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Some, especially people from East Malaysia, argue that it is illogical to celebrate 31 August 1957 as Malaysia's national day when Malaysia was only established in 1963. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Supporters of Hari Merdeka argue that "the Federation" as defined in article 160 of the Malaysian constitution is the "Federation of Malaya" that was established in ...
29 March – Sultan Yahya Petra ibni Almarhum Sultan Ibrahim Petra of Kelantan and the Yang di-Pertuan Agong died. His body was brought back to Kelantan and laid to rest at Kelantan Royal Mausoleum, Langgar, Kota Bharu . 26 April – Sultan Ahmad Shah of Pahang was elected as the seventh Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Ahmad Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong) Sultan of Selangor: Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah; Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah; Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Jaafar; Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Tun Syed Sheikh Barabakh (until April) Tun Sardon Jubir (from April)
Malaysia Day (Malay: Hari Malaysia; Jawi: هاري مليسيا ) is a public holiday held on 16 September every year to commemorate the establishment of the Malaysian federation on that date in 1963. This event saw Malaya, North Borneo (which was renamed Sabah), Sarawak, and Singapore unite into a single state.
16 September – The Federation of Malaysia was formed through the merging of the Federation of Malaya and the British crown colonies of Singapore, North Borneo and Sarawak. 7:30am – Proclamation of Malaysia ceremonies were held in Kuala Lumpur ( Peninsula Malaysia ), Singapore , Kuching ( Sarawak ) and Kota Kinabalu ( Sabah ).
1–16 September – Malaysia participated in the 1974 Asian Games in Tehran, Iran, taking one Silver and five Bronze medals. 23 September – Student unrest at the University of Malaya (UM). 9 October – The Centenary of the Universal Postal Union. 9 October – A man killed 11 people and wounded 10 others in a mass stabbing aboard a train ...
Yang Chu Chung, Commander-in-chief of the Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (b. 1935) Yap Choon Hau, Political Commissar of the Sarawak People's Guerilla Force (b. 1935) 28 March – Abang Openg, 1st Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak (b. 1905) 25 October – Burhanuddin al-Helmy, 3rd President of the Malaysian Islamic Party (b. 1911)
21 September – Tuanku Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah of Kedah was elected as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong. 22 September – Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj resigned as prime minister. 22 September – Tun Abdul Razak became the new prime minister of Malaysia. 26 September – Tun Dr Ismail was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.