1823 in Singapore
Events from the year 1823 in Singapore.
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Incumbents
- Resident: Maj-Gen. William Farquhar (until 1 May), Dr. John Crawfurd (starting 27 May)
Events
May
- 1 May - William Farquhar was dismissed from his position as First Resident by Stamford Raffles .[1]
June
- 5 June - Stamford Raffles lays the foundation stone for the Singapore Institution, now known as the Raffles Institution.[2]
Births
Deaths
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gollark: Interesting idea.
gollark: Ideatic ideon: replace USB with HTTP/TCP/IP over Ethernet lines.
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gollark: Websockets use HTTP.
See also
References
- "William Farquhar's Pragmatism: Another Perspective on Raffle's Vision for Singapore". National archives of Singapore.
- "The Singapore Institution Library (1823–1843)".
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