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← 1965 1964 1963 1966 in Singapore → 1967 1968 1969 Decades: 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s See also: Other events of 1966 Timeline of Singaporean history The following lists events that happened during 1966 in Singapore. The First National Day parade was held on 9 August 1966 at The Padang Incumbents President: Yusof Ishak Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events February 17 February – The ...
The first National Day Rally was held on 8 August 1966 at the National Theatre.A closed-door event before National Day, Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew told grassroots leaders, "Every year, on this 9th August for many years ahead—how many, I do not know—we will dedicate ourselves anew to consolidate ourselves to survive; and, most important of all, to find an enduring future for what we have ...
The flag of Singapore set up alongside pavements across the country Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command providing security coverage at the Padang during the National Day Parade in 2000. Singapore celebrated its first National Day as an independent nation in 1966, [3] one year after Singapore's separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.
The National Day Message is an annual tradition on 8 August since 1966. In each year's recorded message, the Prime Minister of Singapore "examine[s] domestic and global developments, review[s] economic performance and outlook, and outline[s] national priorities and government plans as [he inspires] Singaporeans to move forward with a unified ...
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August 6, 1966: Luci Baines Johnson marries to Patrick J. Nugent. Luci Baines Johnson, daughter of U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson, was married to Patrick J. Nugent in the most important social event of the year in Washington, D.C., with a ceremony at the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception and a post-wedding reception at the White ...
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Independence Day: 27 April: 1961 Singapore: National Day: 9 August: 1965 Malaysia: Proclamation of Singapore. Slovakia: Independence Day: 28 October: 1918 Austria-Hungary: Independence declaration by the Czechoslovak National Council. [74] Independence Day: 17 July: 1992 Czechoslovakia