Events in History Relating to Malaysia
October 21, 1816
The Penang Free School is founded in George Town, Penang, Malaysia, by the Rev Hutchings. It is the oldest English-language school in Southeast Asia.
January 31, 1900
Datu Muhammad Salleh is assassinated in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion
April 6, 1923
The first Prefects Board in Southeast Asia is formed in Victoria Institution, Malaysia.
December 12, 1948
Malayan Emergency: Batang Kali Massacre – 14 members of the Scots Guards stationed in Malaysia allegedly massacre 24 unarmed civilians and set fire to the village.
January 1, 1957
George Town, Penang becomes a city by a royal charter granted by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
May 13, 1969
Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
February 1, 1972
Kuala Lumpur becomes a city by a royal charter granted by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia.
July 31, 1988
32 people are killed and 1,674 injured when a bridge at the Sultan Abdul Halim ferry terminal collapses in Butterworth, Malaysia.
December 11, 1993
Forty-eight people are killed when a block of the Highland Towers collapses near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
June 27, 1998
Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
September 11, 1998
Opening ceremony for the 1998 Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Malaysia is the first Asian country to host the games.
October 31, 2003
Mahathir bin Mohamad resigns as Prime Minister of Malaysia and is replaced by Deputy Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, marking an end to Mahathir's 22 years in power.
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