Start of <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gal_Oya_riots" id="mwATo" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Gal Oya riots">Gal Oya riots</a>, the first reported ethnic riots that target minority <a class="mw-redirect" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lankan_Tamil_people" id="mwATs" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Sri Lankan Tamil people">Sri Lankan Tamils</a> in the Eastern Province. The total number of deaths is reportedly 150.