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1970 in Singapore

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1970
in
Singapore

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The following lists events that happened during 1970 in Singapore.

Incumbents

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Events

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May

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  • 2 May – The Queenstown Branch Library (now Queenstown Community Library) is opened to the public, making it Singapore's first branch library.[1]
  • 14 May – The National Junior College opens as Singapore's first junior college. 6 to 8 more junior colleges are announced over the next few years as part of a new education plan, along with more ASEAN students and scholarships, a new hostel in Outram by September and the St John's School to be run by a trust.[2][3]

July

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August

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September

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October

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November

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Births

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Deaths

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References

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  1. ^ "Queenstown Community Library". NLB. Retrieved 10 August 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Opening of the National Junior College" (PDF). NAS. 14 May 1970. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew talking with students at …". nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
  4. ^ "First kidney transplant". NLB. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Balloting of stalls at Block 89, Hawker Centre, Pipit Road" (PDF). NAS. 4 August 1970. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
  6. ^ Germaine Foo-Tan (7 November 2003). "1965 - The Ministry of Interior and Defence". History Snippets. Singaporean Ministry of Defence (MINDEF). Archived from the original on 26 June 2007. Retrieved 16 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Online project highlights key days of our lives". The New Paper. 24 December 2015. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Cabinet pays last respects". The Straits Times, (Retrieved from NewspaperSG). 24 November 1970. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  9. ^ "Gwee Li Sui". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  10. ^ "Dave Chua". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Paul Tan". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.