Before 1800

10,000 B.C. - Early Chinese account of Singapore describes the island of "Pu Luo Chung".
13th century - The port of Temasek is founded by Sang Nila Utama, a prince of Srivijaya.
1320 - The Mongol court sends a mission to obtain elephants from Long Ya Men (or Dragon's Tooth Strait), believed to be Keppel Harbour.
1330s - The Chinese traveller Wang Dayuan visits Temasek.
1390s - Parameswara, the last Srivijayan prince, flees to Temasek.
1414 - Temasek becomes part of the Sultanate of Malacca established by Parameswara.
1511 - Temasek becomes part of Sultanate of Johor after Malacca fell to the Portuguese.
1613 - Portuguese burn down a trading outpost at the mouth of Singapore River.
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1800-1899

1819 - 29 January - Stamford Raffles arrives in Singapore with William Farquhar to establish a trading post for the British East India Company.
1819 - 6 February - The treaty is signed between Sultan Hussein of Johor, Temenggong Abdul Rahman and Stamford Raffles. Farquhar is installed as Resident of the settlement.
1822 - Raffles drafts the Raffles Plan of Singapore to reorganise the island.
1823 - Dr John Crawfurd takes over as Resident.
1826 - Singapore becomes part of the British colony of Straits Settlements under the rule of the East India Company, together with Malacca and Penang.
1830 - Singapore comes under the Presidency of Bengal in India.
1832 - Singapore becomes the centre of government of the Straits Settlements.
1842 - St. Margaret's Girls School is founded by Maria Tarn Dyer, the first and oldest all girls' school in Singapore
1843 - Thomas Dunman, the first full-time police chief of Singapore, improves the police force as well as the pay and working hours of policemen.
1844 - The Tan Tock Seng Hospital begins operation.
1844 - 4 March - Raffles Girls' School is established.
1845 - The Straits Times is established.
1852 - A new deep harbour called New Harbour, later known as Keppel Harbour, is built. St Joseph's Institution [as St John's Institution] established.
1858 - Singapore is placed under the hierarchy of the Government of India, remaining as part of the Straits Settlements.
1858 - Commercial Square is renamed Raffles Place.
1859 - The Singapore Botanic Gardens is founded.
1867 - 1 April - Straits Settlements become a crown colony of British Empire.
1869 - The Suez Canal opens, and Singapore enjoys the increase in trade
1877 - The Chinese Protectorate is set up, and William Pickering becomes the head of it.
1885 - Gan Eng Seng School was established at Telok Ayer Street
1886 - Anglo-Chinese School established.
1887 - Methodist Girls' School established.
1887 - The Raffles Hotel is built.
1888 - Henry Ridley becomes the director of the Singapore Botanic Gardens.
1888 - The Singapore Fire Brigade was formed.
1892 - The Tanjong Pagar Police Station opens, and many Sikh policemen are recruited.
1899 - Singapore Chinese Girls' School

1900-1939

1906 - The Nanyang branch of Tongmenghui is set up in Singapore.
1906 - Tao Nan School established by the Hokkien Huay Kuan.
1912 - The Singapore Harbour Board is set up.
1915 - 15-25 February - The Singapore Mutiny occurred as British Muslim Indian sepoys rose up against the British.
1917 - Nanyang Girls' High School was established by Tan Chor Nam , partially due to Dr Sun Yat Sen's belief in education for girls.
1919 - The Chinese High School established by Tan Kah Kee.
1922 - Singapore becomes the main British naval base in East Asia.
1932 - Tanjong Pagar Railway Station is opened.
1935 - Catholic High School, the first bicultural and bilingual school in Singapore, was founded.
1937 - 12 June - Kallang Airport is opened.

