Events
- 4 January - Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis is installed as the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
- 20 February - Tunku Abdul Rahman plans to form a new federation called Malaysia by the merger of Malaya, Singapore, Sabah, Brunei, and Sarawak.
- 9 March - International Quran Reading Competition is held for the first time.
- 1 May - A landslide occurred in Ringlet, Cameron Highlands, Pahang.
- 28 June - Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah is crowned as the 8th Sultan of Selangor.
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