1962 in Singapore
Singapore-related events during 1962
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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]
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 Sow Ying – Conductor of Singapore Youth Choir.[9]
- K. F. Seetoh – Food personality, creator of Makansutra.[10]
- Madeleine Lee – Investment manager, poet.[11]
Deaths
- 21 August – Ahmad Ibrahim, Member of Parliament (b. 1927).[12]
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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Ahmad bin Ibrahim". NLB. Retrieved 22 July 2019.
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- China
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- Iraq
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- Philippines
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States with limited
recognition
recognition
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- Moldavian Soviet Socialist Republic
- Taiwan
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Dependencies, colonies
and other territories
and other territories
- Bahrain
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- Christmas Island
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