• Source: 1980 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.




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).
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

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• Islam di Sri Lanka
• Demografi Sri Lanka
• Angkatan Bersenjata Sri Lanka
• Daftar Perdana Menteri Sri Lanka
• Lynn de Silva
• Soedharmo Djajadiwangsa
• Krisis ekonomi Sri Lanka (2019-sekarang)
• Suku Tamil
• Ranil Wickremesinghe
• According to Mathew
• 1980 in Sri Lanka
• Sri Lankan Moors
• Sri Lanka
• Sri Lankan Tamils
• Sri Lanka Army
• SriLankan Airlines
• Economy of Sri Lanka
• Foreign relations of Sri Lanka
• List of World Heritage Sites in Sri Lanka
• List of political parties in Sri Lanka