Sri Lanka on July 14

This is 14th of July. It is day 195 of the year. As of today, there are 170 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

• 1814 – An earthquake was felt in Batticaloa, east of Sri Lanka.
• 1990 – The Kurukkalmadam massacre resulted in the death of about 68-168 individuals in Kurukkalmadam, Batticaloa District.
• 1991 – Operation Balavegaya (Operation Power Force) was a combined military operation launched by the Sri Lankan military in Jaffna.
• 1992 – A Sri Lanka Air Force SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 military trainer aircraft was shot down, resulting in the death of the pilot.
• 1995 – A Sri Lanka Air Force FMA IA 58 Pucará aircraft was shot down by the LTTE using a Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) during fighting in the Northern Province, resulting in the pilot’s death.
• 2006 – The Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) filed three separate petitions with the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka requesting a separate Provincial Council for the East as part of their campaign against the merger of North and East provinces.
• 2022 – Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned the presidency while in exile, becoming the first Sri Lankan president to relinquish office mid-term.
• 2022 – Wickremesinghe became the acting president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa resigned.

International observance

• International Non-Binary People’s Day