Singapore

278 entries quoted from the Wikipedia articles written per year for Singapore, 1819 CE to 2015 CE. Each century below shows a sample spread across it; the year link on a line opens everything held for that year.

19th century

6 entries, 1819 CE to 1824 CE

181930 January – An informal agreement was written between the Temenggong and the British and the Union Jack is raised with a little ceremony.Singapore source
18191 February – Sultan Hussein (then known as Tungku Long) arrives from Riau.Singapore source
181927 January – The Indiana, together with the Discover and the Investigator with William Farquhar surveying the possibility of the Karimun Islands as a new British site. After a discussion, they decided that it was not suitable.Singapore source
18231 May - William Farquhar was dismissed from his position as First Resident by Stamford Raffles .Singapore source
18235 June - Stamford Raffles lays the foundation stone for the Singapore Institution, now known as the Raffles Institution.Singapore source
18242 August - The Treaty of Friendship and Alliance in Singapore was signed. The sultans of Johor cedes Singapore and its islands 10 geographical miles away from it to the British East India CompanySingapore source

20th century

262 entries, 1950 CE to 1999 CE — 25 shown, spread across the century

195011–13 December – The Maria Hertogh riots took place a few days after the verdict, worsened by inflammatory news coverage. The riots left eighteen people dead and 173 injured.Singapore source
195225 September – Legislative Councillor for Seletar Constituency Vilasini Menon resigned due to being charged with a criminal breach of trust in India along with her husband.Singapore source
19532 May – BOAC Flight 783, a Comet jetliner flying from Singapore to London, crashed near Calcutta, India after encountering bad weather, killing all forty-three passengers onboard.Singapore source
195523 November – The administration of Cocos (Keeling) Islands is transferred to Australia after several delays.Singapore source
195623 April — The first Merdeka talks were held, which failed on 23 May after failing to compromise on internal security arrangements. As a result, David Marshall resigned.Singapore source
195813 May – The third Merdeka Talks took place, which concluded with the same agreement from 1957.Singapore source
195926 March – K. Shanmugam, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Law.Singapore source
196115 October – The Sang Nila Utama Secondary School is officially opened, making it Singapore's first Malay-medium secondary school. By 1968, it started to offer English-medium lessons.Singapore source
196316 June – The first tree in Singapore is planted in Farrer Circus by Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, which is a mempat tree.Singapore source
196515 October – The Singapore Conference Hall is officially opened.Singapore source
1967July – The first batch of the army is drafted for National Service.Singapore source
19681 October – The Keep Singapore Clean campaign is launched.Singapore source
19708 July – Singapore's first kidney transplant is performed on 29-year-old Doreen Tan at the Outram Park General Hospital (present day Singapore General Hospital), led by Chan Kong Thoe. The operation is declared a success.Singapore source
19722 April – The Singapore Grand Prix is won by Max Stewart.Singapore source
197417 August – A second Satellite Earth Station with an antenna is launched at the Sentosa Satellite Earth Station.Singapore source
197710 December – The Science Centre Singapore (then Singapore Science Centre) is officially opened.Singapore source
198122 May – The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation is formed.Singapore source
198323 July - National Service conscript Sek Kim Wah and his accomplice Nyu Kok Meng went to rob a rich businessman and his family who lived in Andrew Road. Sek murdered three of the victims (which included the businessman, his wife and the family maid), with the remaining two hostages (the businessman's young daughter and the girl's tuition teacher) being released by Nyu, who protected them from Sek's murderous rampage, which would make headlines nationwide and brought shock to Singaporeans in 1983. Sek, who was also involved in an unrelated double murder that occurred a month earlier, was later arrested and sentenced to death for the five murders. Nyu, who turned himself in, was subsequently incarcerated for life and caned 6 strokes for armed robbery after the prosecution decided to dismiss the murder charges against him since he did not partake in the killings Sek committed. Sek was eventually hanged in Changi Prison Complex on 9 December 1988.Singapore source
19851 February – The Small Claims Tribunal is established as part of the Subordinate Courts (present day State Courts of Singapore), which mainly deals with small claims.Singapore source
198721 May – 21 people are arrested in Operation Spectrum for the Marxist conspiracy.Singapore source
198931 December – Singapore Indoor Stadium was officially opened in an inaugural ceremony by the Prime Minister of Singapore, Lee Kuan Yew.Singapore source
19913 June – The first National Registration Identity Card (NRIC) replacement exercise takes place in MacPherson Community Club in a programme spanning three years. The programme replaces the existing laminated NRICs to credit-card sized ones with features for higher security. It will also indicate blood types for use in emergencies.Singapore source
199321 September – Ngee Ann City is officially opened.Singapore source
199524 June – Ren Ci Hospital is officially opened.Singapore source
199715 September – Singapore Airlines launches KrisWorld, the world's first airline to have an inflight system.Singapore source

21st century

10 entries, 2000 CE to 2015 CE

20005 June – The Ministry of Information and the Arts announced the start of gradual media competition, with MediaCorp allowed to own a newspaper and Singapore Press Holdings allowed to own two TV and two radio channels. MediaCorp will also be awarded a licence to run mobile TV and digital TV services. In addition, the ban on private satellite dishes will be reviewed after Singapore Cable Vision's pay-TV monopoly expires in 2002.Singapore source
200031 October – Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes during take-off in Chiang Kai-shek International Airport, killing 83 people.Singapore source
20014 December – The Science Hub (now one-north) is officially launched by JTC Corporation as a science park.Singapore source
200127 December – Tropical Storm Vamei hits Singapore.Singapore source
200213 April – A contact-based card system used for travel, EZ-Link, is launched for sale.Singapore source
20029 January – A Passenger Security Service Charge will be introduced for passengers who use Changi Airport from 1 March. This is so as to cover security costs incurred in the wake of the 9/11 attacks. In addition, Changi Airport will upgrade Terminal 2 for S$200 million.Singapore source
200230 September – ElderShield is launched as an insurance plan for those with severe disabilities. It will pay S$300 over 5 years.Singapore source
200321 February – NEWater is launched in Singapore.Singapore source
20041 May – Singapore Pools is transferred to the Singapore Totalisator Board; present-day Tote Board (a statutory board of the Ministry of Finance), taking over this role from Temasek Holdings.Singapore source
201515 May – Singapore Botanical Gardens gets ICOMOS nod to be the first UNESCO World Heritage Site.Singapore source