Countries Malaysia Kuala Lumpur | History by KabAstro

Events in Kuala Lumpur History

Boxing Title Fight

1975-06-30 Muhammad Ali retains world heavyweight boxing crown by beating Englishman Joe Bugner by unanimous points decision in a re-match in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Heavyweight Boxing Champion Muhammad Ali

1996-07-12 Start of 1st "Super 8's" tournament in Kuala Lumpur
1998-06-27 Opening of the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Malaysia.
1998-09-11 16th Commonwealth Games open in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia making Malaysia the first Asian country to host the games

Petronas Towers

1999-08-01 Petronas Towers officially opened in Kuala Lumpur as the world's tallest building by Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad at 451.9 m (1483 ft)

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir bin Mohamad

2003-10-17 Pinnacle fitted on the roof of Taipei 101, a 101-floor skyscraper in Taipei, allowing it to surpass the Petronas Twin Towers in Kuala Lumpur by 50 meters (165 feet) to become World's tallest high-rise
2011-11-15 Istana Negara, the new palace of the monarch of Malaysia with its 22 domes is inaugurated in Kuala Lumpur, replacing the old palace

Laureus Awards

2014-03-26 Laureus World Sports Awards, Istana Budaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Sportsman: Sebastian Vettel; Sportswoman: Genzebe Dibaba; Team: Germany Men's National Football team

2017-09-14 Fire at a religious school in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, kills 23

Pacquiao KOs Matthysse

2018-07-15 Filipino boxing legend Manny Pacquiao stops WBA welterweight champion Lucas Matthysse in 7 in Kuala Lumpur for his first knockout in 9 years and 60th career victory

Trial of Interest

2019-04-03 Ex-Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak goes on trial for the 1MDB corruption scandal in Kuala Lumpur, pleads not guilty

2019-06-26 More than 5,000 smuggled turtles discovered in luggage at Kuala Lumpur Airport, Malaysia, bound for India
2024-01-31 Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar sworn in as 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong, (King of Malaysia) for five years under country's system of rotational monarchy, at a ceremony in Kuala Lumpur [1]

Famous People from Kuala Lumpur

1916-11-23 Michael Gough, English actor (Hammer Horror Films, Search for the Nile), born in Kuala Lumpur, British Malaya (d. 2011)
1919-11-20 Dulcie Gray, British singer, actress, author and lepidopterist (Mine Own Executioner), born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaya (d. 2011)
1937-11-13 Kamahl [Kandiah Kamalesvaran], Australian singer (Elephant Song), born in Kuala Lumpur
1960-03-16 Jenny Eclair [Hargreaves], British comedienne, author and actress (Grumpy Old Women, Loose Women), born in Kuala Lumpur, Federation of Malaya
1962-11-06 Aznil Nawawi, Malaysian host, actor and singer, born in Kampung Datuk Keramat, Kuala Lumpur

Tony Fernandes (60 years old)

1964-04-30 Malaysian businessman (AirAsia), born in Kuala Lumpur

1978-12-04 Jaclyn Victor, Malaysian singer (Gemilang), born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1979-09-30 Vince Chong, Malaysian-Chinese singer-songwriter and actor, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1982-10-24 Mohamed Fairuz Fauzy, Malaysian racing driver, born in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia