Английская Википедия:1980 in Sri Lanka
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Шаблон:Year in Sri Lanka The following lists notable events that occurred during 1980 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
- President – J. R. Jayewardene
- Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Chief Justice – Neville Samarakoon
Events
- Sri Lanka competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, USSR. From 1948 to 1972, the nation was known as Ceylon at the Olympic Games.[1]
Births
- 11 January – Mayantha Dissanayake, politician.
- 13 January – Niru, musician.
- 19 January – Michael Vandort, cricketer.
- 1 February – Janaka Thissakuttiarachchi, politician.
- 27 February – Harshana Rajakaruna, politician.
- 25 March – Kasun Jayasuriya, footballer.
- 6 April – Sameera Ekanayake, gymnast.
- 17 April – Prasad Jayawardene, cricketer.
- 30 May – Gihan Premachandra, cricketer.
- 3 July – Dilhara Lokuhettige, cricketer.
- 11 July – Indika Ruwanpura, cricketer.
- 22 August – Charitha Buddhika, cricketer.
- 4 October – Praba Udawatte, cricketer.
- 5 October – Malintha Gajanayake, cricketer.
- 24 October – Umayangana Wickramasinghe, actress.
- 25 October – Prabath Nissanka, cricketer.
- 31 October – Tharanath Basnayaka, politician.
- 8 November – Mohamed Ramees, footballer.
- 11 December – Nuwan Ekanayake, cricketer.
- 16 December – Waruna Shantha, cricketer.
- Unknown date
- Ida Carmelitta, gang rape and murder victim.
- Mohanarajah Gajamohan, scientist.
- Suresh Sriskandarajah, militant.
Deaths
- 1 March – R. A. Chandrasena, musician (b. 1924).
- 12 April – Stanley de Silva, cricketer (b. 1956).
- 20 April – M. Canagaratnam, politician (b. 1924).[2][3]
- May – Edward Buultjens, cricketer (b. 1913).
- 28 August – A. P. Jayasuriya, politician (b. 1897)
- 1 September – Xavier Thaninayagam, academic (b. 1913).
- 2 October – John Kotelawala, politician (b. 1895).
- 4 December – Hamilton Shirley Amerasinghe, diplomat and civil servant (b. 1913).
- Unknown date
- Oliver Weerasinghe, architect and diplomat.
References
Шаблон:Years in Sri Lanka Шаблон:Year in Asia
