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Yong Nyuk Lin

Yong Nyuk Lin, Singaporean businessman and politician, Singaporean Minister for Education (died 2012)

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Born
June 24, 1918
Died
June 29, 2012
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Yong Nyuk Lin

Yong Nyuk Lin was a Singaporean politician who served as the Minister for Communications between 1968 and 1975, Minister for Health between 1963 and 1968, and Minister for Education between 1959 and 1963. In 1970, Yong announced the S$80 million expansion and development of Singapore Airport (now known as Changi Airport) over the next ten years. In 1964, he announced the S$1.5 million expansion of Thomson Road Hospital (now known as Toa Payoh Hospital). In 1963, Yong became the Minister for Health following a cabinet reshuffle.

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Yong Nyuk Lin timeline

  1. In 1963, Yong became the Minister for Health following a cabinet reshuffle.
  2. In 1964, he announced the S$1.5 million expansion of Thomson Road Hospital (now known as Toa Payoh Hospital).
  3. In 1970, Yong announced the S$80 million expansion and development of Singapore Airport (now known as Changi Airport) over the next ten years.

The world when Yong Nyuk Lin was born

Yong Nyuk Lin was born in 1918. 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 1918

  • Best-selling book"The U.P. Trail" – Zane Grey

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentWorld Series played in September due to WWI
  • Top headlineWorld War I ends — Spanish Flu pandemic begins
  • Technology milestoneFirst regular airmail service
  • World population~1.78B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population102.0M

1918 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Yong Nyuk Lin's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19182026
Gas$0.25$3.45/gal
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population102.0M341 million

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