1973 in Malaysia

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See also:	Other events of 1973 Timeline of Malaysian history

Makam Pahlawan, near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, where Malaysian leaders are laid to rest here.

1973 in Malaysia
16 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

Events

• February – KFC Malaysia open its first restaurant at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur.
• 7 and 8 February – A Malay farmer Idrus bin Hassan killed eight people and wounded four others in Batu Titian Akar near Tampin, Johor before being shot dead by police.
• 21 May – Official opening of the Rantau Panjang – Sungai Golok Bridge of Malaysia-Thailand border in Kelantan.
• 29 May – P. Ramlee, a singer and actors died at the age of 44 due to heart attack. He was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.
• 2 July – Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) is established.
• 6 July – Official opening of the Kuala Lumpur Hilton by Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak.
• 1 August – The 25th anniversary of the World Health Organisation (WHO) is celebrated.
• 2 August – Tun Dr Ismail the deputy prime minister died due to heart attack. He was buried in Makam Pahlawan, near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur. He was the first national leader to be laid to rest here.
• 3 August – Dato' Hussein Onn is elected as the deputy prime minister.
• 15 September – The 50th anniversary of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) is celebrated.
• 1 October – Malaysia Airline System is established.
• 18 October – 42 people, mostly Indians, were crushed to death when a 200feet-long limestone slab fell off a cliff collapsed and crashed onto a village at Gunung Cheroh, Ipoh, Perak.
• 21 October – A peace declaration was signed between the Malaysian government and the North Kalimantan Communist Party (NKCP) at Simanggang, Sarawak. After the peace declaration signed, the district and division of Simanggang later renamed as "Sri Aman" (town of peace).

National Day

Births

• Tuanku Zara Salim Davidson — Raja Permaisuri of Perak
• Roslin Hashim — Malaysian badminton player
• Z-Chen — Malaysian Chinese singers
• Sultanah Nur Zahirah of Terengganu and 13th Raja Permaisuri Agong
• Angie Cheung — Malaysian actress and former Miss Chinese Malaysia

Deaths

• Tun Mohd Salleh Ismail — Inspector General of Police
• AR Tompel — comedy actors
• Tengku Ampuan Jemaah of Selangor — Second Raja Permaisuri Agong
• 29 May – Tan Sri P. Ramlee — actor, singer, director, musician
• 2 August – Tan Sri Dr Ismail — 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia
• 23 October – Zaaba — Malay writers

See also

• 1973
• 1972 in Malaysia | 1974 in Malaysia
• History of Malaysia

References