1819 in Singapore
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Events from the year 1819 in Singapore.
Incumbents
- Resident: Maj-Gen. William Farquhar(6 February onward)
Events
January
- 19 January – Stamford Raffles left Bencoolen on board the Indiana under the command of Captain James Pearl to establish a new settlement at the south of Malacca.
- 27 January – The Indiana, together with the Discover and the Investigator with Karimun Islands as a new Britishsite. After a discussion, they decided that it was not suitable.
- 28 January – The Indiana and Enterprise anchor at Saint John's Island and met with the locals in that evening.
- 29 January – Raffles and Farquhar landed by one of the rivers in Singapore and meet the Temenggong Abdul Rahman.
- 30 January – An informal agreement was written between the Temenggong and the British and the Union Jack is raised with a little ceremony.
February
- 1 February – Sultan Hussein (then known as Tungku Long) arrives from Riau.
- 6 February – The Bukit Laranganand marked the official founding of modern Singapore.
References
[1] Infopedia article: Raffles' landing in Singapore