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Decades:

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Incumbents

Federal level

Yang di-Pertuan Agong:
- Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan (until 4 April)
- Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor (from 14 April until 1 September)
- Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis (from 21 September)
Raja Permaisuri Agong:
- Tuanku Kurshiah of Negeri Sembilan (until 4 April)
- Tengku Ampuan Jemaah of Selangor (from 14 April until 1 September)
- Tengku Budririah of Perlis (from 21 September)
Prime Minister: Tunku Abdul Rahman
Deputy Prime Minister: Datuk Abdul Razak

State level

Sultan of Johor: Sultan Ismail
Sultan of Kedah: Sultan Abdul Halim Muadzam Shah
Sultan of Kelantan:
- Sultan Ibrahim (until November)
- Sultan Yahya Petra (from November)
Raja of Perlis: Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin (Regent from 21 September)
Sultan of Perak: Sultan Yusuf Izzuddin Shah
Sultan of Pahang: Sultan Abu Bakar
Sultan of Selangor:
- Tengku Abdul Aziz Shah (Regent from 14 April until 1 September)
- Sultan Salahuddin Abdul Aziz Shah (from 1 September)
Sultan of Terengganu: Sultan Ismail Nasiruddin Shah (Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong)
Yang di-Pertuan Besar of Negeri Sembilan: Tuanku Munawir (Regent until 4 April)
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Penang: Raja Tun Uda
Yang di-Pertua Negeri (Governor) of Malacca: Tun Leong Yew Koh

(Source: Malaysian Department of Informations)

Events

Unknown date - Bible College of Malaysia is established as the Bible Institute of Malaya by the Assemblies of God of Malaysia.
February - The first FELDA settlers arrived in Lurah Bilut, Pahang.
6 February - Diocese of Singapore and Malaya was founded rename from Diocese of Singapore.
10 February - Sultan Ismail is crowned as Sultan of Johor.
4 April - Tuanku Abdul Rahman of Negeri Sembilan, the first Yang di-Pertuan Agong dies. His body was brought back to Negeri Sembilan and laid to rest at Seri Menanti Royal Mausoleum, Seri Menanti.
7 April – World Refugee Year is commemorated in Malayan stamp.
14 April - Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor becomes the second Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
27 May - First Malayan Hajj Pilgrimage to Mecca.
31 May - Malayan Banking Berhad was incorporated.
28 July - The Chinese Hibiscus become as the Malaysian national flower and renamed Bunga Raya.
31 July - The second Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor declared the state of emergency ends. A victory parade is held in Kuala Lumpur.
1 August - Internal Security Act 1960 was enacted. This act has repeal in 2012.
25 August - 11 September – Malaya competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. Nine competitors, all men, took part in eleven events in four sports.
1 September - The second Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Sultan Hisamuddin Alam Shah of Selangor died of a mysterious illness before his installation. His body was brought back to Selangor and laid to rest at royal mausoleum near Sultan Sulaiman Mosque, Klang.
19 September – The Natural Rubber Research of Conference is held in Kuala Lumpur.
21 September - Tuanku Syed Putra of Perlis is elected as the third Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
5 October - Congo Peacekeeping Mission (1960–1962). Malaya sent 1,947 personnel were dispatched as part of the United Nations Operation in the Congo or ONUC.
25 October - The Kuala Lumpur British Royal Air Force base was officially handed over to the Malayan Royal Air Force.

Sports

30 March - 7 April – 1960 AFC Youth Championship

Births

16 January - Wan Mohammad Khair-il Anuar Wan Ahmad - Politician
6 February - Abdul Razak Baginda - Former political analyst
17 February - Misbun Sidek - Legend badminton player
22 March - Anthony Kevin Morais - Deputy public prosecutor (murder victim, died 2015)
7 December - Rosli Rahman Adam - Actor and theater activist
8 December - Lim Guan Eng - Politician and Chief Minister of Penang

Unknown date

Khatijah Ibrahim - Singer
Nasir Bilal Khan - Actor

Deaths

Tun Tan Cheng Lock — Founder of MCA
Sultan Ibrahim of Kelantan

Years in Malaysia
Malaysia was only formed on September 16, 1963. Prior to that date, Peninsular Malaysia was known as Malaya, Sarawak under Crown Colony of Sarawak and Kingdom of Sarawak and Sabah under North Borneo.
Years in British Malaya	1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947
Years in Federation of Malaya	1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962
Years in Malaysia	1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

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