1940s

1941 - 7/8 December - In an extensive three-pronged attack, Japan opens hostilities with the Allies and their colonies. First air raid on Singapore at 4:15 am. The Imperial Japanese Army invades Malaya.
1941 - 10 December - The British battleship HMS Prince of Wales and battlecruiser HMS Repulse are sunk by Japanese bombers.
1941 - 31 December - The Straits Chinese Volunteer Corps (Dalforce) is set up in Singapore, led by Tan Kah Kee.
1942 - 1 January - Second air raid on Singapore at night, after a three-week hiatus. Nightly raids commence thereafter.
1942 - 12 January - First daylight air raid on Singapore. Henceforth, the island is bombed both day and night, everyday.
1942 - 31 January - Malaya falls to the Japanese and the Causeway is blown up to delay Japan's advancement to Singapore.
1942 - 1 February - The siege of Singapore begins. The Japanese in Johor Bahru begin shelling the island daily in addition to daily aerial bombing.
1942 - 9 February - The Japanese cross the Strait of Johor by inflatable boats and land in Singapore during the Battle of Singapore.
1942 - 11 February - The Japanese and Allied soldiers fight fiercely at Bukit Timah.
1942 - 13 February - The Malay regiment, led by Lt. Adnan bin Saidi, fight bravely against the Japanese at Pasir Panjang Ridge in the Battle of Pasir Panjang.
1942 - 14 February - The Japanese have captured most of Singapore, and most of the population is crammed into the city centre.
1942 - 15 February - The British surrenders and the Japanese Occupation of Singapore starts. Singapore is renamed Syonan (Light of the South).
1942 - February/March - The Japanese military police, the Kempei Tai kills an estimated 25,000 to 50,000 people during Sook Ching Massacre.
1944 - March - Lim Bo Seng is captured by the Japanese, and dies after 3 months of torture.
1945 - 14 August Japan surrenders, and there is anomie and looting for nearly a month when the British do not return immediately.
1945 - 5 September - The British return to Singapore after the end of World War II and begin a military administration of the Straits Settlements.
1946 - 1 April - The Straits Settlements is dissolved and Singapore becomes a separate crown colony.
1947 - May - Severe food shortage leads to record-low rice ration, causing malnutrition, disease and outbreak of crime and violence.
1947 - A large number of strikes occur causing stoppages in public transport, public services and the harbour.
1948 - Rubber plantations and tin mines in Malaya are destroyed by communists, and the British declares the state of Emergency over Singapore and Malaya.
1948 - 20 March - Singapore's first limited election is held, with 6 seats in the Legislative Council. The Singapore Progressive Party wins 3 seats.
1948 - 18 June - Malayan Emergency begins, Singapore declared a State of Emergency a week later.
1949 - The University of Malaya is formed following the merger of Raffles College and King Edward Medical College.

1950s

1950 - 11-13 December - 18 people are killed during the Maria Hertogh riots.
1951 - The number of elected seats is increased to 9 in the second election.
1953 - Rendel Commission is appointed to make recommendations for Singapore's self-government.
1954 - May - Chinese school students demonstrate against the British due to the National Service proposal. See Anti-National Service Riots
1955 - 12 May - Four people are killed during the Hock Lee bus riots.
1955 - 2 April - The Labour Front wins the most seats in election and David Saul Marshall becomes the first Chief Minister of Singapore.
1956 - June - David Saul Marshall appeals to the United Kingdom for full self-government, but resigns when he fails. Lim Yew Hock takes over as Chief Minister.
1956 - October - Riots by pro-communist Chinese school students occur when government closes down a student union.
1956 - - River Valley High School, Singapore (formally known as Singapore Government Chinese Middle School), became the first Chinese secondary school established by the government.
1959 - March - Lim Yew Hock successfully gains full self-government for Singapore.
1959 - May - People's Action Party (PAP) wins the General Election and Lee Kuan Yew becomes the first Prime Minister.
1959 - Encik Yusof bin Ishak becomes the Head of State of Singapore.
1959 - 3 June - A celebration is held at the Padang for Singapore gaining full self-government.
1959 - 3 December - The national anthem Majulah Singapura, written by Zubir Said, is presented.

