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1996 Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore
1996 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 London finance house of Barings collapse after losses in Singapore by trader Nick Leeson 1994 John van Damme, businessman, hanged in Singapore at 59 1994 "Les Miserables," opens at Kallang Theatre, Singapore 1993 Singapore vice-premier Teng Cheong elected president 1990 Singapore's Lee Kuan Yew resigned, ends his reign longest-serving PM 1981 Benjamin H Sheares, president of Singapore, dies 1979 Commencement of 1st ICC Trophy (PNG vs. E Afr and Singapore vs. Arg) 1975 Daniel Kowalski, born in Singapore, Australia swimmer, Olympics-bronze/silver-96 1973 Naoko Sawamatsu, born in Nishinomiya, Japan, tennis star, 1994 Singapore 1972 Tricia Tan, Miss Singapore Universe 1997 1970 Yusuf Bin Ishak, president of Singapore 1965-70, dies at about 60 1970 Constitution of Singapore enacted 1967 Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand meet to form Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) 1965 Singapore gains independence from Malaysia, National Day 1965 Singapore leaves Malaysian Federation 1964 Singapore limits imports from Netherlands due to Indonesian aggression 1964 Jack Kay, born in Jr., Montreal Que, Canadian Tour golfer, 1991 Singapore Open 1963 Libby Wilson, Brisbane Qld, golfer, 1988 - Singapore Open 1963 Malaysia formed from Malaya, Singapore, Br No Borneo and Sarawak 1959 Karin Mundinger, born in Toronto, Canada, LPGA golfer, 1985 Singapore Open-2nd 1959 Peter Senior, born in Singapore, Australasia golfer 1959 Singapore adopts constitution 1956 Lim Yem Hock forms Singapore government 1956 Singapore government of Marshall resigns 1942 Singapore surrenders to Japanese 1941 British battleship Prince of Wales sinks off Singapore 1941 Dutch and British pilots see Japanese invasion fleet at Singapore 1941 Goh Chok Sole, premier of Singapore, 1990- 1941 Japanese armored barges cross Strait of Johore to attack Singapore 1926 Lee Kuan Yew, PM, Singapore 1904 Jerry Colonna, born in Boston, Massachusetts, actor, Road to Morocco, Road to Singapore 1867 Singapore, Penang and Malakka become British crown colonies 1819 Sir Thomas Stamford Raffles founds freeport harbor Singapore 1819 Sir Stamford Raffles 1st lands in Singapore 1781 Stamford Raffles, founder, Singapore |
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