1972 Event Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified 1965 Event D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1964 Event India and Ceylon hit by cyclone, about 4,850 killed 1964 Event Emergency crisis proclaimed in Ceylon due to social unrest 1960 Event In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world's 1st woman PM 1960 Event Sirima Bandaranaike becomes 1st female premier of Ceylon 1959 Death Solomon Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1956 - 1959, assassinated at 60 1959 Death S W R D Bandaranaike, Ceylon's PM, assassinated by a Buddhist monk 1958 Event Ceylon emergency crisis proclaimed 1956 Event Bandaranaike government forms in Ceylon 1956 Event M Bandaranaike's People's front wins election in Ceylon 1948 Event Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK 1942 Event Admiral Helfrich departs Java for Ceylon 1941 Birthday Malcolm Francke, cricketer, leg-spinner, Ceylon 1956 to Qld 1984 1931 Birthday Gamini Goonesena, cricket leg-spinner, all-rounder for Ceylon, Notts 1928 Birthday Walter Fritz Mondale, born in Ceylon, Minnesota, Senator-D-Minnesota 1964 - 1976, 42nd Vice President, 1977 - 1981 1923 Birthday Duncan White, Ceylon, 400m hurdler, 1948 Olympics silver 1911 Birthday Colin Gordon, Ceylon, actor, John-Baron 1899 Birthday Solomon WRD Bandaranaike, premier of Ceylon, 1956-59 1881 Event SS Ceylon begins 1st round-the-world cruise from Liverpool 1841 Birthday John Arbuthnot Fisher, Ceylon, 1st Baron Fisher/admiral of the fleet 1821 Birthday Samuel White Baker, born in London, England, explorer, Ceylon/Egypt 1818 Death Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch lawyer, dies at 59 1785 Death Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1765-83), dies at 48 1781 Event English troops occupy Negapatam Ceylon 1758 Birthday Pieter PJQ Ondaatje, Ceylon/Dutch jurist/patriot 1750 Death Gustaaf W van Imhoff, Dutch governor of Ceylon (1736-40), dies at 45 1736 Birthday Iman Willem Falck, Dutch governor of Ceylon, 1765-83 1732 Death Pieter Vuyst, Dutch Governor-General of Ceylon, executed 1705 Birthday Gustaaf Imhoff, Governor of Ceylon, 1736 - 1740, Governor of Netherlands-Indies, 1743 - 1750 1678 Death Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch Governor-General of Ceylon (1653-78), dies at 71 1658 Event Dutch troops occupy last Portugese Fort Jafnapatnam Ceylon 1656 Event Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon 1638 Event Admiral Adam Westerwolt conquerors Batticaloa, Ceylon 1606 Birthday Johan Maetsuyker, Dutch governor-general of Ceylon, 1653-78