1960s

1960 - The Housing and Development Board is set up.
1961 - 25 May - The Bukit Ho Swee Fire kills four people and destroys 2,200 attap houses.
1961 - 27 May - Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Prime Minister of Malaya, proposes a merger between Singapore, Malaya, Sabah and Sarawak.
1962 - 1 September - A referendum is held in Singapore to vote on merger with Malaysia.
1963 - February - During Operation Coldstore, 107 left-wing politicians and trade unionists are arrested by Internal Security Department
1963 - 9 July - The Malaysia Agreement is signed between leaders of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak.
1963 - 31 August - In this Malaysia Solidarity Day, Lee Kuan Yew declares the Independence for Singapore.
1963 - 16 September - Malaysia is formed. Indonesia carries out its konfrontasi campaign.
1963 - 21 September - The PAP wins the 1963 State Elections, defeating the Barisan Sosialis and UMNO.
1964 - The PAP wins one seat in the Malaysian Federal Election. UMNO is outraged.
1964 - 21 July - There is an ethnic riot between various Malays and Chinese, on Prophet Muhammad's birthday, 23 people are killed.
1965 - 10 March - Indonesian saboteurs carry out the MacDonald House bombing, killing three people.
1965 - May - Lee Kuan Yew begins campaigning for a Malaysian Malaysia
1965 - 7 August - Singapore and Malaysia sign the separation agreement.
1965 - 9 August - The Malaysian Parliament votes to expel Singapore from the Federation; Singapore becomes independent after separating from Malaysia.
1965 - 21 September - Singapore is admitted into the United Nations as the 117th member.
1965 - October - Singapore becomes the 22nd member of the Commonwealth.
1965 - 22 December - Constitutional Amendment Act is passed and Yusof bin Ishak becomes the first President of Singapore.
1967 - 15 February - The Civilian Memorial is unveiled at the Kranji War Cemetery
1967 - 14 March - The National Service bill is passed in the parliament.
1967 - 28 March - Registrations for national service begins at the Central Manpower Base.
1967 - 12 June - The issue of the first Singapore Dollar.
1967 - July - The first batch of the army is drafted for national service.
1967 - 8 August- Singapore is the founding member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
1968 - January - Britain announces its intention to withdraw its armed forces from Singapore.
1968 - April - The PAP wins all seats in the 1968 General Election, which is boycotted by Barisan Sosialis.
1969 - 31 May - The 1969 Race Riots of Singapore broke out after growing tension of the 13 May Incident in Malaysia spilled over to Singapore.

1970s

1970 - May - The National Junior College, Singapore's first junior college, opens.
1971 - 2 January - Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares becomes the second President of Singapore.
1971 - 31 October - The last British military forces withdraws from Singapore.
1972 - 2 September - The PAP wins the 1972 General Election.
1972 - The Singapore Airlines is formed.
1973 - The first Chingay Parade is held in Singapore.
1973 - The construction of the National Stadium is completed.
1973 - The Presidential Council for Minority Rights is set up to ensure minority would not be discriminated.
1974 - Hwa Chong Junior College, Singapore's first government-aided junior college and the premiere institution of the nation, was established.
1974 - 31 January - Laju incident: Japanese Red Army bombs petroleum tanks at Pulau Bukom and hijacks a ferry boat.
1976 - The PAP wins all 69 seats in the 1976 General Election.
1978 - 12 October - Spyros disaster
1979 - Singapore becomes the world's second busiest port in terms of shipping tonnage.

1980s

1980 - The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election.
1981 - 1 July - Singapore Changi Airport starts operation.
1981 - 24 October - C V Devan Nair becomes the third President of Singapore.
1981 - 31 October - Workers' Party of Singapore's Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam elected into Parliament, breaking a 16 years PAP monopoly of the House.
1982 - The Courtesy Campaign and the Civil Defence Programme are launched.
1983 - 29 January - Eniwetok, a Panamanian-registered oil rig, hits the Singapore Cable Car system, sending two cabins plunging into the sea and killing seven people.
1984 - The PAP wins the 1984 General Election while two members of the opposition parties are elected as members of parliament. Three PAP women MPs are also elected, ending a 16 years absence of women representation in Parliament.
1984 - Non-Constituency Member of Parliament was introduced.
1985 - 2 September - Wee Kim Wee becomes the fourth President of Singapore.
1986 - 15 March - The Hotel New World collapses, killing 33 people.
1987 - 21 May - 16 people were arrested during Operation Spectrum and detained under the Internal Security Act. Another six were arrested on 20 June.
1988 - 3 September - The PAP wins the 1988 General Election and group representation constituencies (GRC)s are introduced.

