Deaths
- Tun V.T Sambanthan — former MIC president and Minister of Works and Communications
- E. E. C. Thuraisingham — first local Member (Minister) for Education in the Communities Liaison Committee
- Ibrahim Hj Yaacob — Malayan politician and founder of the Kesatuan Melayu Muda (KMM) (Young Malay Union)
- Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah of Terengganu and 4th Yang di-Pertuan Agong
- Sir Gerald Templer — former British High Commissioner in Malaya
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