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K. Ganeshalingam

K. Ganeshalingam, Sri Lankan accountant and politician, Mayor of Colombo (died 2006)

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Born
January 3, 1938
Died
December 4, 2006
Zodiac sign
Capricorn
Birth year
1938

About K. Ganeshalingam

Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. He was Mayor of Colombo. Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam (3 January 1938 – 4 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. Ganeshalingam was born on 3 January 1938 in Puloly in northern Ceylon. After university Ganeshalingam joined Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co as an accountancy student.

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Career and life highlights

K. Ganeshalingam timeline

  1. Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam (3 January 1938 – 4 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician.
  2. Ganeshalingam was born on 3 January 1938 in Puloly in northern Ceylon.

The world when K. Ganeshalingam was born

K. Ganeshalingam was born in 1938. 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 1938

  • #1 song"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" – Ella Fitzgerald
  • Top movieThe Adventures of Robin Hood
  • Best-selling bookRebecca – Daphne du Maurier

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJoe Louis knocks out Max Schmeling in round 1
  • Top headlineWar of the Worlds broadcast causes nationwide panic
  • Technology milestoneNuclear fission discovered
  • Defining fadSuperman debuts in Action Comics #1
  • Notable inventionInstant coffee (Nescafé)
  • World population2.30 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population129.8M

1938 versus 2026

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

Measure19382026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,800$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population129.8M341 million

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