Akio Morita vs Franco Luambo
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Franco Luambo (1938–1989) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 51 years, from 1938 to 1989.
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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
Franco Luambo (1938–1989)
- — Born in Sona Bata, Belgian Congo Verified
- — Began playing guitar as a boy in Leopoldville Verified
- — First recordings for the Loningisa studio Verified
- — Co-founded OK Jazz Verified
- — Band renamed Tout Puissant OK Jazz Verified
- — Imprisoned in Zaire over song lyrics Verified
- — Released the song Mario Verified
- — Released Attention na SIDA Verified
- — Died in Namur, Belgium Verified