The following lists events that happened during 1962 in Singapore.
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Incumbents
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editApril
editSeptember
edit- 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
edit- 16 December - Trolleybus services in Singapore cease operations.[4]
Births
edit- 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
edit- 15 January – Shenton Thomas, last Governor of the Straits Settlements (b. 1879).[13]
- 9 June – Florence Yeo Ah Chik, spouse of Hougang's Beehoon King Lim Ah Pin (b. 1887).[14]
- 21 August – Ahmad Ibrahim, Cabinet Minister and PAP legislative assemblyman for Sembawang Constituency (b. 1927).[15]
References
edit- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Off for good: Spore trolley buses". The Straits Times. Singapore. 16 December 1962. Retrieved 31 December 2021 – via NewspaperSG.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic mourns the loss of Dr. Charis Eng
- ↑ "Shenton Thomas". www.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Hougang Heritage Trail. Singapore: National Heritage Board. p. 11.
- ↑ "Ahmad bin Ibrahim". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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