1973 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1973 in Singapore.

1973
in
Singapore

Decades:
  • 1950s
  • 1960s
  • 1970s
  • 1980s
  • 1990s
See also:

Incumbents

Events

February

April

  • 1 April – The Institute of Education is established, taking over the role of the Teachers' Training College which started in 1950. This will boost teaching standards in Singapore.[3]
  • 6 April – The Singapore Red Cross Society is incorporated.
  • 22 April – The final Singapore Grand Prix is held before the event is discontinued as a result of safety concerns. It was brought back in 2008 as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]

June

July

Saint Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore

September

October

  • 1 October – The Singapore Sports Council is formed from the merger of National Sports Promotion Board and the National Stadium Corporation. It aims to encourage a healthy lifestyle through sports.[14]

Date unknown

Births

  • 16 July – Ivy Lee, actress.
  • 22 July – Vernetta Lopez, radio presenter, actress.
  • 24 August – Mike Kasem, radio presenter.
  • Justin Dominic Misson, actor and moderator.

Deaths

  • 12 July – Ong Poh Heng, off-duty police officer, 28. Ong stopped to intervene in an argument between a bus driver and a gunman along Still Road. The gunman shot him twice, killing him instantly.[15]
  • 2 September – Mohammed Sanusi Bin Siraj, police officer, killed by a runaway vehicle at the Paya Lebar Police Station.[16]

References

  1. "Colourful Chingay parade delights the crowds". The Straits Times. 6 February 1973. p. 7. Retrieved 25 September 2023 via NewspaperSG.
  2. "Misuse of Drugs Act". AGC. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  3. "The Institute of Education is established". NLB. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  4. Solomon, Eli (2008). Snakes & Devils: A History of the Singapore Grand Prix (Hard cover). Singapore: Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 978-981-261-584-8.
  5. "Foundation stone laying ceremony for the new CPF Building" (PDF). NAS. 2 June 1973. Retrieved 27 August 2019.
  6. "Ascendas-Singbridge to redevelop CPF Building for $1 bil". The Edge Property Singapore. Archived from the original on 13 March 2017. Retrieved 15 July 2017.
  7. "Singapore Zoo". NLB. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. Catharine E. Bell (January 2001). Encyclopedia of the World's Zoos. Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers. p. 1155. ISBN 978-1-57958-174-9.
  9. "A tribute to the Old Lady of Kallang", The Straits Times, 31 May 2007
  10. "Opening of the Consumer Co-operative (Welcome) in Toa Payoh" (PDF). NAS. 22 July 1973. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  11. "Mimi Wong and husband hanged". New Nation. 27 July 1973. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
  12. Sharon Teng; Lim Tin Seng (15 May 2014). "The 7th SEAP Games". NLB. Retrieved 26 May 2020.
  13. "Singapore accedes to the GATT". NLB. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  14. "Establishment of the Singapore Sports Council". NLB. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  15. "Detective shot dead at pointblank: Hunt for cool killer". The Straits Times. 13 July 1973.
  16. "PC dies after bid to stop bus". The Straits Times. 3 December 1973.


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