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Washington SyCip

Washington SyCip, American-Filipino accountant (died 2017)

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Born
June 30, 1921
Died
October 7, 2017
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1921

About Washington SyCip

Washington Z. SyCip, PLH BOLk RNO1kl was a Chinese-Filipino-American accountant. He was the founder of the accounting firm EY SGV & Company and the Asian Institute of Management. His father, Albino SyCip, co-founded Chinabank in 1920. In 1968, he co-founded the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and served as chairman of its board of trustees and board of governors.

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Washington SyCip timeline

  1. His father, Albino SyCip, co-founded Chinabank in 1920.
  2. In 1968, he co-founded the Asian Institute of Management in the Philippines and served as chairman of its board of trustees and board of governors.

The world when Washington SyCip was born

Washington SyCip was born in 1921. 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 1921

  • #1 song"My Man" – Fanny Brice
  • Top movieThe Kid (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Best-selling bookMain Street – Sinclair Lewis

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJack Dempsey vs Georges Carpentier — first million-dollar gate
  • Top headlineWarren G. Harding inaugurated as 29th President
  • Technology milestoneAlbert Einstein wins the Nobel Prize in Physics
  • Defining fadOuija boards
  • Notable inventionLie detector (polygraph)
  • World population1.88 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWarren G. Harding
  • Sports championNew York Giants (World Series)
  • U.S. population108.5M

1921 versus 2026

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

Measure19212026
Gas$0.26$3.45/gal
Average home$5,500$435,000
Average income$3,010$67,500
Movie ticket$0.15$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population108.5M341 million

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