Sri Lanka on August 20

This is 20th of August. It is day 232 of the year. As of today, there are 133 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

• 1917 – The one-rupee note was introduced in Sri Lanka.
• 1961 – Riviresa, a weekly Sinhala newspaper published by Independent Newspapers Limited, part of M. D. Gunasena & Company, was founded under the name Rividina.
• 1977 – The anti-Tamil pogrom, which began on August 12, ended after 125 to 300+ deaths and over 1,000 injuries.
• 2021 – The government imposed a ten-day island-wide lock-down to curb the spread of COVID-19.

International observance

• World Mosquito Day