Sri Lanka on July 31

This is 31st of July. It is day 212 of the year. As of today, there are 153 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 – Newstead Girls College (Wesley Girl’s High School), one of Sri Lanka’s oldest schools, was established by the Wesleyan Methodist Mission in Negombo, Gampaha.
• 1833 – The Charter of Justice was proclaimed.
• 1848 – George Byng, 7th Viscount Torrington, the Governor, declared martial law in the Kurunegala District due to social unrest.
• 1876 – Sir Arthur Nonus Birch, Lieutenant Governor of Ceylon, inaugurated a new iron girder bridge, stretching 1,720 feet in length, over the Kalu Ganga at Kalutara.
• 1948 – Duncan White became the first Ceylonese/Sri Lankan to win an Olympic medal, winning silver in the Men’s 400 meters hurdles at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England.