1973 in Malaysia

none April 2020 1973 thumb|300px|Makam Pahlawan, near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur, where Malaysian leaders are buried. 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 Yang di-Pertuan Agong: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah Raja Permaisuri Agong: Sultanah Bahiyah Prime Minister: Abdul Razak Hussein Deputy Prime Minister: Tun Dr Ismail (until 2 August) Hussein Onn (from 3 August) Lord President: Azmi Mohamed State level Johor Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail Kedah Sultan of Kedah: Tunku Abdul Malik (Regent) Kelantan Sultan of Kelantan: Sultan Yahya Petra (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Perlis Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Putra Perak Sultan of Perak: Sultan Idris Shah II Pahang Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar Selangor Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah Terengganu Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah Negeri Sembilan Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar Penang Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh Malacca Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Haji Abdul Aziz bin Abdul Majid Sarawak 1973 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sarawak: Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman Sabah 1963 Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Sabah: Tun Pengiran Ahmad Raffae (until March) Tun Fuad Stephens (from March) Events 30 Jan - A.R. tompel, Actor and Director died at 54 after hit by car at Setapak. 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.Peristiwa Letupan Bom Keretapi Di Batu Gajah 1973 https://www.orangperak.com/peristiwa-letupan-bom-keretapi-di-batu-gajah-1973.html 25 April 202115 mangsa letupan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/beritaharian19730623-1.2.6 25 April 2021 6 July – Official opening of the Kuala Lumpur Hilton 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 buried here. 15 September – The 50th anniversary of the International Criminal Police Organization (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 shooterResults http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=4126 2002.thecgf.com 30 April 2020 31 August 2006 https://web.archive.org/web/20060831103514/http://m2002.thecgf.com/results/default.asp?ath=4126 dead Unknown date – Angie Cheung, Malaysian actress and former Miss Chinese Malaysia Deaths 30 Jan - Aman Ramlie bin Jaafar, Actor, Director, Comedian 8 April – Tengku Ampuan Jemaah of Selangor, Second Raja Permaisuri Agong 29 May – Tan Sri P. Ramlee, actor, singer, director, musician 2 August – Tun Dr. Ismail Abdul Rahman, 2nd Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia 23 October – Tan Sri Zainal Abidin Ahmad (Za'aba), Malay writer and linguist See also 1972 in Malaysia | 1974 in Malaysia History of Malaysia References 1973 in Category:Years of the 20th century in Malaysia Malaysia Malaysia Category:1970s in Malaysia