2015 Event UNESCO has added new sites to its World Heritage list, including the regions of Champagne and Burgundy in France, both Susa and the cultural setting of Maymand in Iran, and the Singapore Botanical Gardens, among others 2015 Event Lee Kuan Yew, founder of the nation of Singapore and prime minister for 31 years, dies at the age of 91 after suffering for weeks from pneumonia 2015 Event Divers have retrieved one of two black boxes from Air Asia Flight 8501, which crashed on December 28th during its flight from Indonesia to Singapore; the second black box has been found nearby, but debris must first be moved in order to access it 2014 Event Indonesia's search team finds plane wreckage and the remains of three people who were aboard AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared on December 28th; the findings confirm that the flight crashed in the waters between Indonesia and Singapore 2014 Event Rescuers continue searching for missing AirAsia Flight 8501, which disappeared en route to Singapore from Indonesia on December 28th; the plane carried 162 people 2014 Event Online business networking site LinkedIn will be expanding its presence in Singapore's central business district; the company established headquarters in Singapore in 2011 and sees the prime location as a means to attract the best talent 2013 Event Zillur Rahman, age 84, the President of Bangladesh, dies in office after a long illness at a hospital in Singapore; the government declared three days of mourning 2011 Event Tony Tan Keng Yam wins Singapore's presidential election, becoming President-elect 2011 Event Singapore holds a presidential election; voters head to the polls 2011 Event In Singapore, two cabinet ministers, George Yeo and Li Hwee Hua, become the highest ranking ministers to be unseated in a general election since 1963 2011 Event Singapore dissolves its Parliament for the 14th General Election, planned for May 7, 2011 2010 Event Three Airbus A380 planes are grounded by Singapore Airlines in order to replace their Rolls Royce engines 1996 Event Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore 1996 Event Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore 1995 Event London finance house of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson 1994 Death John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59 1994 Event "Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore 1993 Event Singapore vice-premier Teng Cheong elected president 1990 Event Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigned, ends his reign longest-serving PM 1981 Death Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies 1979 Event Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG vs. E Afr and Singapore vs. Arg) 1978 Birthday Vanessa-Mae, born in Singapore, violinist, pop and classical musician, techno style music, sold over 10 million copies worldwide, earned over $64 million 1975 Birthday Daniel Kowalski, born in Singapore, Australia swimmer, Olympics-bronze/silver-96 1973 Birthday Naoko Sawamatsu, born in Nishinomiya, Japan, tennis star, 1994 Singapore 1972 Birthday Tricia Tan, Miss Singapore Universe 1997 1970 Death Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60 1970 Event Constitution of Singapore enacted 1967 Event Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1965 Event Singapore gains independence from Malaysia, National Day 1965 Event Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation 1964 Event Singapore limits imports from Netherlands due to Indonesian aggression 1964 Birthday Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open 1963 Birthday Libby Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer, 1988 - Singapore Open 1963 Event Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br No Borneo and Sarawak 1959 Birthday Karin Mundinger, born in Toronto, Canada, LPGA golfer, 1985 Singapore Open-2nd 1959 Birthday Peter Senior, born in Singapore, Australasia golfer 1959 Event Singapore adopts constitution 1956 Event Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government 1956 Event Singapore government of Marshall resigns 1942 Event Singapore surrenders to Japanese 1941 Event British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore 1941 Event Dutch and British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore 1941 Birthday Goh Chok Sole, premier of Singapore, 1990- 1941 Event Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore 1926 Birthday Lee Kuan Yew, PM, Singapore 1904 Birthday Jerry Colonna, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Road to Morocco, Road to Singapore 1867 Event Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies 1819 Event Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore 1819 Event Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore 1781 Birthday Stamford Raffles, founder, Singapore
