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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.

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.

December

  • 16 December - Trolleybus services in Singapore cease operations.

Births

  • 6 February – Eleanor Wong – Lawyer, playwright.
  • 28 March – Alvin Yeo – Lawyer and former politician (d. 2022)
  • 29 May – Fandi Ahmad – Former football player.
  • 14 June – S. Iswaran – Minister of Transport.
  • 27 October – Ang Peng Siong – Former swimmer.
  • Olivia Lum – Hyflux CEO.
  • Jennifer Tham – Conductor of Singapore Youth Choir.
  • K. F. Seetoh – Food personality, creator of Makansutra.
  • Madeleine Lee – Investment manager, poet.
  • Charis Eng - Clinical geneticist (d. 2024)

Deaths

  • 15 January – Shenton Thomas, last Governor of the Straits Settlements (b. 1879).
  • 9 June – Florence Yeo Ah Chik, spouse of Hougang's Beehoon King Lim Ah Pin (b. 1887).
  • 21 August – Ahmad Ibrahim, Cabinet Minister and PAP legislative assemblyman for Sembawang Constituency (b. 1927).

References