Akio Morita vs Gholamreza Takhti
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Gholamreza Takhti (1930–1968) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1930 to 1968.
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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
Gholamreza Takhti (1930–1968)
- — Born in Tehran, Iran Verified
- — Began training in wrestling at a Tehran club Verified
- — Won a silver medal at the Helsinki Olympics Verified
- — Won a silver medal at the World Wrestling Championships in Tokyo
- — Won the Olympic gold medal at the Melbourne Games Verified
- — Won the world freestyle title at the championships in Tehran Verified
- — Won a silver medal at the Rome Olympics Verified
- — Collected aid for victims of the Buin Zahra earthquake Verified
- — Married Shahla Tavakoli Verified
- — Died in Tehran Verified