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"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371895857#Events", "title": "25th century BC", "revid": 1371895857, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -534, "year_label": "535 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "The Sungai Batu Civilization in Malaysia begins.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1363151414#Asia", "title": "535 BC", "revid": 1363151414, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1136, "year_label": "1136 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Sultan Mudzaffar Shah I establishes the Kedah Sultanate at Qodah Darul Aman (modern-day Kedah Darul Aman, Malaysia).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365584360#Asia", "title": "1136", "revid": 1365584360, "section": "Events › By place › Asia"}}, {"year": 1400, "year_label": "1400 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Prince Parameswara establishes the Malacca Sultanate, in present-day western Malaysia and northern Sumatra.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369029011#Date_unknown", "title": "1400", "revid": 1369029011, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1423, "year_label": "1423 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "August 2", "text": "August 2 – Ataullah Muhammad Shah I begins a 50-year reign as the Sultan of Kedah in what is now Malaysia, following the death of his father, Sulaiman Shah I, who had reigned for 50 years after becoming Sultan in 1373.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365656788#July–September", "title": "1423", "revid": 1365656788, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1432, "year_label": "1432 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 3", "text": "August 3 – The Ming Chinese expedition arrives at Malacca in what is now Malaysia and stays until September 2.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361998124#July–September", 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July–September"}}, {"year": 1511, "year_label": "1511 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "August 15", "text": "August 15 – (21 Jumada I 917 AH) Capture of Malacca: Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca, giving Portugal control over the Strait of Malacca, through which all sea-going trade between China and India is concentrated. The Sultanate then establishes rule from Johor, starting decades of skirmishes against the Portuguese to regain the fallen city. While taking the city, the Portuguese slaughter a large community of Chinese merchants living there. Malacca is the first city in Southeast Asia to be taken by a Western nation, gaining home rule only in 1957, when it becomes part of Malaysia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1367291242#July–September", "title": "1511", "revid": 1367291242, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1547, "year_label": "1547 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December 6", "text": "December 6 – The Battle of Perlis River is fought between the Portuguese Navy and the navy of the Aceh Sultanate (now a province of Indonesia) at the Perlis River in Malaysia. With nine light warships and 230 soldiers, the Portuguese sink or capture 45 of the 60 ships of Aceh vessel leave 4,000 of their 5,380 soldiers dead or missing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369359234#October–December", "title": "1547", "revid": 1369359234, "section": "Events › October–December"}}, {"year": 1697, "year_label": "1697 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "July 27", "text": "July 27 – Mahmud Shah II, the Sultan of Johor and Pahang (now part of Malaysia) takes on full power upon the death of the regent, the Bendahara Paduka Raja. Mahmud II was only 10 years old when he became the Sultan upon the assassination of his father, Ibrahim Shah in 1685.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1355431044#July–September", "title": "1697", "revid": 1355431044, "section": "Events › July–September"}}, {"year": 1857, "year_label": "1857 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": null, "text": "Kuala Lumpur, the future capital of Malaysia, is founded as a tin mining settlement.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366379985#Date_unknown", "title": "1857", "revid": 1366379985, "section": "Events › Date unknown"}}, {"year": 1880, "year_label": "1880 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "December", "text": "Fietas, Johannesburg is known as the 'Malay Location'. Its population is mainly 'coloured', 'Cape coloured', and Malay.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326930351", "title": "1880 in South Africa", "revid": 1326930351, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1957, "year_label": "1957 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 31", "text": "August 31 – The Federation of Malaya gains independence from the United Kingdom, subsequently celebrated as Malaysia's National Day. Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan, becomes the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya. The country's new Constitution had come into force on August 27. The Alliance Party and its successor are the ruling coalition until 2018.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371361971#August", "title": "1957", "revid": 1371361971, "section": "Events › August"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "April 1", "text": "April 1 – Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, 1st Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaya (modern-day Malaysia), dies in office. He is replaced by Hisamuddin Alam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Alaeddin Sulaiman Shah, Sultan of Selangor.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371870774#April", "title": "1960", "revid": 1371870774, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1961, "year_label": "1961 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 27", "text": "May 27 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaya, holds a press conference in Singapore, announcing his idea to form the Federation of Malaysia, comprising Malaya, Singapore, Sarawak, Brunei and North Borneo (Sabah).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372676854#May", "title": "1961", "revid": 1372676854, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "May", "text": "May – A&W's first store in Asia Pacific and Malaysia opened at Kuala Lumpur's Batu Road.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373378203#Events", "title": "1963 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373378203, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 16", "text": "September 16 – Malaysia is formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colony of Singapore, North Borneo (renamed Sabah) and Sarawak.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370539540#September", "title": "1963", "revid": 1370539540, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 16", "text": "16 September – The Federation of Malaysia was formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colonies of North Borneo, Sarawak and Singapore.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373378203#Events", "title": "1963 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373378203, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "September 16", "text": "16 September – Malaysia is formed from Malaya, Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338523973#September", "title": "1963 in Singapore", "revid": 1338523973, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "September 18", "text": "September 18 – Rioters burn down the British Embassy in Jakarta, to protest the formation of Malaysia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370539540#September", "title": "1963", "revid": 1370539540, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 7", "text": "August 7 – Tunku Abdul Rahman, Prime Minister of Malaysia, recommends the expulsion of Singapore from the Federation of Malaysia following a deterioration of PAP–UMNO relations, negotiating its separation with Lee Kuan Yew, Prime Minister of Singapore.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#July–August", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › July–August"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "August 9", "text": "August 9 – Proclamation of Singapore: Singapore is expelled from the Federation of Malaysia, which recognises it as a sovereign nation. Lee Kuan Yew announces Singapore's independence and assumes the position of Prime Minister of the new island nation – a position he holds until 1990.