1867 – The first meeting of the Galle Municipal Council held. Galle Cricket Club founded. 1933 — The Patron Saint of Galle Cricket, E. M. Karunaratne (E. M. K.) of the Galle Cricket Club, elected President of the Ceylon Cricket Association. The first Sinhala speech in the Galle Municipal Council made by Muh. A group of scouts of the St. Aloysius College, Galle, scaled 14.700 feet of the Himalayan Mountain range.

Source: The Nation November 20, 2020 01:02 UTC