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 Thisakutti Arachchi, politician. 27 February – Harshana Rajakaruna, politician. 25 March – Kasun Jayasuriya, footballer. 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.
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