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1942 in Malaya. Malaya under Japanese occupation.
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" acronym
- 6-8 January - WW2: Battle of Slim River
- 11 January - WW2: Kuala Lumpur fall to Imperial Japanese Army
- 14 January - WW2: Battle of Gemas
- 14-22 January - WW2: Battle of Muar
- 23 January - WW2: Parit Sulong Massacre
- 26-27 January - WW2: Battle off Endau
- 31 January - WW2: The whole of Malaya had fallen into Japanese hands.
- 12 - 15 February - WW2: Battle of Pasir Panjang
- 18 February-8 March - WW2: Sook Ching Massacre
Births
- 24 February - Mohd Radzi Sheikh Ahmad - Politician
- 20 March - Abdullah Hassan - Linguistics
- 26 March - Muhammad Haji Salleh - Writer and National Sasterawan
- 15 April - Rais Yatim - Politician
- 20 April - Khadijah Hashim - Writer and author
- 28 April - Sarimah Ahmad - Actress
- 5 May - Shamsuri Arshad - Former Deputy Inspector General of Police
- 25 July - Wan Zahidi bin Wan Teh - Federal Territory mufti
- 31 August - Mahyon Ismail - Actor (died 2011)
- 15 December - Hashim Bin Hj. Karim - Former Economic Advisor to former Prime Minister, Tun Hussein Onn and Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad
Unknown date
- Hassan bin Ahmad - Penang mufti
- S. Jibeng - Singer (died 2006)
- Tan Seng Giaw - Politician
Deaths
- 14 February - Adnan Saidi - Malay warrior
See also
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