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S. Sivanayagam

S. Sivanayagam, Sri Lankan journalist and author (died 2010)

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Born
September 7, 1930
Died
November 29, 2010
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1930

About S. Sivanayagam

Subramaniam Sivanayagam was a Sri Lankan journalist, author and editor of the Saturday Review, Tamil Nation and Hot Spring. Sivanayagam became the first editor of the Saturday Review in January 1982. Whilst in France Sivanayagam founded and edited the Hot Spring journal. He became editor of the newly created Tamil Nation journal in October 1990.

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S. Sivanayagam timeline

  1. Sivanayagam became the first editor of the Saturday Review in January 1982.
  2. He became editor of the newly created Tamil Nation journal in October 1990.

The world when S. Sivanayagam was born

S. Sivanayagam was born in 1930. 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 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

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

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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