Timeline
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1880
First Street in Ipoh (Hugh Low Street) - 1881
Sir Frank Swettenham succeeded Sir Hugh Low as British Resident of Perak - 1889
1890
Tin Capital of the World - 1890
Great Fire of Ipoh - 1892
Ipoh became a Town - 1893
First Fire Engine - 1893
Japanese Communities in Perak - 1893
Perak became Federated Malay State - 1895
1900
Coronation of King Edward VII - 1901
Eu Tong Sen owns first car - 1902
First Law firm in Malaya (Maxwell & Kenion - 1905
Limited Public Electricity Supply - 1906
Death of Empress Dowager - 1908
Death of Guangxu Emperor - 1908
New Town Development - 1909
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1910
Coronation of King George V - 1910
Chinese Revolution. Fall of Qing Dynasty - 1911
First Public Bus Service (Paloh - Gopeng) - 1913
Tin price free fall - 1918
1920
Whampoa Military Academy inaugurated - 1924
Great Flood of Ipoh - 1925
Death of Dr Sun Yat Sen - 1925
Northern Expedition by Gen Chiang Kai Shek - 1926
1930
First air service (Wearne Brothers) - 1930
Coronation of King George VI - 1936
First Traffic Light - 1937
Second Sino Japanese War - 1937
First Street Light - 1938
1940
Imperial Japanese Army in Ipoh - 1941