1973 in Malaysia

Decades:	; 1960s; 1970s; 1980s; 1990s;
See also:	Other events of 1973; Timeline of Malaysian history;

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

1973 in Malaysia
16 years of the nationhood

Incumbents

February — KFC Malaysia open its first restaurant at Jalan Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Kuala Lumpur.
21 May — Official opening of the Rantau Panjang – Sungai Golok Bridge of Malaysia-Thailand border in Kelantan.
29 May — P. Ramlee the Malaysian singer and actor dies.
6 July — Official opening of the Kuala Lumpur Hilton by Prime Minister, Tun Abdul Razak.
2 August — Tun Dr Ismail the deputy prime minister dies. 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.
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.

Masyarakat Berkebudayaan Malaysia

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v t e Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya.
Years in Malaya	1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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