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K. Kanapathypillai

K. Kanapathypillai, Sri Lankan author and academic (died 1968)

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Born
July 2, 1902
Died
May 12, 1968
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1902

About K. Kanapathypillai

Professor Kandasamypillai Kanapathypillai was a leading Ceylon Tamil academic, author and head of the Department of Tamil at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya for 18 years. Leading Ceylon Tamil academic and author. Headed the Department of Tamil at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya for 18 years. Kanapathypillai headed the Department of Tamil at the University of Ceylon, Peradeniya for 18 years. He was a leading Ceylon Tamil academic and author.

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The world when K. Kanapathypillai was born

K. Kanapathypillai was born in 1902. 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 1902

  • Best-selling bookThe Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Rose Bowl game played in Pasadena, California
  • Top headlineEnd of Philippine-American War
  • Technology milestoneAir conditioning invented by Willis Carrier
  • Notable inventionAir conditioning
  • World population~1.62B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population79.0M

1902 versus 2026

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

Measure19022026
Population79.0M341 million

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