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1961 in Singapore

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Events

  • 25 May – The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills 4 people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.
  • 27 May – Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.

    • Births

    25 Jan: Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for Foreign Affairs in Singapore.

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    4 February: Edmund Chen, former Singaporean actor. Married with Xiang Yun, also born in 1961.

    12 February: Chen Jin Lang, former Singaporean singer. (d. 25 July, 2006)

    16 August: Lui Tuck Yew, former Second Minister for Defence in Singapore.

    27 October: Xiang Yun, Singaporean actress. Married with Edmund Chen

    References

    1961 in Singapore Wikipedia
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