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Launch of Thinakaran, a well-known Tamil newspaper in Sri Lanka. (1932)
Upasampada was brought to Sri Lanka from Siam.(1853)
Madduma Bandara, the second son of Ehelepola Maha Adikaram, a child hero in the history of Ceylon, bravely faced death in the great local name of the nation. (1814)
The first commercial bank in Sri Lanka was established by a man named William Thompson under the name Bank of Ceylon.1841