{"slug": "kuala-lumpur", "label": "Kuala Lumpur", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuala_Lumpur", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1865", "qid": "Q1865", "description": "federal territory and capital city of Malaysia", "entries": 30, "years": 23, "span": [1857, 2014], "span_label": ["1857 CE", "2014 CE"], "topics": [{"title": "Technology & Infrastructure", "count": 5}, {"title": "Culture & Society", "count": 5}, {"title": "Disasters & Accidents", "count": 4}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 3}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 3}, {"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 2}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}, {"title": "Climate & Environment", "count": 1}, {"title": "Science & Discovery", "count": 1}, {"title": "Health & Medicine", "count": 1}], "also_known_as": ["Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur", "Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia"], "related": [{"slug": "malaysia", "label": "Malaysia", "shared": 8}, {"slug": "singapore", "label": "Singapore", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "rhodesia", "label": "Rhodesia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "king-of-malaysia", "label": "King of Malaysia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "negeri-sembilan", "label": "Negeri Sembilan", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "indian-ocean", "label": "Indian Ocean", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"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": 1955, "year_label": "1955 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "August 11", "text": "11 August – A Rhodesian soldier named Shaweleka Fungabelo killed six people and wounded at least twelve people on a mail train travelling from Kuala Lumpur to Singapore before committing suicide.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1302081904#Events", "title": "1955 in Malaya", "revid": 1302081904, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1955, "year_label": "1955 CE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": "November 27", "text": "27 November – A rally is held in Kuala Lumpur to urge CPM members to surrender and end the Malayan Emergency.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1302081904#Events", "title": "1955 in Malaya", "revid": 1302081904, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1959, "year_label": "1959 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "March 11", "text": "11 March – The Malayan Federation Royal Police Memorial Monument at Police Training Academy (now PULAPOL) Kuala Lumpur was officialized.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377386#Events", "title": "1959 in Malaya", "revid": 1373377386, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1960, "year_label": "1960 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July 31", "text": "31 July – The second Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor declared the state of emergency ended. A victory parade was held in Kuala Lumpur.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377436#Events", "title": "1960 in Malaya", "revid": 1373377436, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1963, "year_label": "1963 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": null, "text": "7:30am – Proclamation of Malaysia ceremonies were held in Kuala Lumpur (Peninsular Malaysia), Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) Kuching (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": "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": 1964, "year_label": "1964 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "July", "text": "July – Famous Malay film actor, director and songwriter, P. Ramlee and his wife Saloma were moved from Singapore to Kuala Lumpur.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377147#Events", "title": "1964 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377147, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1965, "year_label": "1965 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "August 27", "text": "27 August – The National Mosque of Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur was officially opened.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377181#Events", "title": "1965 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377181, "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": "Deaths", "date": "May 13", "text": "13 May – Race riots in Kuala Lumpur and several parts of Klang Valley. 196 people were killed between 13 May and 31 July.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373378348#Events", "title": "1969 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373378348, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1969, "year_label": "1969 CE", "section": "Culture & Society", "date": "May 18", "text": "18 May – The Refugee Centres for race riot victims were set up in Kuala Lumpur at Merdeka Stadium, TPCA Stadium, Chinwoo Stadium and Jalan Shaw School.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373378348#Events", "title": "1969 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373378348, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1971, "year_label": "1971 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "January 5", "text": "5 January – Kuala Lumpur hit by flash floods. 22 people were killed.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373376536#Events", "title": "1971 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373376536, "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": 1973, "year_label": "1973 CE", "section": "Deaths", "date": "August 2", "text": "2 August – Tun Dr Ismail the deputy prime minister died due to heart attack. He was buried in Makam Pahlawan, near Masjid Negara, Kuala Lumpur. He was the first national leader to be buried here.", "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": 1976, "year_label": "1976 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "April 8", "text": "8 April – The 20-storey 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.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373376839#Events", "title": "1976 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373376839, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1984, "year_label": "1984 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "May 5", "text": "5 May – Dayabumi, the famous landmark in Kuala Lumpur was opened.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377035#Events", "title": "1984 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377035, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1985, "year_label": "1985 CE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": "July 8", "text": "8 July – The new Tabung Haji building at Jalan Tun Razak, Kuala Lumpur was officially opened by Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377862#Events", "title": "1985 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377862, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1986, "year_label": "1986 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "March 22", "text": "22 March – The P. Ramlee Memorial at Jalan Dedap, Taman P. Ramlee, Setapak, Kuala Lumpur was opened to the public.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373377907#Events", "title": "1986 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373377907, "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": 1989, "year_label": "1989 CE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": "April 15", "text": "15 April – Malacca Town became a historical city and also a sister city of Kuala Lumpur.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373378033#Events", "title": "1989 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373378033, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1991, "year_label": "1991 CE", "section": "Climate & Environment", "date": "March", "text": "March – The 1991 Malaysian haze affected Kuala Lumpur and Klang Valley.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373381601#Events", "title": "1991 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373381601, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1993, "year_label": "1993 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "December 11", "text": "December 11 – One of the three blocks of the Highland Towers near Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia collapses, killing 48.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1366430372#December", "title": "1993", "revid": 1366430372, "section": "Events › December"}}, {"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "February", "text": "February – Proton Saga Iswara cars are used as taxicabs in Kuala Lumpur, replacing Isuzu taxicabs.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373382699#Events", "title": "1994 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373382699, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1994, "year_label": "1994 CE", "section": "Science & Discovery", "date": "February 7", "text": "7 February – The Planetarium Negara (National Planetarium) in Kuala Lumpur officially opened.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373382699#Events", "title": "1994 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373382699, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 1996, "year_label": "1996 CE", "section": "Technology & Infrastructure", "date": "August 3", "text": "3 August – A widespread power outage in Peninsular Malaysia began at 5:17pm. The states of Peninsular Malaysia including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Putrajaya, Johor, Melaka, and Negeri Sembilan lost power for several hours. A transmission line near Sultan Ismail Power Station in Paka, Terengganu tripped at 5:17pm causing all power stations in Peninsular Malaysia to collapse resulting in a massive power failure. Supply was back to normal by 11:00pm. After this blackout, utility giant Tenaga Nasional's stock fell considerably.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373379669#Events", "title": "1996 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373379669, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2002, "year_label": "2002 CE", "section": "Health & Medicine", "date": "August 8", "text": "8 August – Judge Datuk James Foong of the Kuala Lumpur High Court, Wisma Denmark, Jalan Ampang, decides that seven out of the ten people being sued by 60 residents, relatives and families of the Highland Towers collapse tragedy were negligent.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373350801#Events", "title": "2002 in Malaysia", "revid": 1373350801, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": 2014, "year_label": "2014 CE", "section": "Disasters & Accidents", "date": "March 8", "text": "March 8 – Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, a Boeing 777 airliner en route to Beijing from Kuala Lumpur, disappears over the Gulf of Thailand with 239 people on board. The aircraft is presumed to have crashed into the Indian Ocean.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1373534475#March", "title": "2014", "revid": 1373534475, "section": "Events › March"}}]}