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1979 in Sri Lanka

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Decades:
  
1970s 1980s 1990s

See also:
  
Other events of 1979 Timeline of Sri Lankan history

The following lists notable events that occurred during 1979 in Sri Lanka.

Contents

Incumbents

  • President – J. R. Jayewardene
  • Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa
  • Chief Justice – Neville Samarakoon

    • Events

  • Sri Lanka defeated India in the ICC World Cup. They were the winners of the inaugural ICC Trophy, ahead of the cricket World Cup.
  • Ethnic tensions and political unrest increase, as the Tamil minority realize their political party is having minimal success in the south.

    • Births

  • 4 January – Chamila Gamage, cricketer.
  • 27 February – Sanjaya Rodrigo, cricketer.
  • 28 February – Dinesh Lalinda, cricketer.
  • 2 March – Dharshana Gamage, cricketer.
  • 28 March – Duminda Dissanayake, politician.
  • 30 March – Malaka Dewapriya, film maker.
  • 2 April – Amila Perera, cricketer.
  • 13 May – Krishantha Ukwatte, cricketer.
  • 26 May – Malinda Warnapura, cricketer.
  • 22 June – Buddhika Mendis, cricketer.
  • 10 July – Dinesh Subasinghe, musician.
  • 11 July – Nisitha Rupasinghe, cricketer.
  • 19 July – Dilhara Fernando, cricketer.
  • 29 July – Chaminda Ruwan, cricketer.
  • 10 August – Dinusha Fernando, cricketer.
  • 14 August – Ranga Dias, cricketer.
  • 11 September – Thuwan Raheem, footballer.
  • 28 September – Mahesh Bogahalanda, cricketer.
  • 6 October – Chanuka Bandara, cricketer.
  • 7 October – Sujeewa de Silva, cricketer.
  • 9 October – Prasanna Jayawardene, cricketer.
  • 14 October – Hasantha Fernando, cricketer.
  • 26 October – Indika Basnayake, cricketer.
  • 29 October – Duminda Perera, cricketer.
  • 2 December – Manju Wanniarachchi, boxer.
  • 4 December – Wenura Caldera, cricketer.
  • 14 December – Chamara Silva, cricketer.
  • 17 December – Upekha Fernando, cricketer.
  • 31 December – Malinga Bandara, cricketer.

    • Deaths

  • 17 February – K. Alvapillai, civil servant (b. 1905).
  • 23 May – S. Selvanayagam, geographer and academic (b. 1932).
  • 14 August – N. M. Perera, politician (b. 1905).
  • 15 September – Don Carlin Gunawardena, academic (b. 1899).
  • 28 December – Dommie Jayawardena, actor and singer (b. 1927).
  • Unknown date – I. J. Wickrema, trade unionist (b. 1922).

    • References

    1979 in Sri Lanka Wikipedia
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