Straits Settlements
Straits Settlements ranks 9,724th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Utrecht (province), Prabuty, and Lelystad. Memorable people born in Straits Settlements include S. R. Nathan. Straits Settlements has been the birth place of many politicians. Straits Settlements is located in Singapore.
The Straits Settlements were a group of British territories located in Southeast Asia. Originally established in 1826 as part of the territories controlled by the British East India Company, the Straits Settlements came under British Raj control in 1858 and then under direct British control as a Crown colony in 1867. In 1946, following the end of the Second World War and the Japanese occupation, the colony was dissolved as part of Britain's reorganisation of its Southeast Asian dependencies in the area. Read more on Wikipedia
In 1924, Straits Settlements was the birth place of 1 globally memorable people, including S. R. Nathan.
People Born in Straits Settlements
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Most individuals born in present day Straits Settlements were politicians (1), while most who died were .
Below is a visual represetation of the lifespans of the top 1 globally memorable people born in Straits Settlements since 1700.
