The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.
Incumbents
*
President:
Benjamin Henry Sheares
*
Prime Minister:
Lee Kuan Yew
Events
February
* 1 February – The
Singapore Broadcasting Corporation is launched, allowing for better programmes to be shown.
May
* 1 May – The
URA/
HDB parking coupon are introduced.
August
* 6 August – The
Singapore Democratic Party is formed.
* 8 August – The
National University of Singapore
The National University of Singapore (NUS) is a national public research university in Singapore. Founded in 1905 as the Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Government Medical School, NUS is the oldest autonomous university in the c ...
is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University.
December
* 17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in
Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981.
* 23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the
1980 General Election.
Births
* 28 January –
Hady Mirza, singer, winner of
Singapore Idol (Season 2).
* 20 June –
Alvin Tan, politician.
* 25 November –
Ng Yi Sheng
Ng Yi Sheng (; born 1980) is a Singaporean gay writer. He has published a collection of his poems entitled ''last boy'', which won the Singapore Literature Prize, and a documentary book on gay, lesbian and bisexual Singaporeans called ''SQ21: ...
, writer.
* 17 December –
Stella Huang
Stella Huang (), born 17 December 1980, is a singer, actress and former businesswoman.
Singing and acting career
Apart from her duties as a recording artist, she also acts for a variety of television serials in Taiwan and Singapore. Some of he ...
, former singer.
* 23 December –
Elvin Ng, actor.
Deaths
* 8 August –
Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of
Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907).
*
P. Govindasamy Pillai, businessman (b. 1887).
References
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Years of the 20th century in Singapore
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1980s in Singapore
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