Sri Lanka on January 24

This is 24th of January. It is day 24 of the year. As of today, there are 341 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

• 1816 – The ex-King of Kandy (Sri Vikrama Rajasinha) and his family were sent to Madras.
• 1913 – Henry Edward McCallum ended his service as Governor of British Ceylon, and Reginald Edward Stubbs (Acting) took over.
• 2009 – The Suthanthirapuram shelling incident killed 11+ people in Mullaitivu, and the Udaiyaarkaddu shelling killed 12 people in Mullaitivu.

International observance

• World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture
• International Day of Education