2010 Event Over 700 former Tamil Tigers are released by the Sri Lankan army after completing a rehabilitation program 2009 Event A Sri Lankan migrant ship seized off of Canada's Pacific Coast, carried 76 suspected Sri Lankan immigrants 2009 Event Eight people are killed, several injured, after gunmen attack a bus carrying Sri Lankan cricketeers in Lahore, Pakistan 1996 Death Sritharan Jeganathan, cricketer, 1st Sri Lankan Test player to die 1995 Death Sunil Jayasinghe, Sri Lankan wicketkeeper (1979 World Cup), suicide 1993 Event Bomb attack on Sri Lankan president (26 die) 1993 Death Lalith Athulathmudali, Sri Lankan minister, murdered at 59 1975 Birthday Ravindra Pushpakumara, Sri Lankan cricketer, Test pace bowler 1975 Birthday Chaminda Vaas, brilliant Sri Lankan cricket pace bowler, 1994- 1973 Birthday Jayantha Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test left-arm spinner 1995 1972 Birthday Mavan Atapattu, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman 1972 Birthday Muttiah Muralitharan, cricketer, leading Sri Lankan Test off-spinner 1972 Birthday Dulip Samaraweera, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test opening batsman 1993- 1971 Birthday Manjula Munasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan ODI pace bowler 1971 Birthday Pramodaya Wickremasinhghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler 1971 Birthday Kumara Dharmasena, cricketer, Sri Lankan off-spinner 1970 Birthday Ruwan Kalpage, cricket off-spinner, Sri Lankan 1969 Birthday Sanath Jayasuriya, cricketer, Sri Lankan open bat MVP-1996 World Cup 1969 Birthday Sanjeeva Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman 1994- 1966 Birthday Roshan Mahanama, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening batsman 1966 Birthday Don Anurasiri, cricketer, Sri Lankan slow left-armer 1966 Birthday Nishantha Ranatunga, cricket, bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan ODI allrounder 1965 Birthday Champaka Ramanayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan opening bowler 1964 Birthday Kapila Wijegunewardene, cricketer, Sri Lankan fast-medium bowler 1964 Birthday Graeme Labrooy, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler in 9 Tests 1986-91 1964 Birthday Rumesh Ratnayake, cricketer, Sri Lankan pacer in 23 Tests 1983-92 1963 Birthday Ashley De Silva, Sri Lankan Cricket wicketkeeper 1993 1963 Birthday Arjuna Ranatunga, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test batsman since 1982 1962 Birthday Dhammika Ranatunga, cricketer, bro of Arjuna Sri Lankan batsman 1990 1962 Birthday Uvais Karnain, cricketer, Sri Lankan ODI bowler in mid 1980's 1962 Birthday Brendon Kuruppu, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman, 201* debut vs. New Zealand 1987 1961 Birthday Athula Samarasekera, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1960 Birthday Amal Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan wicket-keeper in 9 Tests 1983-88 1960 Birthday Jayananda Warnaweera, cricketer, Sri Lankan fastish off-spin bowler 1960 Birthday Vinodhan John, cricket pace bowler, Sri Lankan in 6 Tests 1983-84 1960 Birthday Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer, Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman 1959 Birthday Asantha De Mel, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test opening bowler 1959 Birthday Guy De Alwis, cricket wicket-keeper, Sri Lankan mid 80s 1956 Birthday Anura Ranasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman in 3 Tests 1982 1952 Birthday Ajit De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan lefty spinner in four Tests 1982 1952 Birthday Flavian Aponso, cricketer, rebel Sri Lankan 1982, Netherlands World Cup 1996 1952 Birthday Roy Dias, cricketer, pioneering Sri Lankan Test batsman 1952 Birthday Duleep Mendis, cricketer, big-hitting Sri Lankan batsman of 80's 1952 Birthday Mahes Goonatillake, cricketer, Sri Lankan keeper in their 1st 5 Tests 1946 Birthday Anura Tennekoon, cricketer, Sri Lankan World Cup captain 1975-79 1945 Birthday David Heyn, cricketer, Sri Lankan batsman 1975 World Cup 1944 Birthday Ranjit Fernando, Sri Lankan cricket wicketkeeper, 1975 World Cup 1942 Birthday Somachandra De Silva, cricketer, Sri Lankan leg-spinner 1982-84 1941 Birthday Cyril Cooray, cricketer, Sri Lankan Test umpire on International panel
