The following lists events that happened during 1975 in Singapore.
Incumbents President: Benjamin Henry Sheares Prime Minister: Lee Kuan Yew
Events January 1 January – The Singapore Maritime Museum is opened in Sentosa, albeit still under construction.
February 19 February – The first SAFRA clubhouse is opened in Toa Payoh.
April 1 April – The Singapore Air Defence Command is renamed to the Republic of Singapore Air Force. 30 April – The new Royal Sporting House outlet officially opens.
June 2 June – The Area Licensing Scheme (ALS) was launched in a bid to control traffic into the city, the world's first area licensing scheme. The Jurong Town Hall is officially opened. It served as the headquarters of the Jurong Town Corporation (now JTC Corporation) until 2000, spearheading Singapore's economy.
July 30 July – The World Trade Centre will be ready by 1977.
September 15 September – The Subordinate Courts Building (present day State Courts) starts operations, centralising various courts which were scattered around the city at that time including the Criminal District and Magistrates' Court; the Traffic Courts; and the Civil District Courts. 24 September – The last British warship, HMS Mermaid, left Sembawang Naval Basin.
November 20 November – Amendments to the Misuse of Drugs Act were passed to introduce the mandatory death penalty for drug trafficking cases.
Date unknown The Kranji Reservoir and Pandan Reservoir are completed. DBS Building Tower One is completed. 3S Transport Pte Ltd starts operations as Singapore's second private charter bus company after Woodlands Transport the previous year.
Births 20 January – Emma Yong, actress, member of Dim Sum Dollies (d. 2012). 28 January – Tanya Chua, singer. 19 September – Michelle Chia, actress. 24 September – Calvin Cheng, former Nominated Member of Parliament. 6 December – Vincent Ng, martial artist, actor. 27 December – Daniel Ong, artiste and radio DJ, co-founder of Twelve Cupcakes. Tan Wu Meng – politician. Kam Ning – violinist.
Deaths 14 January – Foo Chee Fong, Chinese businessman and Hainanese community leader (b. 1898). 13 February – Franklin Gimson, 1st Governor of Singapore (b. 1890). 24 March – Lim Cheng Lock, former PAP Member of Parliament for Kampong Kapor Constituency (b. 1924). 20 June – Alan Rose, 1st Chief Justice of the State of Singapore (b. 1899). 20 July – Syed Ibrahim bin Omar Alsagoff, head of local Arab companies and consul for several Arab countries (b. 1899). 3 October – Fong Kim Heng, former PAP legislative assemblyman for Joo Chiat Constituency (b. 1923). 6 November – Wilfred Lawson Blythe, 2nd Colonial Secretary of Singapore (b. 1896). 13 November – Neo Ao Tiew, Chinese businessman, philanthropist and a pioneer of Lim Chu Kang (b. 1884).
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