1996 Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die
1995 Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide
1993 Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die)
1993 Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan minister, murdered at 59
1975 Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer, Test pace bowler
1975 Chaminda Vaas, brilliant Sri Lankan cricket pace bowler, 1994-
1973 Jayantha Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test left-arm spinner 1995
1972 Mavan Atapattu, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman
1972 Muttiah Muralitharan, cricketer, leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner
1972 Dulip Samaraweera, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test opening batsman 1993-
1971 Manjula Munasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan ODI pace bowler
1971 Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler
1971 Kumara Dharmasena, cricketer, Sri Lankan off-spinner
1970 Ruwan Kalpage, cricket off-spinner, Sri Lankan
1969 Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer, Sri Lankan open bat MVP-1996 World Cup
1969 Sanjeeva Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994-
1966 Roshan Mahanama, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening batsman
1966 Don Anurasiri, cricketer, Sri Lankan slow left-armer
1966 Nishantha Ranatunga, cricket, bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan ODI allrounder
1965 Champaka Ramanayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening bowler
1964 Kapila Wijegunewardene, cricketer, Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler
1964 Graeme Labrooy, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91
1964 Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92
1963 Ashley De Silva, Sri Lankan Cricket wicketkeeper 1993
1963 Arjuna Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982
1962 Dhammika Ranatunga, cricketer, bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990
1962 Uvais Karnain, cricketer, Sri Lankan ODI bowler in mid 1980's
1962 Brendon Kuruppu, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman, 201* debut vs. NZ 1987
1961 Athula Samarasekera, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman
1960 Amal Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88
1960 Jayananda Warnaweera, cricketer, Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler
1960 Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler, Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84
1960 Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman
1959 Asantha De Mel, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler
1959 Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper, Sri Lankan mid 80s
1956 Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982
1952 Ajit De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982
1952 Flavian Aponso, cricketer, rebel Sri Lankan 1982, Netherlands World Cup 1996
1952 Roy Dias, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman
1952 Duleep Mendis, cricketer, big-hitting Sri Lankan batsman of 80's
1952 Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer, Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests
1946 Anura Tennekoon, cricketer, Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79
1945 David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup
1944 Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper, 1975 World Cup
1942 Somachandra De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan leg-spinner 1982-84
1941 Cyril Cooray, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test umpire on International panel
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