Akio Morita vs Cesar Chavez
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Cesar Chavez (1927–1993) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1927 to 1993.
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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
Cesar Chavez (1927–1993)
- — Born near Yuma, Arizona Verified
- — Family became migrant farm workers in California Verified
- — Served in the United States Navy Verified
- — Married Helen Fabela Verified
- — Joined the Community Service Organization Verified
- — Co-founded the National Farm Workers Association Verified
- — Led the Delano grape strike and boycott Verified
- — Undertook a 25-day fast for nonviolence Verified
- — Died in San Luis, Arizona Verified
- — Posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified