Year |
Event |
|
| 1299 | Sang Nila Utama establishes Temasek port | |
| 1400s | European ships make their way to Asia | |
| 1500s | Singapore becomes port to Johor Sultanate | |
| 1600s | Portuguese raiders burn down a town at the mouth of the Singapore River | |
| 1819 | A British party, including Raffles and Farquhar, arrives in Singapore; Singapore becomes a British colony and trading post | |
| 1942 | WWII: The British surrender Singapore to the Japanese | |
| 1945 | WWII: The Japanese surrender Singapore to the British | |
| 1959 | The British convert Singapore from colony to self-governing state | |
| 1965 | Singapore achieves independence | |
| 2019 | Singapore is a leading global finance capital |
Singapore Bicentennial: A Timeline of Events
January 2019
