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The next lists occasions that happened throughout 1950 in the Colony of Singapore.

Incumbents
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Governor: Sir Franklin Charles Gimson

Colonial Secretary:

Sir Patrick McKerron (until 29 April)

Wilfred Lawson Blythe (beginning 30 June)

Events
[edit]

February
[edit]

four February – The Chung Khiaw Bank is based.[1]

March
[edit]

1 March – The Teachers’ Training School (present-day National Institute of Training) is formed to practice teachers. It’s the first-ever training faculty for teachers.[2]

6 March – A new postal district system dividing Singapore into 28 districts is launched, making it the first ever system.[3]

April
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The Salmon’s Maternity Home is opened.[4]

July
[edit]

three July – The Singapore Tiger Customary was founded by millionaire Aw Boon Haw.[5]

December
[edit]

2 December – The 1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election is held.[6]

11-thirteen December – The Maria Hertogh riots occurred a few days after the verdict, worsened by inflammatory news coverage. The riots left eighteen folks useless and 173 injured.[7]

Dates unknown
[edit]

Changi Cottage is built.[8]

The Grace Assembly of God is based.[9]

Births
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4 February – Jufrie Mahmood, prominent opposition political determine.

17 February – Yu-Foo Yee Shoon, former politician.

5 March – Chay Wai Chuen, diplomat and former politician.

Eleven March – Rita Chao, former singer and actress (d. 2014).

20 March – Mohamed Latiff Mohamed, Malay poet and author (d. 2022).

22 April – Seng Han Thong, former politician.

30 June – Kwek Siew Jin, former civil servant and former rear-admiral who served as Chief of Navy from 1992 to 1996.

Four October – Claire Chiang, entrepreneur, activist and former Nominated Member of Parliament.

17 November – Koh Boon Hwee, businessman.

Deaths
[edit]

Could 25 – Yong Yit Lin, former President of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce (b. 1897).[10]

See also
[edit]

Listing of years in Singapore

References
[edit]

↑ “Untitled”. NewspaperSG. 1 February 1950. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

↑ “Teachers’ Training School”. NLB. Retrieved 27 August 2019.

↑ “New Postal Scheme For Singapore”. The Straits Occasions (retrieved from NLB). 1 March 1950. Retrieved 8 October 2019.

↑ “a hundred and ten Prinsep Road (Former Salmon’s Maternity Home)”. www.roots.gov.sg. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

↑ “出版歷時九年零二十八天星洲英文虎報突停刊暫行停版通告刋於昨日最後一期虎報封面事前保守高度秘密於清晨五時許始行排上二百餘職工不滿意僅獲一個月津貼”. NewspaperSG. 1 August 1959. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

↑ “Singapore Municipal Fee Election 1950”. sg-elections.com. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

↑ “Maria Hertogh riots”. NLB. Retrieved 16 August 2019.

↑ “$29,790 to renovate Premier’s residence”. NewspaperSG. 22 September 1960. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

↑ “Grace Historical past”. Grace Assembly of God. Retrieved 7 July 2025.

↑ “Prominent S’PORE Chinese ASSASSINATED”. NewspaperSG. 26 May 1950. Retrieved 8 July 2025.

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