Sri Lanka on June 1

This is 1st of June. It is day 152 of the year. As of today, there are 213 days left until the end of the year. If you are curious about the most important and notable historical footprint of Sri Lanka, let us delve into more On This Day events to uncover fascinating tidbits from the nation's history that covers for 365 days.

Today’s Highlight

• 1841 – Ceylon Bank was inaugurated.
• 1870 – The University of Colombo was founded.
• 1888 – Galle Christ Church Girls’ College, previously known as The Girls’ Boarding School, was established by the Church Mission Society.
• 1946 – Rathmalana Airport opened to the public in Sri Lanka for the first time since World War II.
• 1947 – Suthathiran Tamil Magazine was published from Colombo.
• 1956 – Sri Lanka established formal relations with Israel.
• 1958 – The Employees’ Provident Fund (EPF) was established under Act No. 15 of 1958 by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike.
• 1958 – 4,397 Tamil refugees affected by the 1958 ethnic riots were transported by ship to Kangesanthurai.
• 1958 – All individuals possessing guns in the Jaffna District were requested to surrender them.
• 1981 – The Jaffna Public Library, one of Asia’s largest at the time, was burned down, destroying over 97,000 books and manuscripts.
• 2005 – Uva Wellassa University was founded in Badulla.

International observance

• Children’s Day
• Global Day of Parents
• World Milk Day