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* 31 May–1 June – [[Burning of Jaffna Public Library]]: A mob of [[Sinhalese people|Sinhalese]] civilians riot and set fire to the [[Jaffna Public Library]] in an [[arson]] attack. It was one of the most violent examples of [[Ethnic riot|ethnic]] [[biblioclasm]] in the 20th century.<ref name="ifla">{{cite web |url=http://www.ifla.org/IV/ifla72/papers/119-Knuth-en.pdf |title=Destroying a symbol|accessdate=2007-02-14 |format= |work=IFLA }}</ref> |
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*The [[England]] cricket team |
*The [[England]] cricket team tours Sri Lanka in February 1982. The tour included two [[One Day International]] (ODI) matches and one [[Test cricket|Test match]]. |
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*Sri Lanka |
*[[Sri Lanka Cricket|Sri Lanka]] obtains [[List of International Cricket Council members#Full Members|Full Member]] status of the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) in 1981, making them the eighth [[Test cricket|Test]] playing nation.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/profile.php?countryCode=ICC_FULL_MEMBERS_SRI_LANKA |title=Sri Lanka: Member profile |publisher=International Cricket Council |accessdate=3 April 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101125143919/http://icc-cricket.yahoo.net/the-icc/icc_members/profile.php?countryCode=ICC_FULL_MEMBERS_SRI_LANKA |archivedate=25 November 2010 }}</ref> |
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== Notes == |
== Notes == |
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The following lists events that happened during 1981 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
- President – J. R. Jayewardene
- Prime Minister – Ranasinghe Premadasa
- Chief Justice – Neville Samarakoon
Events
- 31 May–1 June – Burning of Jaffna Public Library: A mob of Sinhalese civilians riot and set fire to the Jaffna Public Library in an arson attack. It was one of the most violent examples of ethnic biblioclasm in the 20th century.[1]
- The England cricket team tours Sri Lanka in February 1982. The tour included two One Day International (ODI) matches and one Test match.
- Sri Lanka obtains Full Member status of the International Cricket Council (ICC) in 1981, making them the eighth Test playing nation.[2]
Notes
- a. ^ Gunaratna, Rohan. (1998). Pg.353, Sri Lanka's Ethnic Crisis and National Security, Colombo: South Asian Network on Conflict Research. ISBN 955-8093-00-9
References
- ^ "Destroying a symbol" (PDF). IFLA. Retrieved 2007-02-14.
- ^ "Sri Lanka: Member profile". International Cricket Council. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 3 April 2010.
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