1979 in Sri Lanka

none 1979 The following lists notable events that occurred during 1979 in Sri Lanka. 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.http://www.cricketcountry.com/articles/world-cup-1979-india-suffer-shocking-defeat-against-sri-lanka-28032 World Cup 1979: India suffer shocking defeat against Sri Lanka 18 June 2013 Ethnic tensions and political unrest increase, as the Tamil minority realize their political party is having minimal success in the south.Gunaratna Rohan Rohan Gunaratna Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security 1998 South Asian Network on Conflict Research 955-8093-00-9 353 Births right 1 Malaka Dewapriya.jpg 100 Malaka Dewapriya 100 Dinesh Subasinghe Dilhara Fernando.jpg 100 Dilhara Fernando 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).Arumugam S. Dictionary of Biography of the Tamils of Ceylon http://noolaham.net/project/19/1810/1810.pdf 1997 3 S. ArumugamSri Kantha Sachi Alvapillai: A Silent Axle of the Colonial and Post-colonial Ceylon Administration http://www.sangam.org/taraki/articles/2005/11-30_Alvapillai.php?uid=1340 Ilankai Tamil Sangam Sachi Sri Kantha 23 May – S. Selvanayagam, geographer and academic (b. 1932).The Glowing Tributes Paid to Late Prof. S. Selvanayagam http://noolaham.net/project/17/1677/1677.pdf 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 30em 1979 Category:1970s in Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Category:Years of the 20th century in Sri Lanka