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The following lists notable events that occurred and which took place during 2017 in Sri Lanka.
Incumbents
Governors
- Central Province – Niluka Ekanayake
- Eastern Province – Austin Fernando (until 1 July); Rohitha Bogollagama (starting 4 July)
- North Central Province – P. B. Dissanayake
- Northern Province – Reginald Cooray
- North Western Province – Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake
- Sabaragamuwa Province – Marshal Perera
- Southern Province – Hemakumara Nanayakkara
- Uva Province – M. P. Jayasinghe
- Western Province – K. C. Logeswaran
Chief Ministers
- Central Province – Sarath Ekanayake
- Eastern Province – Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen (until 30 September); vacant thereafter (starting 30 September)
- North Central Province – Peshala Jayarathne (until 1 October); vacant (starting 1 October)
- Northern Province – C. V. Vigneswaran
- North Western Province – Dharmasiri Dassanayake
- Sabaragamuwa Province – Maheepala Herath (until 26 September); vacant (starting 26 September)
- Southern Province – Shan Wijayalal De Silva
- Uva Province – Chamara Sampath Dassanayake
- Western Province – Isura Devapriya
Holidays
Below is a list of bank holidays, public holidays and full moon Poya Days in Sri Lanka for the year 2017.[1]
- 12 January – Duruthu Full Moon Poya Day
- 14 January – Tamil Thai Pongal Day
- 4 February – National Day
- 10 February – Navam Full Moon Poya Day
- 24 February – Mahasivarathri Day
- 12 March – Madin Full Moon Poya Day
- 10 April – Bak Full Moon Poya Day
- 13 April – Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil
- 14 April – Sinhala & Tamil New Year Day
- 14 April – Good Friday
- 1 May
- Labour Day
- May Day
- 10 May – Vesak Full Moon Poya Day
- 11 May – Day Following Vesak Full Moon
- 8 June – Poson Full Moon Poya Day
- 26 June – Id-Ul-Fitr (Ramazan Festival Day)
- 8 July – Esala Full Moon Poya Day
- 7 August – Nikini Full Moon Poya Day
- 1 September – Id-Ul-Alha (Hadji Festival Day)
- 5 September – Binara Full Moon Poya Day
- 5 October – Vap Full Moon Poya Day
- 18 October – Deepavali Festival Day
- 3 November – Ill Full Moon Poya Day
- 1 December – Milad-Un-Nabi (Holy Prophet's Birthday)
- 3 December – Unduvap Full Moon Poya Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths
January
- 14 January
- Deepal Silva, 50 (singer)[2]
- M. V. Balan, 75 (actor)[3]
- 15 January – H. S. Perera, 68 (actor)[3][4]
- 21 January – Roy Peiris, 54 (singer)[5]
February
March
April
- 2 April – Vivienne de Silva Boralessa, 86 (songstress)[13]
- 3 April – Davuldena Gnanissara Thero, 101 (Buddhist monk).[14]
- 8 April – Vasantha Obeysekera, 79 (filmmaker).[15]
- 14 April – Dr. Jagath Wijenayake, 60 (film producer)[16]
- 15 April – T. Arjuna, 75 (filmmaker)[17]
May
- 4 May – Satsorupavathy Nathan, 80 (radio personality).[18]
- 5 May – Prabha Ranatunge, 81 (radio personality)[19]
- 11 May – Premaranjith Tilakaratne, 80 (dramatist)[20]
- 23 May – Daniel Muthumala (actor)[9]
- 25 May – Siri Gunasinghe, 92 (academic)[21]
- 29 May – Ananda Wedisinghe, 46 (motor cycle champion)[22]
- 30 May – Sunil Mihindukula, 56 (journalist)[23]
June
- 8 June – Prince Udaya Priyantha, 46 (singer)[24]
- 11 June – Anil Mihiripenna, 83 (musician)[9]
- 23 June – D. B. Kuruppu, (author)[25]
July
August
September
October
November
References
- ↑ "The Holidays in 2017" (PDF). Ministry of Public Administration and Management. 26 December 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ↑ "Singer Deepal Silva passes away". Sunday Observer. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- 1 2 "Two filmmakers bid farewell today". Dinamina. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "H. S. Perera passes away". mirrorarts. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
- ↑ "Singer Roy Peiris passes away". Ada Derana. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
- ↑ "Veteran actor Baptist Fernando passes away". Daily News. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Dr. Ariyadasa Peiris passes away". Daily News. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Singer Wimal J Sagara passes away". nethgossip. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Artists bid farewell in 2017". Deshaya. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Boniface Fernando bids farewell". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "A movie star falls". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Condolenses from Prime Minister for Anton Alwis". Hiru News. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Vivienne de Silva Boralessa no more". DailyNews.lk. Daily News Sri Lanka. 3 April 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ↑ "US, China express condolences over demise of most venerable Davuldena Sri Gnanissara thero". Sunday Times. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "Veteran film director Wasantha Obeysekara passes away". Ada Derana. 8 April 2017. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ↑ "The last rites of Jagath Wijenayake will be held tomorrow". Ada Derana. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Veteran filmmaker T. Arjuna passes away". mirrorarts. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Voice lost, veteran radio broadcaster Satsorupavathy Nathan passes away". Nation.lk. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- ↑ DIGITAL, ITN. "First female radio announcer Prabha Ranatunge passes away | ITN News". www.itnnews.lk. Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- ↑ "Premaranjith Tilakaratne passes away". adaderana. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Death of Prof. Emeritus Siri Gunasinghe". Daily News. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ↑ "Popular Sri Lankan motor racing legend passes away". Newsfirst.lk. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ↑ "Sunil the Man". Dinamina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ Pradeep, Chaturanga (8 June 2017). "Prince Udaya Priyantha passes away". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
- ↑ "DB Kuruppu passes away". sathhanda. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Dr. Thilokasundari Kariyawasam passes away". sathhanda. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Veteran musician Somapala Rathnayake passes away". Ada Derana. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
- ↑ "Thilak Atapattu second commemoration". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- 1 2 "Dayawansa Karunamuni dies". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "They also said goodbye to us". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Senior journalist Binoy Surendra passes away". Dinamina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sonoja Bibile's father passes away". srilankamirror. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Veteran announcer Berty Galahitiyawa bids farewell". Dinamina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "The innocent on the small screen says goodbye". Silumina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Missing from Amaradasa Weerasinghe -Cultures-". Silumina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Austin Ayya says goodbye". Sarasaviya. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Dear announcer Dhammika ... your voice is still with us". Divaina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "Veteran violinist Ruwan Weerasekera passes away". News First. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ↑ "A humble writer who fell in love with the novel that passed away". Divaina. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
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