The following lists events that happened during 1976 in Singapore. Incumbents President: Benjamin Henry Sheares Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew Events April 1 April – The Singapore Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) is formed to help ex-offenders find employment. June June - The Pearl Bank Apartments is completed, making it Singapore's tallest and densest residential building in Singapore at that time. The Apartments will soon be demolished after being sold to CapitaLand in an en-bloc sale in 2018, which will be redeveloped into One Pearl Bank by 2023. October 1 October - The OCBC Centre is officially opened. The Business Times is launched. December 23 December – The PAP wins all 69 seats in the 1976 General Election. Date unknown The Queensway Shopping Centre is opened as a sports mall. The mall also hosts Singapore's first public escalators. St James Power Station was decommissioned and its operations is taken over by Pasir Panjang and Jurong power stations. Births 20 January – Jamus Lim, Singaporean politician. 15 July – Desmond Lee, Minister for National Development. 2 August – Pritam Singh, Leader of the Opposition and Singaporean politician. 2 December – Loretta Chen, theatre director and media personality. Deaths 4 October – Chua Boon Lay, footballer (b. 1902). References Singapore Years in Singapore