Sri Lanka on June 30

This is 30th of June. It is day 181 of the year. As of today, there are 184 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

• 1853 – A public meeting was convened at the Colombo Exchange Rooms to petition the Secretary of State for the expansion of the Legislative Council.
• 1846 – The last issue of The Ceylon Herald, an English-language newspaper in Ceylon, was published.
• 1887 – Kandy Dharmaraja College was established under the name Kandy Buddhist High School by the Buddhist Theosophical Society.
• 1910 – The five cent copper coin was withdrawn from circulation in Sri Lanka.
• 1937 – Reginald Edward Stubbs ended his service as Governor of British Ceylon and was succeeded by Maxwell MacLagan Wedderburn.
• 1972 – Udawalawe Park, covering an area of 30,821 hectares, was established as a National Park.
• 1975 – Sri Lanka Cricket, the governing body for cricket in Sri Lanka, was officially registered with the Ministry of Sports as the “Board of Control for Cricket in Sri Lanka”.
• 1983 – An anti-Tamil pogrom in Trincomalee concluded, resulting in the deaths of over 30 individuals and injuries to more than 100.

International observance

• Asteroid Day