Sri Lanka on August 3

This is 3rd of August. It is day 215 of the year. As of today, there are 150 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

• 1587 – King Rajasinha I of Sitawaka ordered the first mass assault on the Portuguese by night, but they were repelled in a counterattack, resulting in 400 Sinhalese soldiers dead and 2,000 wounded.
• 1858 – Sir Henry Ward, the governor, inaugurated the Ceylon Railway service.
• 1990 – More than 100 people were killed in a shooting incident at a mosque in Kathankudi, Batticaloa.
• 2006 – 12 civilians were killed at a school in Trincomalee due to shelling.
• 2008 – The fifteenth summit of SAARC was concluded in Colombo.