1990s

1990 - 6 July - The East West Line of the Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) is completed.
1990 - 22 November - Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 2 begins operation.
1990 - 28 November - Goh Chok Tong becomes the second Prime Minister of Singapore.
1991 - 26 March - Four Pakistanis hijack Singapore Airlines Flight 117 and demand the release of Pakistan Peoples Party members from Pakistani jails.
1991 - 27 March - Members of the Singapore Special Operations Force storm into Singapore Airlines Flight 117, killing all hijackers and freeing all passengers and crew members.
1993 - 1 September - Ong Teng Cheong becomes the first directly-elected President.
1994 - 5 May - American teenager Michael P. Fay is convicted and caned for vandalism.
1996 - The parliament passes the Maintenance of Parents law, a private member's bill introduced by Nominated Member of Parliament Woon Cheong Ming Walter.
1997 - 19 December - Silkair Flight 185 crashes into Musi River near Palembang, Sumatra, killing all 104 people onboard.
1998 - 15 January - Singapore and United States announces agreement for US ships to use a planned $35 million naval base from 2000.
1998 - September - "The Singapore Story", the first volume of Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs is published
1999 - Sellapan Ramanathan becomes the President of Singapore
1999 - Singapore slips into recession during the Asian financial crisis.

2000s

2000 - 1 September - Speaker's Corner is launched at Hong Lim Park
2000 - 31 October - Singapore Airlines Flight 006 crashes during take-off in Chiang Kai Shek International Airport, killing 83 people.
2001-2003 - Economic recession in Singapore.
2001 - January - A pipeline feeding gas to Singapore from Indonesia's Natuna field in South China Sea opens.
2001 - 3 November - The PAP wins 82 of 84 seats in the 2001 General Election.
2001 - 9 December - 15 suspected militants of Jemaah Islamiah are arrested for alleged bomb plot.
2001 - 27 December - Typhoon Vamei, a rare typhoon that occurs only once in 100 to 400 years, hits Singapore.
2002 - 13 January - Singapore and Japan sign the Japan-Singapore Economic Agreement.
2003 - April - SARS virus outbreak in Singapore and other parts of Asia.
2003 - 6 May - Singapore and United States sign the United States-Singapore Free Trade Agreement (USS-FTA).
2003 - 29 October - A major research center Biopolis opens.
2004 - 20 April - A section of Nicoll Highway collapses, killing 4 people.
2004 - National Service was reduced from two and half years to two years.
2004 - 12 August - Lee Hsien Loong, Lee Kuan Yew's Son becomes the third Prime Minister.
2005 - 15 January - Singapore and Malaysia settle dispute over land reclamation work.
2005 - 18 April - Singapore government approves plan to legalise casino gambling and build two Integrated Resorts.
2005 - 8 July - In the aftermath of the 7 July 2005 - London bombings, Transport Minister Yeo Cheow Tong announces plan to set up a new Police MRT Unit to enhance the security of Singapore's public transport. (CNA)
2005 - 17 August - S R Nathan returns for his second term as President, following a walkover in the Singapore presidential election, 2005.
2005 - 27 August - White Elephant Incident at Buangkok MRT Station.
2006 - 6 May - The PAP, led by Lee Hsien Loong, wins 82 of 84 seats in the General Election.
2008 - 9 January - Singapore Changi Airport opens its third passenger terminal.
2008 - 21 March - Jemiah Islamiah terrorist head Mas Selamat bin Kastari escapes from prison.
2008 - September- Singapore slips into recession due to the global financial crisis. World economies hit badly; banks around the world collapse.
2008 - 16 October - Singapore government guarantees all local and foreign currency fixed deposits with a $ 150 billion pool for that in view of the financial crisis, joining governments around the world in doing so.

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