1952 in Singapore

← 1951 1950 1949 1952 in Singapore → 1953 1954 1955
Decades:	1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s
See also:	Other events of 1952 Timeline of Singaporean history

The following lists events that happened during 1952 in Colony of Singapore.

Incumbents

• Governor:
  • until 20 March: Sir Franklin Gimson
  • acting from 20 March - 21 April: Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe
  • starting from 21 April: Sir John Nicoll

• Colonial Secretary: Sir Wilfred Lawson Blythe

Events

September

• 25 September – Legislative Councillor for Seletar Constituency Vilasini Menon resigned due to being charged with a criminal breach of trust in India along with her husband.

November

• 19 November – Nomination day for the 1952 Seletar by-election.

December

• 6 December – The 1952 Singapore City Council election was held.
• 16 December – Independent candidate Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair was sworn in as legislative councillor for Seletar Constituency in an uncontested walkover.

Births

• 10 February – Lee Hsien Loong, 3rd Prime Minister of Singapore.
• 25 February – Henry Thia, actor and comedian.
• 23 March – Anita Sarawak, singer and entertainer.
• 19 June – Richard Low, actor.
• 15 October – Ramli Sarip, musician, singer, songwriter, arranger and record producer.
• 3 December – Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, 12th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
• 22 December – Ahmad Magad, former PAP MP for Pasir Ris–Punggol GRC.

Deaths

• 1 April – M. D. P. Gilroy, prominent amateur stage magician (b. 1902).
• 8 May – René Onraet, 9th Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police Force (b. 1887).

See also

• List of years in Singapore