August 16

This is 16th of August. It is day 229 of the year. As of today, there are 137 days left until the end of the year. If you are curious about the 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

• 1856 – The Railway Act was passed in Sri Lanka’s Legislative Assembly.
• 1976 – The 5th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement was held in Colombo with participation from 86 nations.
• 1985 – The Vavuniya massacre lasted 3 days and resulted in over 200 deaths in Vavuniya.
• 1994 – The SLNS Abeetha (A 516), a former merchant vessel turned surveillance ship, sank at Kankesanthurai.
• 1994 – The 10th parliamentary election (1994 Sri Lankan parliamentary election) in Sri Lanka was held.
• 1998 – A bomb explosion in Trincomalee killed 10 people, including a soldier, and injured 19 others.