Ahmad Shamlou vs Marvin Gaye
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Compare the life timelines of Ahmad Shamlou (1925–2000) and Marvin Gaye (1939–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1939 to 1984.
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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
Marvin Gaye (1939–1984)
- — Born in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Signed to Motown's Tamla label Verified
- — Married Anna Gordy Verified
- — "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" reached number one Verified
- — Released What's Going On Verified
- — Released Let's Get It On Verified
- — Moved to Ostend, Belgium Verified
- — Won two Grammy Awards for "Sexual Healing" Verified
- — Shot and killed by his father in Los Angeles Verified