:1980 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1980 in Singapore.

Incumbents

6 August – The Singapore Democratic Party is formed.{{cite web |title=Singapore Democratic Party is formed |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/d422f6ce-3f3b-4f57-8c04-b07c9d857f9c#1 |publisher=NLB |access-date=29 July 2019}}
8 August – The National University of Singapore is formed from a merger between then University of Singapore and Nanyang University.{{cite web |title=National University of Singapore is established |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/19cc0897-85bf-4378-9b56-9b7128101031 |publisher=NLB |access-date=1 August 2019}}

17 December – A new ferry terminal will be built in Sentosa, which will be finished by September 1981.{{cite web |title=New ferry terminal to be built on Sentosa |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19801217-1.2.39 |publisher=The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB) |access-date=18 August 2019 |date=17 December 1980}}
23 December – The PAP wins all 75 seats in the 1980 General Election.{{cite web |title=1980 Parliamentary General Election |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/6e67d9ce-ae26-41f9-a0bc-1f4146cf4a6b |publisher=NLB |access-date=29 July 2019}}

28 January – Hady Mirza, singer, winner of Singapore Idol (Season 2).
20 June – Alvin Tan, politician.
25 November – Ng Yi Sheng, writer.{{cite web |title=Ng Yi-Sheng |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1619_2009-12-21.html |website=NLB |access-date=29 October 2019}}
17 December – Stella Huang, former singer.
23 December – Elvin Ng, actor.

22 May – Wong Foo Nam, former legislative assemblyman for Pasir Panjang Constituency (b. 1909).{{Cite news |date=1980-05-24 |title=Ex-member of assembly dies

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21 July – P. Govindasamy Pillai, businessman (b. 1887).{{cite web |title=P. Govindasamy Pillai |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_262_2005-01-13.html |website=NLB |access-date=29 October 2019}}
24 July – Philip Hoalim Sr, chairman and co-founder of the Malayan Democratic Union (b. 1895).{{Cite web |title=Philip Hoalim Senior |url=https://sealionplus.iseas.edu.sg/nodes/view/22711 |access-date=2024-12-26 |website=SEALionPLUS}}{{Cite news |date=1980-07-26 |title=120 Deaths |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19800726-1.2.112.1?qt=philip,%20hoalim,%20sr&q=Philip%20Hoalim%20Sr |work=The Straits Times |pages=Page 31}}
8 August – Chua Jim Neo, cookbook author and mother of Lee Kuan Yew (b. 1907).