Portrait of Sòng Měilíng

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Sòng Měilíng

Chiang Kai-shek's wife, First Lady of the Republic of China (1898–2003)

Born
March 4, 1898
Died
October 23, 2003
Zodiac sign
Pisces
Birth year
1898

About Sòng Měilíng

Soong Mei-ling (also spelled Soong May-ling; March 4, 1898 – October 23, 2003), also known as Madame Chiang (Chinese: 蔣夫人), was a Chinese politician and socialite. The youngest of the Soong sisters, she married Chiang Kai-shek and played a prominent role in Chinese politics and foreign relations in the first half of the 20th century.

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Career and life highlights

Sòng Měilíng timeline

  1. Born: March 4, 1898
  2. Died: October 23, 2003

The world when Sòng Měilíng was born

Sòng Měilíng 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 Sòng Měilíng's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18982026
Population71.0M341 million

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