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1913Aug, 2

Xavier Thaninayagam

Xavier Thaninayagam, Sri Lankan scholar and academic (d. 1980)
Reverend Xavier S. Thani Nayagam (Tamil: சேவியர் தனிநாயகம், 2 August 1913 - 1 September 1980) was a Tamil scholar known for setting up the International Association for Tamil Research (IATR) and organising the first World Tamil Conference. He is praised as the "Roving Ambassador for Tamil".

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Events on 1913

  • 21Feb

    Balkan Wars

    Ioannina is incorporated into the Greek state after the Balkan Wars.
  • 25Jun

    Great Reunion of 1913

    American Civil War veterans begin arriving at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • 3Jul

    Great Reunion of 1913

    Confederate veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913 reenact Pickett's Charge; upon reaching the high-water mark of the Confederacy they are met by the outstretched hands of friendship from Union survivors.
  • 4Jul

    Great Reunion of 1913

    President Woodrow Wilson addresses American Civil War veterans at the Great Reunion of 1913.
  • 16Aug

    HMS Queen Mary

    Completion of the Royal Navy battlecruiser HMS Queen Mary.