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A. K. Gopalan

A. K. Gopalan, Indian educator and politician (died 1977)

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Born
October 1, 1904
Died
March 22, 1977
Zodiac sign
Libra
Birth year
1904

About A. K. Gopalan

Ayillyath Kuttiari Gopalan Nambiar, popularly known as A. K. Gopalan or AKG, was an Indian communist politician. He was one of 16 Communist Party of India members elected to the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Later he became one of the founding members of the Communist Party of India (Marxist). This was Gopalan's first physical attack in his political career.

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The world when A. K. Gopalan was born

A. K. Gopalan was born in 1904. 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 1904

  • Best-selling book"The Crossing" – Winston Churchill

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentFirst Olympic Games in the Americas (St. Louis)
  • Top headlineRusso-Japanese War begins
  • Technology milestoneNew York subway opens
  • World population~1.64B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderTheodore Roosevelt
  • U.S. population81.8M

1904 versus 2026

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Measure19042026
Population81.8M341 million

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