2013 Event In Sri Lanka, a researcher discovered Poecilotheria rajaei, a new species of tarantula slightly smaller than a dinner plate, with a leg span of eight inches 2013 Event In Sri Lanka, an impeachment motion against Chief Justice Shirani Bandaranayake is passed by the Parliament 2011 Event Save the Children launches a campaign to help 400,000 children in Sri Lanka deal with the crisis following the worst floods in their history 2010 Event Sri Lanka's floods maroon over 76,000 people 2010 Event Hawaii's Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument and Sri Lanka's central highlands are added to the World Heritage List 2008 Death Arthur C. Clarke, dies in Sri Lanka, at 90 1997 Death Vijayananda Dahanayake, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1959 - 1960, dies 1996 Death Junius Richard Jayawardene, Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1977 - 1978, dies at 90 1996 Event Shahid Afridi scores century in 37 balls for Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1996 Event 1st ODI played in Kenya between home team and Sri Lanka 1996 Event Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo 1996 Event Pakistan beat Sri Lanka to win Singer Cup in Singapore 1996 Event Sri Lanka 9-349 in 50 overs beat Pakistan 315 all out, Singapore Jayasuriya hits ton in 48 balls, world ODI record at Singapore 1996 Event Sri Lanka beat Australia by 7 wickets to win the World Cup 1996 Event Sri Lanka beat India in World Cup semi as riots stop play 1996 Event Aravinda De Silva smashes 145 vs. Kenya in cricket World Cup at Kandy Sri Lanka score 5-398 in 50 overs in World Cup vs. Kenya 1996 Event Australia defeat Sri Lanka 2-0 to win World Series Cup 1995 Event Michael Slater scores 219 vs. Sri Lanka at the WACA 1995 Event Ricky Ponting makes 96 on Test Cricket debut (Australia vs. Sri Lanka, WACA) 1995 Event Sri Lanka beat West Indies to win Sharjah Champions Trophy final 1995 Event Brian Lara scores 169 in Sharjah ODI versus Sri Lanka 1995 Event ODI in Sharjah WI 7-333 in 50 overs beat Sri Lanka 329 all out 1995 Event Saleem Elahi scores century on ODI debut, Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 Event Sri Lanka complete 2-1 Test Cricket series win in Pakistan from 0-1 1995 Event India beats Sri Lanka to win the Asia Cricket Cup final in Sharjah 1994 Event Chandrika Kumaratunga chosen 1st female president of Sri Lanka 1994 Event Bomb attack on opposition in Sri Lanka, 55+ killed 1994 Event Chandrika Kumaratungo's party wins Sri Lanka elections 1993 Death Ranasinghe Premadasa, President (Sri Lanka, 1989-93), assassinated at 68 1993 Event Sri Lanka beat England in Test match by 5 wickets 1993 Death Sathasivam Krishnakumar, Sri Lanka commander, commits suicide 1992 Event Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v New Zealand by 9 wkts) 1992 Event Matthews and Warne spin Australia to a famous win vs. Sri Lanka 1992 Event Sri Lanka make their highest cricket score ever 8-547 vs. Australia 1992 Event 25 die in a bus bombing in Sri Lanka 1992 Event Andy Flower scores 115* on ODI debut, Zimbabwe vs. Sri Lanka 1992 Event World Cup scoreline Zimbabwe 4-312, Sri Lanka 7-313 1991 Event Last day of a washout Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka at Gujranwala 1991 Event Tamil Tigers capture Sri Lanka poet Selvi 1991 Event Andrew Jones scores twin Test Cricket tons vs. Sri Lanka (122 and 100*) 1990 Event Sri Lanka all out 82, Venkatapathy Raju (I) 6-12 off 17 lose, Phil Eagles beat Giants 31-13 and L.A. Rams beat 49ers 28-17 1990 Event Indian troops leave Sri Lanka 1988 Event Premier Ranasinghe Premadasa elected President of Sri Lanka 1987 Event West Indies score 4-360 in 50 overs in Cricket World Cup vs. Sri Lanka 1987 Event Great offensive against Tamil-rebellion in Jaffra Sri Lanka 1987 Event Sri Lanka Air Force bomb Tamil, 100s killed 1987 Event Richard Hadlee makes highest Test Cricket score of 151* (v Sri Lanka) 1987 Event Tamil bomb attack in Colombo Sri Lanka, 115 killed 1987 Event Sri Lanka: Tamils shoot 122 Singalezen dead 1987 Event Brendon Kuruppu scores 201* on Test Cricket debut (Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand ) 1986 Event India score 7-676 vs. Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Cricket 1986 Event Sri Lanka all out 55 vs. WI in one-dayer Walsh 5-1 in 4 3 overs 1986 Event Air Lanka crashes, killing 22 1985 Event Ravi Ratnayeke takes 8-83 for Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan 1985 Event Sri Lanka score their 1st Test Cricket victory, by 149 runs vs. India 1983 Event David Hookes scores his only Test Cricket century, 143* vs. Sri Lanka 1982 Event Sri Lanka President Jayewardene re-elected 1982 Event Duleep Mendis completes twin cricket tons for Sri Lanka vs. India 1982 Event Imran takes 14-116 for cricket match vs. Sri Lanka at Lahore 1982 Event Sidath Wettimuny scores Sri Lanka's 1st Test Cricket century 1982 Event Commencement of Sri Lanka's 1st Test Cricket match, vs. England 1979 Event Sri Lanka beat Canada by 60 runs to win the 1st ICC Trophy 1979 Event Sri Lanka beat India by 47 runs in Cricket World Cup upset 1979 Event Sri Lanka forfeit ICC Trophy game vs Israel for political reasons 1979 Event Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1978 Event 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka 1978 Event Constitution adopted by Sri Lanka 1977 Event Sri Lanka premier Bandaranaike loses election 1975 Event Sri Lanka's 1st one-day international, vs. WI Cricket World Cup 1974 Event Dutch DC-8 charter crashes in Sri Lanka killing 191 Moslem pilgrims 1972 Birthday Dulip Liyanage, cricketer, Sri Lanka righty fast-medium Test bowler 1972 Event Ceylon becomes Republic of Sri Lanka as its constitution is ratified 1971 Birthday Piyal Wijetunge, cricketer, Sri Lanka slow left-armer 1993 1971 Birthday Shivanthini Dharmasiri, Miss Universe-Sri Lanka 1996 1970 Birthday Chamara Dunusinghe, cricket wicketkeeper, Sri Lanka 1995 1970 Birthday Pubudu Dissanayake, Sri Lanka cricket wicket-keeper 1993 1969 Birthday Ijaz Ahmed, Jr., cricketer, one Test Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka 1995 1968 Birthday Sanjeeva Weerasinghe, cricketer, Test for Sri Lanka vs. India at 17 1967 Birthday Hashan Tillekeratne, cricketer, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper/batsman 1967 Birthday Roshan Jurangpathy, cricketer, 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1985-86 1966 Event Mihir Sen swims Palk Strait between Sri Lanka and India 1965 Birthday Gamini Wickremasinghe, cricketer, Sri Lanka wicket-keeper 1965 Birthday Pinnaduwage Aravinda De Silva, cricket, Sri Lanka's greatest batsman 1965 Birthday Kaushik Amalean, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1986-88 1965 Birthday Marlon Vonhagt, cricketer, 1 ODI Sri Lanka 1984-85 World Series Cup 1965 Event D Senanayake wins general elections in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) 1964 Birthday Kosala Kuruppuarachchi, cricketer, bowls 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 86-87 1962 Birthday Charith Senanayake, cricketer, played for Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand 1991 1962 Birthday Sadanand Viswanath, Indian cricket wicket-keeper, v Sri Lanka 1985-86 1961 Birthday Sanath Kaluperuma, cricketer, four Tests for Sri Lanka 1984-88 1961 Birthday Ranjit Madurasinghe, cricketer, 3 Tests for Sri Lanka 1988-92 1960 Event In Sri Lanka (then Ceylon) Sirima Bandaranaike is world's 1st woman PM 1960 Birthday Roger Wijesuriya, cricketer, bowling avg 294 in 4 Tests for Sri Lanka 1959 Birthday Ranjan Madugalle, cricketer, pioneer of Sri Lanka's Test teams 1957 Birthday Rohan Jayasekera, cricketer, one Test Sri Lanka vs. Pakistan 1982 1957 Birthday Yohan Gunasekera, cricketer, 2 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983 1957 Birthday David Houghton, cricketer, Zimbabwe batsman, 266 vs. Sri Lanka 1994 1956 Birthday Sidath Wettimuny, Sri Lanka cricket opener, 190 vs. England Lords 1984 1956 Birthday Asoka De Silva, cricket leg-spinner, Sri Lanka in 10 Tests 1985-91 1955 Birthday Susil Fernando, cricketer, 5 Tests for Sri Lanka 1983 1954 Birthday Dav Whatmore, cricketer, Colombo Australia bat 1979, Sri Lanka coach 1995- 1954 Birthday Jayantha Amerasinghe, cricketer, 2 Tests for Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand 1983 1953 Birthday Bandula Warnapura, cricketer, 1st Sri Lanka Test captain 1951 Birthday Sridharan Jeganathan, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka vs. New Zealand 1983 1949 Birthday Lalith Kaluperuma, cricketer, two Tests for Sri Lanka 1982 1949 Birthday Sunil Wettimuny, cricket, Sri Lanka open batsman 1975-79 World Cups 1948 Event Sri Lanka (formerly Ceylon) declares independence from UK 1948 Birthday Rakesh Shukla, cricket leg-spinner, 1 Test India vs. Sri Lanka 1982 1924 Birthday Ranasinghe Premadasa, president of Sri Lanka, 1989-93 1916 Birthday Sirimavo Bandaranaike, world's 1st woman PM, Sri Lanka, 1960..77 1906 Birthday Junius Richard Jayawardene, president, Sri Lanka, 1978-89 1901 Birthday George Keyt, born in Sri Lanka, artist, modern painter, cubist style, influenced by Henri Matisse, celebrated for line drawing translation of Gita Govinda into English and Sinhalese
