Birthday profile

C. Sittampalam

C. Sittampalam, Sri Lankan lawyer and politician (died 1964)

Born
September 13, 1898
Died
February 3, 1964
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1898

About C. Sittampalam

Cathiravelu Sittampalam was a Ceylon Tamil civil servant, politician, Member of Parliament and government minister. He won many prizes at Royal College including the English Essay Prize, the De Zoysa Science Prize and the Mathematics Prize. He won the election and entered Parliament.

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The world when C. Sittampalam was born

C. Sittampalam was born in 1898. 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.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineSpanish-American War — US gains territories
  • Technology milestoneMarie & Pierre Curie discover radium
  • World population~1.58B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWilliam McKinley
  • U.S. population71.0M

1898 versus 2026

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

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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