The following lists events that happened during 1954 in Colony of Singapore.
Incumbents Governor: Sir John Fearns Nicoll Colonial Secretary: Sir Wiiliam Goode
Events February 6 February – 300 Straits Times printing employees when on strike, resulting in The Sunday Times not being published the following day. 22 February – Rendel Commission's recommendations were unveiled to the public. It proposed changes to the constitution, which took effect on 8 February 1955.
May 13 May – The National Service riots took place in Singapore after a peaceful demonstration turned violent.
August 21 August – The Singapore Labour Front (LF) was founded.
October 27 October – Singapore Polytechnic was founded as the first polytechnic in Singapore.
November 21 November – The People's Action Party (PAP) was founded.
Births 6 January – Ong Keng Yong, diplomat. 12 February – Tan Jee Say, politician and former public servant. 9 April – Lim Hng Kiang, former politician. 24 April – Belinda Ang, judge of the Court of Appeal. 9 May – Ho Peng Kee, legal academic and former politician. 10 July – Lim Kay Tong, film, television and stage actor. 13 July – Lim Swee Say, former politician. 23 August – Halimah Yacob, 8th President of Singapore. 13 September – George Yeo, former politician. 22 September – Marcus Chin, actor. 29 November – Koo Tsai Kee, associate professor and former politician. 27 December – Teo Chee Hean, Senior Minister of Singapore.
Deaths 24 February – Tan Hengfu, one of the three Great Singaporean Chinese calligraphers (b. 1874). 4 September – Aw Boon Haw, entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as founder of Tiger Balm (b. 1882). 28 September – George Parbury, pre-war municipal commissioner (b. 1876). 9 December – Charles Paglar, Eurasian community leader and Progressive Party Legislative Councillor for Changi Constituency (b. 1894).
See also List of years in Singapore
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