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V. Appapillai

V. Appapillai, Sri Lankan physicist and academic (died 2001)

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Born
November 13, 1913
Died
July 4, 2001
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1913

About V. Appapillai

Velupillai Appapillai was a Sri Lankan physicist and academic. He was the dean of the Faculty of Science at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya. The University of Peradeniya appointed Appapillai an emeritus professor in 1979 and awarded him an honorary DSc degree in 1984. The University of Jaffna awarded him an honorary DSc degree in October 1999.

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V. Appapillai timeline

  1. The University of Peradeniya appointed Appapillai an emeritus professor in 1979 and awarded him an honorary DSc degree in 1984.
  2. The University of Jaffna awarded him an honorary DSc degree in October 1999.

The world when V. Appapillai was born

V. Appapillai was born in 1913. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1913

  • Best-selling book"The Inside of the Cup" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJim Thorpe stripped of Olympic titles over amateurism rules
  • Top headline16th Amendment allows federal income tax
  • Technology milestoneFord assembly line begins — revolutionizes manufacturing
  • World population~1.73B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population96.0M

1913 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in V. Appapillai's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19132026
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population96.0M341 million

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