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1950 in Singapore
The following
lists
events that happened during
1950
in
Singapore
.
Incumbents
Governor:
Sir
Franklin Charles Gimson
Events
March
1 March - The Teachers’ Training College is formed to train
teachers
. It is the first-ever
training
college
for teachers.
6 March - A new
postal district
system
diving Singapore into
28
districts
is
launched
, making it the first
ever
system.
December
11–13 December - The
Maria Hertogh riots
took place a few
days
after the
verdict
, worsened by
inflammatory
news coverage
. The
riots
left eighteen
people
dead and
173
injured.