Sri Lanka on June 18

This is 18th of June. It is day 169 of the year. As of today, there are 196 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

• 1940 – N. M. Perera, Philip Gunawardena, and Colvin R. de Silva were arrested by British authorities.
• 1947 – The British government announced that the island would become fully responsible within the British Commonwealth of Nations
• 1985 – The first ceasefire agreement between Tamil militants and the Sri Lankan government was signed during the Thimpu Talks.
• 1999 – Colombo Dutch Museum was declared an archaeological protected monument under government Gazette number 1085.
• 2010 – The first Remembrance Day/National War Heroes Commemoration Day was held in Galle Face Green, Colombo.