The following lists events that happened during 1976 in Singapore.

Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) *President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...

Benjamin Henry Sheares Benjamin Henry Sheares (12 August 1907 – 12 May 1981) was a Singaporean politician, physician and academic who served as the second president of Singapore from 1971 until his death in 1981. Sheares retired in 1960 and was in private pract ...

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

Lee Kuan Yew Lee Kuan Yew (16 September 1923 – 23 March 2015), born Harry Lee Kuan Yew, often referred to by his initials LKY, was a Singaporean lawyer and statesman who served as Prime Minister of Singapore between 1959 and 1990, and Secretary-General o ...

Events

April

*1 April – The

Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises The Yellow Ribbon Singapore, formerly the Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE), is a statutory board under the Ministry of Home Affairs established on 1 April 1976. It is part of the Singapore correctional system and is ...

(SCORE) is formed to help ex-offenders find employment.

June

* June - The

Pearl Bank Apartments Pearl Bank Apartments () was a high-rise private residential building on Pearl's Hill in Outram, near the Chinatown area of Singapore. As the tallest and densest residential building in Singapore when completed in June 1976, Pearl Bank Apartm ...

is completed, making it Singapore's tallest and densest residential building in Singapore at that time. The Apartments will soon be demolished after being sold to

CapitaLand CapitaLand is a Singaporean headquartered company focusing on investment, development and management of real estate. It is one of Asia's largest real estate companies and the owner and manager of a global portfolio comprising integrated develo ...

in an en-bloc sale in 2018, which will be redeveloped into One Pearl Bank by 2023.

October

*1 October - **The

OCBC Centre OCBC Centre is a , 52-storey skyscraper in Singapore. Serving as the current headquarters of OCBC Bank, the building was completed in 1976 and was the tallest building in the country, and South East Asia, at that time. There are two extensions, ...

is officially opened. **The Business Times is launched.

December

*23 December – The PAP wins all 69 seats in the 1976 General Election.Parliamentary general election 1976
Singapore Elections

Date unknown

* The

Queensway Shopping Centre Queensway Shopping Centre is a shopping centre located in Queenstown, Singapore. The mall is one of Singapore's first multi-purpose shopping complexes and comprises 4 levels with a 1-storey basement car park. The mall is also a mixed development ...

is opened as a sports mall. The mall also hosts Singapore's first public escalators. *

St James Power Station St James Power Station is a building located in HarbourFront, Singapore. Built in 1926, it was Singapore's first power station, having supplied electricity to the nearby port and the surrounding industries, shipyards and residences. It was previ ...

was decommissioned and its operations is taken over by Pasir Panjang and Jurong power stations.

Births

*20 January –

Jamus Lim Jamus Jerome Lim Chee Wui (; born 1976) is a Singaporean politician, economist and associate professor. A member of the opposition Workers' Party (WP), he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) representing the Anchorvale division of Sengkang ...

, Singaporean politician. *2 June -

Yaw Shin Leong Yaw Shin Leong (; born 2 June 1976) is a Singaporean businessman and former opposition politician of the Worker's Party. He was previously a treasurer and was a Member of Parliament representing the constituency of Hougang after the 2011 Sin ...

, Singaporean politician (d. 2023). *15 July –

Desmond Lee Sir Henry Desmond Pritchard Lee (30 August 1908 – 8 December 1993) was an English classical scholar specialising in ancient philosophy who became a Fellow and tutor of Corpus Christi College at Cambridge University, a lecturer in the univers ...

, Minister for National Development. *2 August – Pritam Singh,

Leader of the Opposition The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest political party not in government, typical in countries utilizing the parliamentary system form of government. The leader of the opposition is typically se ...

and Singaporean politician. *2 December –

Loretta Chen Loretta Chen (born 2 December 1976), is a Singaporean theatre director, television presenter, radio personality and author. She was the Group Business Development & Creative Director of The Activation Group, a regional creative agency and produc ...

, theatre director and media personality.

Deaths

*4 October – Chua Boon Lay, footballer (b. 1902).

References

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