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'''1976 in Malaysia'''
This article lists important figures and events in '''Malaysian public affairs during the year 1976''', together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.
<br>
'''19 years of the nationhood'''


==Incumbent political figures==
==Incumbents==
===Federal level===
===Federal level===
*[[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]: [[Sultan Yahya Petra]]
*[[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]: [[Sultan Yahya Petra]]
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**[[Tun Abdul Razak]] (until 14 January)
**[[Tun Abdul Razak]] (until 14 January)
**[[Tun Hussein Onn]] (from 15 January)
**[[Tun Hussein Onn]] (from 15 January)
*[[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Minister]]: [[Mahathir Mohammad|Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohammad]] (from 5 March)
*[[Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia|Deputy Prime Minister]]: [[Mahathir Mohamad|Dato' Dr Mahathir Mohamad]] (from 5 March)
*[[Chief Justice of Malaysia|Lord President]]: [[Mohamed Suffian Mohamed Hashim]]


===State level===
===State level===
*[[Sultan of Johor]]: [[Ismail of Johor|Sultan Ismail]]
*{{flagicon|Johor}} [[Sultan of Johor]]: [[Ismail of Johor|Sultan Ismail]]
*[[Sultan]] of [[Kedah]]: [[Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah]]
*{{flagicon|Kedah}} [[Sultan]] of [[Kedah]]: [[Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah]]
*[[Sultan]] of [[Kelantan]]: [[Tengku Ismail Petra]] (Regent)
*{{flagicon|Kelantan}} [[Sultan]] of [[Kelantan]]: [[Tengku Ismail Petra]] (Regent)
*[[Raja]] of [[Perlis]]: [[Tuanku Syed Putra]]
*{{flagicon|Perlis}} [[Raja]] of [[Perlis]]: [[Tuanku Syed Putra]]
*[[Sultan of Perak]]: [[Sultan Idris Shah II]]
*{{flagicon|Perak}} [[Sultan of Perak]]: [[Sultan Idris Shah II]]
*[[Sultan]] of [[Pahang]]: [[Ahmad Shah of Pahang|Sultan Ahmad Shah]] (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*{{flagicon|Pahang}} [[Sultan]] of [[Pahang]]: [[Ahmad Shah of Pahang|Sultan Ahmad Shah]] (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
*[[Sultan of Selangor]]: [[Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah]]
*{{flagicon|Selangor}} [[Sultan of Selangor]]: [[Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah]]
*[[Sultan]] of [[Terengganu]]: [[Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah]]
*{{flagicon|Terengganu}} [[Sultan]] of [[Terengganu]]: [[Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah]]
*[[Yang di-Pertuan Besar]] of [[Negeri Sembilan]]: [[Tuanku Jaafar]]
*{{flagicon|Negeri Sembilan}} [[Yang di-Pertuan Besar]] of [[Negeri Sembilan]]: [[Tuanku Jaafar]]
*[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Penang]]: [[Tun Sardon Jubir]]
*{{flagicon|Penang}} [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Penang]]: [[Tun Sardon Jubir]]
*[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Malacca]]: [[Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan]]
*{{flagicon|Malacca}} [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Malacca]]: [[Tun Syed Zahiruddin bin Syed Hassan]]
*[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Sarawak]]: [[Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman|Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman]]
*{{flagicon|Sarawak|1973}} [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Sarawak]]: [[Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman|Tun Tuanku Bujang Tuanku Othman]]
*[[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Sabah]]: [[Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah]]
*{{flagicon|Sabah|1963}} [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor) of [[Sabah]]: [[Tun Mohd Hamdan Abdullah]]


