Incumbents * 2 Events * 2.1 March * 2.2 May * 2.3 July * 2.4 December * 3 Births * 4 References ## Incumbents[edit] * President: Yusuf bin Ishak * Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew ## Events[edit] ### March[edit] * 26 March – The Sentosa Satellite Earth Station is announced, which will take a year to set up.[1] ### May[edit] * 13 May – Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore. * 19 May – The Singapore Petroleum Company is formed.[2] ### July[edit] * 1 July – The first SAF Day was commemorated.[3] ### December[edit] * 10 December – Floods hit Singapore after heavy rain, leaving five fatalities.[4] ## Births[edit] * 10 January – Tan Chuan-Jin, Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore. * 10 February – Poh Lip Meng, national sport shooter (d. 2021). * 14 May – Lim Tong Hai, national football player. * 17 June – James Lye, former actor. * 10 July – Hossan Leong, media personality.[5] * 12 August – Edwin Tong, Minister for Culture, Community and Youth. * 1 September – Lam Pin Min, former politician. * 9 October – Chan Chun Sing, Minister for Education. * 15 November – Ong Ye Kung, Minister for Health. * Douglas Foo, Founder of Apex-Pal International Ltd (which owns Sakae Sushi), former Nominated Member of Parliament.[6] ## References[edit] 1. ^ "Blakang Mati site for earth satellite station". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 27 March 1969. Retrieved 24 July 2019. 2. ^ "About SPC". SPC. Retrieved 23 August 2019. 3. ^ "Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) Day". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019. 4. ^ "Major floods in Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 21 July 2019. 5. ^ "Hossan Leong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019. 6. ^ "Douglas Foo". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019. * v * t * e Years in Singapore (1965–present) * 2020 * 2021 * 2022 * 2010 * 2011 * 2012 * 2013 * 2014 * 2015 * 2016 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2000 * 2001 * 2002 * 2003 * 2004 * 2005 * 2006 * 2007 * 2008 * 2009 * 1990 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1994 * 1995 * 1996 * 1997 * 1998 * 1999 * 1980 * 1981 * 1982 * 1983 * 1984 * 1985 * 1986 * 1987 * 1988 * 1989 * 1970 * 1971 * 1972 * 1973 * 1974 * 1975 * 1976 * 1977 * 1978 * 1979 * 1965 * 1966 * 1967 * 1968 * 1969 * v * t * e 1969 in Asia Sovereign states| * Afghanistan * * * * * Bhutan * * Burma (Myanmar) * * Cambodia * Ceylon * China * Cyprus * * Egypt * * India * Indonesia * Iran * Iraq * Israel * Japan * Jordan * * * North Korea * South Korea * Kuwait * * Laos * Lebanon * * Malaysia * Maldives * Mongolia * * Nepal * Oman * * * East Pakistan * West Pakistan * * Philippines * * * Saudi Arabia * * Sikkim * Singapore * Soviet Union * * Syria * * Thailand * * Turkey * * * * * North Vietnam * South Vietnam * * North Yemen * South Yemen States with limited recognition * * Armenian Soviet Socialist Republic * Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic * Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic * Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic * Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic * Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic * Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic * Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic * Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic * * * * Palestine * * Taiwan * Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic * * Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic * Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic Dependencies, colonies and other territories * Bahrain * * British Indian Ocean Territory * * Brunei * Christmas Island * Cocos (Keeling) Islands * * * * * * * * * * * * This Singapore-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. | * v * t * e *[v]: View this template *[t]: Discuss this template *[e]: Edit this template