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.Singapore, 1 September 1962: Integration with Malaya Direct Democracy
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)Cleveland Clinic mourns the loss of Dr. Charis Eng
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). 30 September – Yong Mun Sen, watercolour artist and a founding member of the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (b. 1896).
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