Akio Morita vs Bobby Sands
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Bobby Sands (1954–1981) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 27 years, from 1954 to 1981.
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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
Bobby Sands (1954–1981)
- — Born in Newtownabbey, County Antrim Verified
- — Family moved to the Rathcoole housing estate Verified
- — Joined the Provisional Irish Republican Army Verified
- — Married Geraldine Noade Verified
- — Imprisoned after conviction for possession of firearms Verified
- — Sentenced to 14 years for firearms possession after a bombing in Dunmurry Verified
- — Began a hunger strike at HM Prison Maze Verified
- — Elected Member of Parliament for Fermanagh and South Tyrone Verified
- — Died at HM Prison Maze Verified