{"id":1079,"canonical_url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1867ce-apr-1--1079","name":"1867 CE, April 1","year":1867,"era":"CE","month":4,"day":1,"url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1867ce-apr-1--1079","iso-date":"1867-04-01","precision":"year-month-day","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Straits Settlements, comprised of Singapore, Malacca and Penang, officially became a crown colony under direct British control on April 1, 1867. A ceremony at the Town Hall in Singapore marked the transfer of the Straits Settlements from the jurisdiction of British India to the direct administration of the Crown. Harry St. George Ord was appointed the first governor of the new crown colony.\u003c/p\u003e","additional_details":"","photo":"","created_at":"2025-03-17T22:15:03-07:00","updated_at":"2026-03-31T11:06:55-07:00","breadcrumbs":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"April History","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/april"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"April 1","item":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/april-1"}]},"schema":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"Thing","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1867ce-apr-1--1079#eventK365","name":"1867 CE, April 1","headline":"The Straits Settlements, comprised of Singapore, Malacca and Penang, officially became a crown colony under... - 1867 CE","description":"The Straits Settlements, comprised of Singapore, Malacca and Penang, officially became a crown colony under direct British control on April 1, 1867. A...","url":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/events/1867ce-apr-1--1079","additionalType":"HistoricalEvent","inLanguage":"en","datePublished":"2025-03-17T22:15:03-07:00","dateModified":"2026-03-31T11:06:55-07:00","publisher":{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#organizationK365"},"temporalCoverage":"1867-04-01","isPartOf":[{"@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/#websiteK365"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/april","name":"What Happened in April History"},{"@type":"CollectionPage","@id":"https://www.kudos365.com/today-in-history/april-1#pageK365","name":"What Happened on April 1"}]}}