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368843670#July–August", "title": "1965", "revid": 1368843670, "section": "Events › July–August"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Economy & Finance", "date": "August 9", "text": "9 August – Singapore was expelled from the Federation of Malaysia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377181#Events", "title": "1965 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377181, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 28", "text": "May 28 – The Indonesian and Malaysian governments declare that the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation is over (a treaty is signed on August 11).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370246126#May", "title": "1966", "revid": 1370246126, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1966, "year_label": "1966 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 28", "text": "28 May – The Malaysian and Indonesian governments declared that the confrontation was over. The peace treaty was signed in Bangkok, Thailand.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377207#Events", "title": "1966 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377207, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 13", "text": "May 13 – May 13 Incident: Race riots occur in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373164180#May", "title": "1969", "revid": 1373164180, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "May 13", "text": "13 May – Ethnic riots break out in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which later spill over to Singapore.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1329734563#May", "title": "1969 in Singapore", "revid": 1329734563, "section": "Events › May"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Births", "date": "October 6", "text": "6 October – Sultan Muhammad V, 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373378348#Births", "title": "1969 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373378348, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": 1972, "year_label": "1972 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "February", "text": "February – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom made her first official visit to Malaysia. She visited General Hospital at Kota Kinabalu. The hospital was then renamed in her honour (Hospital Queen Elizabeth). It is the only hospital in Malaysia named after her.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373376599#Events", "title": "1972 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373376599, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1972, "year_label": "1972 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "March", "text": "March – Lee Kuan Yew's first visit to Malaysia after Singapore's separation from Malaysia on August 9 1965.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373376599#Events", "title": "1972 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373376599, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1973, "year_label": "1973 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "February", "text": "February – KFC Malaysia opened its first restaurant at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373376674#Events", "title": "1973 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373376674, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1974, "year_label": "1974 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "February 1", "text": "February 1 – Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, is declared a Federal Territory.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372602919#January–February", "title": "1974", "revid": 1372602919, "section": "Events › January–February"}}, {"year": 1974, "year_label": "1974 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "May 28", "text": "28 May – Malaysia established diplomatic ties with the People's Republic of China. Prime Minister Tun Abdul Razak visited China for the first time and met Chairman Mao Zedong and Premier Zhou Enlai in Beijing.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373376730#Events", "title": "1974 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373376730, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1975, "year_label": "1975 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 20", "text": "September 20 – The term of Tuanku Al-Mutassimu Billahi Muhibbudin Sultan Abdul Halim Al-Muadzam Shah ibni Almarhum Sultan Badlishah, as the 5th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, ends.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369955775#September", "title": "1975", "revid": 1369955775, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1975, "year_label": "1975 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "September 21", "text": "September 21 – Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan, becomes the 6th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369955775#September", "title": "1975", "revid": 1369955775, "section": "Events › September"}}, {"year": 1975, "year_label": "1975 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "October 31", "text": "October 31 – Tun Mustapha resigns as Chief Minister of Sabah, a state in Malaysia, bringing to an end speculation that he would attempt to lead secession for Sabah to become an independent nation.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1369955775#October", "title": "1975", "revid": 1369955775, "section": "Events › October"}}, {"year": 1976, "year_label": "1976 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "June 6", "text": "June 6 – The Double Six Crash, a plane crash in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, kills everyone on board, including Sabahan Chief Minister Tun Fuad Stephens.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372603253#June", "title": "1976", "revid": 1372603253, "section": "Events › June"}}, {"year": 1977, "year_label": "1977 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "December 4", "text": "December 4 – Malaysian Airline System Flight 653 is hijacked and crashes in Tanjung Kupang, Johor, Malaysia, killing all 100 passengers and crew on board.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371657539#December", "title": "1977", "revid": 1371657539, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1979, "year_label": "1979 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "March 29", "text": "March 29 – Sultan Yahya Petra of Kelantan, the 6th Yang di-Pertuan Agong (Head of State) of Malaysia, dies in office. He is replaced by Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371786119#March", "title": "1979", "revid": 1371786119, "section": "Events › March"}}, {"year": 1982, "year_label": "1982 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "January 1", "text": "January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00).", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373279023#January", "title": "1982", "revid": 1373279023, "section": "Events › January"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": "April 26", "text": "April 26 – Sultan Iskandar of Johor becomes Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia, in succession to Sultan Ahmad Shah, whose term ended the previous day.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371242779#April", "title": "1984", "revid": 1371242779, "section": "Events › April"}}, {"year": 1985, "year_label": "1985 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "July 10", "text": "10 July – The first Malaysian national car Proton Saga was officially launched by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad with the first cars coming off from the production line in July 9.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377862#Events", "title": "1985 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377862, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1987, "year_label": "1987 CE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": "April 12", "text": "12 April – The murder of Ang May Hong happened in Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377937#Events", "title": "1987 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377937, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1988, "year_label": "1988 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "March 11", "text": "11 March – The Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Mosque in Shah Alam, Selangor was fully constructed. 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