1973 in Malaysia

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

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1973, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Incumbent political figures[]

Federal level[]

State level[]

Events[]

  • February – KFC Malaysia opened its first restaurant at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 7–8 February – A Malay farmer Idrus bin Hassan killed eight people and wounded four others in Batu Titian Akar near Rembau, Negeri Sembilan, 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, singer and actor, died at the age of 44 from a heart attack. He was buried at Jalan Ampang Muslim Cemetery, Kuala Lumpur.
  • 2 July – Social Security Organisation (SOCSO) established.
  • 22 June - A grenade exploded on a Butterworth-bound train pulling into the Batu Gajah railway station, killing 2, including a soldier and injuring 11.[1][2]
  • 6 July – Official opening of the by Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak.
  • 1 August – The 25th anniversary of the World Health Organization (WHO) was 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 was elected as the deputy prime minister.
  • 15 September – The 50th anniversary of the International Criminal Police Organisation (Interpol) was celebrated.
  • 1 October – Malaysia Airline System was established.
  • 18 October – 42 people, mostly Indians, were crushed to death when a 200-foot-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 signing, the district and division of Simanggang were later renamed Sri Aman ("town of peace").
  • 22 October -Detective Sergeant Chong Kek Oh was shot dead by communist gunmens at Sungai Siput, Perak.
  • 27 December - M.V Pulau Kidjang. Sarawak's worst maritime tragedies. Sarawak Titanic

Births[]

  • 22 March – Tuanku Zara Salim Davidson, Raja Permaisuri of Perak
  • 22 August – Roslina Bakar, sport shooter[3]
  • Unknown date – Angie Cheung, Malaysian actress and former Miss Chinese Malaysia

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Peristiwa Letupan Bom Keretapi Di Batu Gajah 1973". Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  2. ^ "15 mangsa letupan". Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Results". 2002.thecgf.com. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
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