Ahmad Shamlou vs Martin Luther King Jr.
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 39 years, from 1929 to 1968.
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Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Imprisoned for political activity during the Allied occupation of Iran Verified
- — Published his first poetry collection, Forgotten Songs Verified
- — Imprisoned after the 1953 coup Verified
- — Published Fresh Air (Hava-ye tazeh) Verified
- — Married Aida Sarkisian Verified
- — Left Iran for the United States Verified
- — Returned to Iran after the revolution Verified
- — Received the Stig Dagerman Prize Verified
- — Died in Karaj, Iran Verified
Martin Luther King Jr. (1929–1968)
- — Born in Atlanta, Georgia Verified
- — Led the Montgomery bus boycott Verified
- — Delivered "I Have a Dream" Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Assassinated in Memphis, Tennessee Verified