Singapore

277 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

261 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
196510 March – Indonesian saboteurs carry out the MacDonald House bombing, killing 3 people.Singapore source
1967July – The first batch of the army is drafted for National Service.Singapore source
19681 September – The Singapore Air Defence Command is formed.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
197220 July – The Stop at Two policy is unveiled to encourage people to have smaller families.Singapore source
197417 August – A second Satellite Earth Station with an antenna is launched at the Sentosa Satellite Earth Station.Singapore source
197713 June – The first double-decker bus is launched on service 86 by Singapore Bus Service (now SBS Transit).Singapore source
198122 May – The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation is formed.Singapore source
198311 July – Fandi Ahmad signs for FC Groningen.Singapore source
198516 May – The first case of HIV is diagnosed at the Communicable Diseases Centre (present day National Centre for Infectious Diseases). The patient is subsequently warded at the CDC.Singapore source
19873 April – The Housing and Development Board (HDB) introduces a new scheme for families with third children to upgrade to bigger flats. This comes after the new 'Have Three or More (if you can afford it)' policy is announced a month ago.Singapore source
19894 November – The sixth section of the MRT system is opened from Marina Bay to Tanah Merah.Singapore source
199113 May – Underwater World opens its doors.Singapore source
19931 November – SingTel is listed on the then Stock Exchange of Singapore (present day Singapore Exchange) after an IPO in October.Singapore source
199526 March – Walt Disney Television's Satellite Facility officially opened, marking Disney's first international centre. The facility broadcast Disney programmes to Southeast Asia.Singapore source
19978 December – ST Engineering was created from a merger of four companies, namely ST Aerospace, ST Electronics, ST Kinetics and ST Marine. The merger was announced earlier on 28 August.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
200320 January – Stage 3 of the Circle MRT line is announced, which will travel through Serangoon and Bishan. It is slated for completion by 2008, but is eventually delayed to 2009.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