M. S. Subbulakshmi

M. S. Subbulakshmi, Indian Carnatic vocalist (died 2004)

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Born: September 16, 1916
Died: December 11, 2004
Zodiac sign: Virgo
Birth year: 1916

About M. S. Subbulakshmi

Madurai Shanmukhavadivu Subbulakshmi was an Indian Carnatic singer. She was the first musician ever to be awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian honour and also the first Indian musician to receive the Ramon Magsaysay award in 1974. She was the first Indian to perform at the United Nations General Assembly in 1966. Subbulakshmi first recording was released when she was 10 years old.

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The world when M. S. Subbulakshmi was born

M. S. Subbulakshmi was born in 1916. 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 1916

Best-selling book"Seventeen" – Booth Tarkington

Headlines and milestones

Major sports momentGeorgia Tech defeats Cumberland 222-0, most lopsided football game ever
Top headlineBattle of the Somme — 1 million casualties
Technology milestoneTanks first used in warfare
Notable inventionMilitary tanks
World population~1.76B

United States snapshot

U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
U.S. population99.6M

1916 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in M. S. Subbulakshmi's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure	1916	2026
Population	99.6M	341 million

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