1960 in Singapore

Statistics

Births

Deaths

Incumbents

• Yang di-Pertuan Negara - Yusof Ishak
• Prime Minister - Lee Kuan Yew

  Events

February

• 1 February - The Housing and Development Board is set up by Lim Kim San, replacing the Singapore Improvement Trust.

  July

• 1 July - The People's Association is formed.

  September

• 6 September - The National Library launches a new mobile library service.
• 8 September - Tan Howe Liang wins a silver medal during the 1960 Summer Olympics.

  November

• 12 November - The Old National Library Building was opened.

  Date unknown

Births

• Jack Neo, film director.
• Isa Kamari, author.
• 7 January - Hong Huifang, actress
• 17 March - Ruth Langsford, presenter in the United Kingdom
• 29 March - Paddy Chew, actor
• 20 June - Jeremy Monteiro, singer
• 19 August - Wee Siew Kim, former politician

  Deaths