April 24

This is 24th of April. It is day 114 of the year. As of today, there are 251 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

• 1919 – Rev. A. G. Fraser, the Principal of Trinity College, Kandy, made what was effectively the first call for universal suffrage in Sri Lanka.
• 1958 – A rally in Welimada led to several attacks on Tamil property.
• 2001 – The LTTE ended its unilateral ceasefire, which had been announced in December 2000.
• 2004 – Sri Lanka held provincial council elections, but no elections were held in the North-Eastern province, which had been directly governed by the national government since March 1990.
• 2007 – The LTTE launched a second airstrike on Palaly, the main government-controlled military airbase in Northern Jaffna.

International observance

• Fashion Revolution Day
• World Day for Laboratory Animals