Incumbents

Events

27 February – The Upper Peirce Reservoir is officially opened as Singapore's fourth reservoir.^[3] On the same day, a 10-year plan to clean up the Singapore River is announced by the late Lee Kuan Yew.^[4]

28 May – Singapore defeats Penang by 3–2 during the 1977 Malaysia Cup match at Stadium Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur.^[5]^[6]

13 June – The first double-decker bus is launched on service 86 by Singapore Bus Service (now SBS Transit).^[7]

23 July – Big Splash opens in East Coast Park as a waterpark.^[8]
31 July – Senoko Power Station is officially opened as Singapore's fifth power station.^[9]

10 December – The Science Centre Singapore (then Singapore Science Centre) is officially opened.^[10]
12 December – The Singapore Labour Foundation is formed to ensure families in unions are well-taken care of, as well as to promote union groups in Singapore.^[11]

– The World Trade Centre is completed.^[12]

17 April –
- Jaime Teo, artiste and singer, co-founder of Twelve Cupcakes.^[13]
- Jamie Yeo, artiste and radio DJ.
22 April – Michelle Chong, producer and director.
18 July – Alfian Sa'at, playwright.^[14]
28 November – Qi Yuwu, actor.

^ "Dr Benjamin Henry Sheares in his office". www.nas.gov.sg. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ Mydans, Seth (22 March 2015). "Lee Kuan Yew, Founding Father and First Premier of Singapore, Dies at 91". The New York Times. Retrieved 18 June 2018.
^ "Opening of Upper Peirce Reservoir" (PDF). NAS. 27 February 1977. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Clean-up of Singapore River and Kallang Basin". NLB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ Seneviratne, Percy (29 May 1977). "The Malaysia Cup is ours after twelve long years". The Straits Times. p. 22.
^ Seneviratne, Percy (29 May 1977). "A gamble for victory". The Straits Times. p. 1.
^ "Seeing double: Launch of first SBS double-decker service (Premium article)". The Straits Times. 8 November 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "$6 million splash..." The Straits Times (retrieved from NLB). 17 July 1977. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
^ "Senoko Power Station opens". NLB. Retrieved 9 November 2019.
^ "Science Centre Singapore". NLB. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ "Singapore Labour Foundation is established". NLB. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
^ "Centre to boost trade in sea". New Nation (retrieved from NLB). 31 July 1975. Retrieved 14 September 2019.
^ Hawa, Siti (21 June 2021). "Jaime Teo reveals she & Jamie Yeo share exact same birthday, day, month, year, all". Mothership. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
^ "Alfian Sa'at". NLB. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
^ "Michael Olcomendy". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.

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