1952 in Singapore

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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. ^[1]

November

• 19 November – Nomination day for the 1952 Seletar by-election. ^[2]

December

• 6 December – The 1952 Singapore City Council election was held. ^[3]
• 16 December – Independent candidate Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair was sworn in as legislative councillor for Seletar Constituency in an uncontested walkover. ^[4]

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). ^[5]
• 8 May – René Onraet, 9th Inspector-General of the Straits Settlements Police Force (b. 1887). ^[6]

See also

• List of years in Singapore

References

1. "Mrs. Vilasini Menon's Resignation Accepted". Indian Daily Mail . 26 September 1952. p. 1. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
2. "Singapore Legislative Council By-Election 1952". www.sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
3. "Singapore City Council Election 1952". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
4. "Singapore Legislative Council By-Election 1952 > Seletar". www.sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 July 2025.
5. "TWO KILLED IN STORM ON GOLF COURSE". NewspaperSG . 2 April 1952. Retrieved 29 November 2025.
6. "Death of Mr. Onraet, the ! Singapore policeman". NewspaperSG . 11 May 1952. Retrieved 21 July 2025.