1996 Event Sri Lanka defeat Australia to win Singer World Series at Colombo 1992 Event Test Cricket debut of Muttiah Muralitharan, vs Australia at Colombo 1992 Event Colombo '92 closes in Genoa, Italy 1992 Event Colombo '92 opens in Genoa Italy 1987 Event Tamil bomb attack in Colombo Sri Lanka, 115 killed 1984 Event 11 members of Colombo crime family arrested 1979 Event Vivekananda (Sri Lanka) completes nonstop cycle ride of 187 hours, 28 minutes, around Vihara Maha Devi Park, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1978 Event 183 die as Icelandic Airlines DC-8 crashes in Colombo, Sri Lanka 1971 Death Joseph Colombo, mobster, shot dead at 48 1954 Birthday Dav Whatmore, cricketer, Colombo Australia bat 1979, Sri Lanka coach 1995- 1927 Birthday Peter Falk, born in Ossining, New York, actor, Colombo, Scared Straight 1892 Event Opera "Cristoforo Colombo" is produced (La Scala) 1666 Death Pieter de Bitter, Dutch Admiral (Colombo, Goa), dies 1656 Event Dutch fleet occupiers Colombo Ceylon
