Abebe Bikila vs Akio Morita
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Compare the life timelines of Abebe Bikila (1932–1973) and Akio Morita (1921–1999) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 41 years, from 1932 to 1973.
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Abebe Bikila (1932–1973)
- — Born in Jato, Shewa province, Ethiopia Verified
- — Joined the Ethiopian Imperial Bodyguard in Addis Ababa Verified
- — Won the Olympic marathon in Rome running barefoot Verified
- — Underwent an appendectomy weeks before the Tokyo Olympics Verified
- — Retained the Olympic marathon title in Tokyo Verified
- — Withdrew from the Olympic marathon in Mexico City Verified
- — Paralysed in a car accident near Addis Ababa Verified
- — Competed in archery at the Stoke Mandeville Games Verified
- — Died in Addis Ababa Verified
Akio Morita (1921–1999)
- — Born in Nagoya, Japan Verified
- — Graduated in physics from Osaka Imperial University Verified
- — Met Masaru Ibuka during wartime naval research Verified
- — Co-founded Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — Company renamed Sony Verified
- — Moved his family to the United States Verified
- — Became chairman of Sony Verified
- — Launch of the Sony Walkman Verified
- — Sony acquired Columbia Pictures Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified