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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.[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]
Births
- 6 February – Eleanor Wong – Lawyer, playwright.[4]
- 28 March – Alvin Yeo – Former politician.
- 29 May – Fandi Ahmad – Former football player.[5]
- 14 June – S. Iswaran – Minister of Communications and Information.
- 27 October – Ang Peng Siong – Former swimmer.[6]
- Olivia Lum – Hyflux CEO.[7]
- Jennifer Tham Sow Ying – Conductor of Singapore Youth Choir.[8]
- K. F. Seetoh – Food personality, creator of Makansutra.[9]
- Madeleine Lee – Investment manager, poet.[10]
Deaths
- 21 August – Ahmad bin Ibrahim, Member of Parliament (b. 1927).[11]
References
- ^ "Plans for SEACOM cable link to go ahead". The Straits Times (Retrieved from NLB). 10 April 1962. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
- ^ Singapore, 1 September 1962: Integration with Malaya Direct Democracy (in German)
- ^ "Singapore votes in the referendum on merger". NLB. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Eleanor Wong". NLB. Retrieved 12 November 2019.
- ^ "Fandi Ahmad". NLB. Retrieved 25 July 2019.
- ^ "Ang Peng Siong". NLB. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- ^ "Olivia Lum". NLB. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
- ^ "Jennifer Tham Sow Ying". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "K. F. Seetoh". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Madeleine Lee". NLB. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ^ "Ahmad bin Ibrahim". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.