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Yeoh Ghim Seng

Yeoh Ghim Seng, Singaporean politician, acting President of Singapore (died 1993)

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Born
June 22, 1918
Died
June 3, 1993
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1918

About Yeoh Ghim Seng

Yeoh Ghim Seng was a Singaporean politician who served as Speaker of the Parliament of Singapore between 1970 and 1988. In 1993, the National University of Singapore created the Yeoh Ghim Seng Professorship in Surgery in his honour. In 1977, he also became the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization's (AIPO) first president. When President of Singapore Yusof Ishak died on 23 November 1970 due to heart failure, Yeoh became the acting President, per the duties of the speaker, the following day.

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Yeoh Ghim Seng timeline

  1. When President of Singapore Yusof Ishak died on 23 November 1970 due to heart failure, Yeoh became the acting President, per the duties of the speaker, the following day.
  2. In 1977, he also became the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization's (AIPO) first president.
  3. In 1993, the National University of Singapore created the Yeoh Ghim Seng Professorship in Surgery in his honour.

The world when Yeoh Ghim Seng was born

Yeoh Ghim Seng 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 Yeoh Ghim Seng'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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