:1962 in Singapore

The following lists events that happened during 1962 in Singapore.

Incumbents

Yang di-Pertuan Negara – Yusof Ishak
Prime Minister – Lee Kuan Yew

Events

=April=

10 April – The SEACOM cable is announced.{{cite web |title=Plans for SEACOM cable link to go ahead |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19620410-1.2.73 |publisher=The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB) |access-date=24 July 2019 |date=10 April 1962}}

=September=

1 September – A referendum is held in Singapore to vote on merger with Malaysia. In the end, 70 percent of votes chose merger in accordance with the terms of the 1961 White Paper.[http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=sg011962 Singapore, 1 September 1962: Integration with Malaya] Direct Democracy {{in lang|de}}{{cite web |title=Singapore votes in the referendum on merger |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/history/events/b159b19a-9ff9-4e12-9e39-265bda31be5b |website=NLB |access-date=9 September 2019}}

=December=

16 December - Trolleybus services in Singapore cease operations.{{cite news |title=Off for good: Spore trolley buses |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19621216-1.2.103 |work=The Straits Times |location=Singapore |date=16 December 1962 |accessdate=31 December 2021 |via=NewspaperSG }}

Births

6 February – Eleanor Wong – Lawyer, playwright.{{cite web |title=Eleanor Wong |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1026_2008-04-27.html |website=NLB |access-date=12 November 2019}}
28 March – Alvin Yeo – Lawyer and former politician (d. 2022)
29 May – Fandi Ahmad – Former football player.{{cite web |title=Fandi Ahmad |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1775_2011-07-19.html |website=NLB |access-date=25 July 2019}}
14 June – S. Iswaran – Minister of Transport.
27 October – Ang Peng Siong – Former swimmer.{{cite web |title=Ang Peng Siong |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1153_2009-06-02.html |website=NLB |access-date=26 July 2019}}
Olivia Lum – Hyflux CEO.{{cite web |title=Olivia Lum |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1535_2009-06-23.html |website=NLB |access-date=18 October 2019}}
Jennifer Tham – Conductor of Singapore Youth Choir.{{cite web |title=Jennifer Tham Sow Ying |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2014-02-17_134023.html |website=NLB |access-date=29 October 2019}}
K. F. Seetoh – Food personality, creator of Makansutra.{{cite web |title=K. F. Seetoh |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_2014-01-29_182212.html |website=NLB |access-date=29 October 2019}}
Madeleine Lee – Investment manager, poet.{{cite web |title=Madeleine Lee |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_1394_2008-12-23.html |website=NLB |access-date=29 October 2019}}
Charis Eng - Clinical geneticist (d. 2024)[https://www.lerner.ccf.org/news/article/?title=Cleveland+Clinic+mourns+the+loss+of+Dr.+Charis+Eng&id=43fdd17468dbe87cd28f077c5cd25a42e9644084 Cleveland Clinic mourns the loss of Dr. Charis Eng]

Deaths

21 August – Ahmad Ibrahim, Member of Parliament (b. 1927).{{cite web |title=Ahmad bin Ibrahim |url=http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/infopedia/articles/SIP_835_2004-12-28.html|publisher=NLB|access-date=22 July 2019}}

References

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