1962 in Singapore explained

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.^[1]

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.^{[2] [3]}

December

• 16 December - Trolleybus services in Singapore cease operations.^[4]

Births

• 6 February – Eleanor Wong – Lawyer, playwright.^[5]
• 28 March – Alvin Yeo – Lawyer and former politician (d. 2022)
• 29 May – Fandi Ahmad – Former football player.^[6]
• 14 June – S. Iswaran – Minister of Transport.
• 27 October – Ang Peng Siong – Former swimmer.^[7]
• Olivia Lum – Hyflux CEO.^[8]
• Jennifer Tham – Conductor of Singapore Youth Choir.^[9]
• K. F. Seetoh – Food personality, creator of Makansutra.^[10]
• Madeleine Lee – Investment manager, poet.^[11]
• Charis Eng - Clinical geneticist (d. 2024)^[12]

Deaths

• 21 August – Ahmad Ibrahim, Member of Parliament (b. 1927).^[13]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Plans for SEACOM cable link to go ahead . The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB) . 24 July 2019 . 10 April 1962.
2. http://www.sudd.ch/event.php?lang=en&id=sg011962 Singapore, 1 September 1962: Integration with Malaya
3. Web site: Singapore votes in the referendum on merger . NLB . 9 September 2019.
4. News: Off for good: Spore trolley buses . . Singapore . 16 December 1962 . 31 December 2021 . NewspaperSG .
5. Web site: Eleanor Wong . NLB . 12 November 2019.
6. Web site: Fandi Ahmad . NLB . 25 July 2019.
7. Web site: Ang Peng Siong . NLB . 26 July 2019.
8. Web site: Olivia Lum . NLB . 18 October 2019.
9. Web site: Jennifer Tham Sow Ying . NLB . 29 October 2019.
10. Web site: K. F. Seetoh . NLB . 29 October 2019.
11. Web site: Madeleine Lee . NLB . 29 October 2019.
12. 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
13. Web site: Ahmad bin Ibrahim . NLB. 22 July 2019.