Sri Lanka on July 7

This is 7th of July. It is day 188 of the year. As of today, there are 177 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

• 1846 – The Examiner newspaper was founded.
• 1874 – A United Religious Conference of Protestant Christians from various denominations was convened in Colombo.
• 1881 – The SS Brennus, a 2,000-ton ship, was lost on a reef three miles off Batticaloa.
• 1915 – Henry Pedris, Captain of the Colombo Town Guard of the Ceylon Defence Force, was executed by firing squad in Colombo for inciting violence and riots during the 1915 Ceylonese riots.
• 1921 – Construction of St. Peter’s College, Colombo, commenced.
• 1956 – The Sinhala Only Act, which made Sinhala the sole official language of Ceylon, replacing English and excluding Tamil, was enacted in Sri Lanka.
• 1967 – Somawathiya Chaitya, a Buddhist Stupa located in the ancient city of Polonnaruwa, was designated as an Archaeological Protected Monument.

International observance

• World Chocolate Day