==Events==
==Events==
*14 January [[Tun Abdul Razak]], second Malaysian prime minister died in [[London]], [[United Kingdom]] due to [[leukaemia]]. On 16 January, his body was brought back to [[Malaysia]] and laid to rest at [[Makam Pahlawan]] near [[Masjid Negara]], [[Kuala Lumpur]].
[[Image:Wreckage of GAF Nomad aircraft on 6 June 1976 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Wreckage of the GAF Nomad aircraft carrying [[Tun Fuad Stephens]] and 10 people on 6 June 1976 at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia.]]
*15 January [[Tun Hussein Onn]] replaced [[Tun Abdul Razak]] as prime minister.
*14 January &ndash; [[Tun Abdul Razak]], second Malaysian prime minister died in [[London]]. His body was brought back to [[Malaysia]] and laid to rest at [[Makam Pahlawan]] near [[Masjid Negara]], [[Kuala Lumpur]].
*6 February – The 75th anniversary of the [[Institute of Medical Research]] was celebrated.
*15 January &ndash; [[Tun Hussein Onn]] replaces [[Tun Abdul Razak]] as a prime minister.
*21 February &ndash; [[Subang Jaya]], a new township in [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]] developed by [[Sime Darby]] is established.
*21 February [[Subang Jaya]], a new township in [[Petaling Jaya]], [[Selangor]] developed by [[Sime Darby]] was established.
*28 February &ndash; [[Sultan Yahya Petra]] of [[Kelantan]] is installed as the sixth [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]].
*28 February [[Sultan Yahya Petra|Yahya Petra]] of [[Kelantan]] was installed as the sixth [[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]].
*5 March &ndash; Dr [[Mahathir]] was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
*5 March [[Mahathir Mohamad]] was appointed Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia.
*8 April &ndash; The 20 storey [[Campbell Shopping Complex fire|Campbell Shopping Complex]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]'s very first highrise shopping complex was completely destroyed in a fire. It was Malaysia's first towering inferno and the worst fire disaster involving a highrise building to date.
*8 April The 20-storey [[Campbell Shopping Complex fire|Campbell Shopping Complex]], [[Kuala Lumpur]]'s very first high-rise shopping complex was completely destroyed in a fire. It was Malaysia's first towering inferno and the worst fire disaster involving a high-rise building to date.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Mathews|first=Philip|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=md9UAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA123|title=Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013|date=2014-02-28|publisher=Editions Didier Millet|isbn=978-967-10617-4-9|pages=123|language=en}}</ref>
*27 April &ndash; A [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]] RMAF's [[Sikorsky S-61|Sikorsky S-61 Nuri]] helicopter was shot down by a communist terrorist in [[Gubir]], [[Kedah]] killing eleven [[Malaysian Armed Forces]] (MAF) military personnel. This was the first [[killed in action]] (KIA) in the RMAF history.
*27 April A [[Royal Malaysian Air Force]] RMAF's [[Sikorsky S-61|Sikorsky S-61 Nuri]] helicopter was shot down by communist terrorists in [[Gubir]], [[Kedah]] killing eleven [[Malaysian Armed Forces]] (MAF) military personnel. This was the first person [[killed in action]] (KIA) in RMAF history.
*6 June &ndash; [[Sabah]] chief ministers and former state [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor), [[Tun Fuad Stephens]] including ten passengers and one crews were killed in a [[Double Six Tragedy|plane crash]] near [[Kota Kinabalu]]. Tun Fuad Stephens' body was interred at [[Sabah State Mosque|State Mausoleum near Sabah State Mosque]], [[Kota Kinabalu]].
*6 June – Ten passengers, including [[Sabah]] chief minister and former state [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor), [[Tun Fuad Stephens]], and one crew were killed in a [[Double Six Tragedy|plane crashes 1976]] near [[Kota Kinabalu]]. Tun Fuad Stephens' body was interred at [[Sabah State Mosque|State Mausoleum near Sabah State Mosque]], [[Kota Kinabalu]].
*16 July – The Police Field Force (PFF) withdrew from Betong, Thailand after Thailand closed its border with Malaysia.
*14 December &ndash; The [[Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange]] (KLSE) was incorporated.
*17 August – The State Council Complex and Administrative Building, Sarawak was officially opened.
*18 October – The 25th anniversary of the [[Employees Provident Fund (Malaysia)|Employees Provident Fund]] was celebrated.
*21 October – The opening of [[Sultan Abu Bakar Museum]] in [[Pekan District]], [[Pahang]].
*20 November – The 25th anniversary of the [[Malaysian Association for the Blind]] was celebrated.
*14 December The [[Kuala Lumpur Stock Exchange]] (KLSE) was incorporated.


==National Day==
===Main theme===

'''Ketahanan Rakyat''', meaning '''the People's Endurance'''

==Sports==
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==Births==
==Births==
*23 January – [[Shahrol Yuzy]] – Malaysian [[Grand Prix motorcycle racing|motorcycle Grand Prix]] rider
*[[Ah Niu]] &ndash; [[Malaysian Chinese]] singers
*[[Choong Tan Fook]] &ndash; Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
*6 February – [[Choong Tan Fook]] Badminton player (doubles)
*[[Chew Choon Eng]] &ndash; Malaysians badminton player (doubles)
*28 May – [[Chew Choon Eng]] Badminton player (doubles)
*[[Alex Yoong]] &ndash; Malaysian [[F1]] and [[A1GP]] driver
*20 July – [[Alex Yoong]] [[F1]] and [[A1GP]] driver
*[[Quzier Ambak]] &ndash; Malaysian equestrian
*31 August – [[Ah Niu]] &ndash; [[Malaysian Chinese]] singer
*[[Kevin Lim]] &ndash; Malaysian sailing
*[[Yip Poi Fen]] &ndash; A wife, a mother and a daughter


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*14 January &ndash; [[Tun Abdul Razak]] - Second Malaysian Prime Minister
*14 January [[Tun Abdul Razak|Abdul Razak Hussein]] Second Malaysian Prime Minister
*6 June &ndash; [[Tun Fuad Stephens]] - [[Sabah]] chief ministers and former state [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor)
*6 June [[Tun Fuad Stephens]] or [[Fuad Stephens]] – [[Sabah]] chief minister and former state [[Yang di-Pertua Negeri]] (Governor)
*17 October – [[Raja Uda|Tun Uda]] – [[Governor of Penang]] Early 1957.

==References==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
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Revision as of 04:50, 18 September 2024

1976
in
Malaysia

Decades:
See also:Other events of 1976
History of Malaysia  • Timeline  • Years

This article lists important figures and events in Malaysian public affairs during the year 1976, together with births and deaths of notable Malaysians.

Incumbent political figures

Federal level

State level

Events

Births

Deaths

References

  1. ^ Mathews, Philip (2014-02-28). Chronicle of Malaysia: Fifty Years of Headline News, 1963-2013. Editions Didier Millet. p. 123. ISBN 978-967-10617-4-9.

See also