1982 in Singapore

See also: 1981 in Singapore | Other events of 1982 | 1983 in Singapore | List of years in Singapore

Incumbents

Events

1 January – The time zone in Singapore has changed to GMT+08:00 and it has not changed since.
2 January – The metric system of weights and measures is introduced, replacing the Imperial units
The Courtesy Campaign and the Civil Defence Programme are launched.

Culture

20 to 24 March – The first Festival of Dance (which was the early form of the current Singapore Arts Festival) was held from 20 to 24 March 1982 at the Victoria Theatre.^[1]

Sports

Ang Peng Siong was ranked world's No.1 in 1982 for clocking 22.69s in the 50m freestyle during the US Nationals and was named the World's Fastest Swimmer for 1982 by Swimming World magazine.^[2]

Deaths

29 October 1982 — Lim Yong Liang,^[3] one of the most prominent names in Singapore football history.
2 June 1982 — Lancelot Maurice Pennefather,^[4] famous sportsman of various sport.

References

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