Events in Malacca History
Portuguese Attack Malacca
1511-07-25 Portuguese forces under Afonso de Albuquerque first assault the prosperous trading city of Malacca, Malay Peninsula
- 1511-08-10 Portuguese troops occupy parts of Malacca
- 1511-08-24 Afonso de Albuquerque of Portugal conquers Malacca, the capital of the Sultanate of Malacca
- 1640-08-03 2,000 men VOC-army surrounds the city of Malacca
- 1641-01-14 Dutch East India Company conquers the city of Malacca, 7,000 killed
- 1752-01-03 East Indies invasion "Geldermalsen" leaves at Malacca: 92 killed
- 1867-04-01 Singapore, Penang & Malacca become British crown colonies
- 1946-04-01 The Malayan Union is formed as a federation of the Malay states and the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca
Federation of Malaya
1948-02-01 Nine Malay sultanates and two British Straits Settlements (Penang and Malacca) form the Federation of Malaya
- 1955-08-01 Tengku Abdul Rahman forms Malacca government
Famous People from Malacca
- 1824-02-23 Herman Neubronner van der Tuuk, Dutch philologist (Tobasch' Grammar), born in Malacca, Dutch Malaya (d. 1894)
- 1923-08-05 Devan Nair, Singaporean politician, President of Singapore (1981-85), born in Melaka (d. 2005)
- 1968-05-02 Ziana Zain, Malaysian singer and actress, born in Merlimau, Malacca, Malaysia
- 1971-07-23 Christopher Lee [Lee Meng Soon], Malaysian actor, singer and model (Show Hand), born in Malacca, Malaysia
Famous Malaysians
Guy Sebastian
Mahathir bin Mohamad
Michelle Yeoh
Najib Razak
Tony Fernandes
Tunku Abdul Rahman