Coniston Water per hour () in "Blue Bird K4". Between 1956 and 1959 Sir Malcolm's son Donald Campbell set four successive records on the lake in "Bluebird K7", a hydroplane. In 1966 Donald Campbell decided that he needed to exceed 300 miles per hour (483 km/h) in order to retain the record. On 4 January 1967, he achieved a top speed of over 320 miles per hour () in "Bluebird K7" on the return leg of a record-breaking attempt. He then lost control of "Bluebird", which somersaulted and crashed, sinking rapidly. Campbell was killed instantly on impact when decapitated by the K7's
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah was re-elected at the 1994 parliamentary election. He was Deputy Minister of Media and Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunication. He was not re-elected at the 2000 parliamentary election. He was then appointed chairman of the state owned National Water Supply and Drainage Board. In 2000 SLMC leader M. H. M. Ashraff was to going to suspend Hizbullah from the party but in September 2000 Ashraff was killed. In the ensuing power struggle Hizbullah tried unsuccessfully to gain the leadership of the SLMC. Rauff Hakeem became leader of the SLMC whilst Hizbullah became deputy leader of the National Unity Alliance