Akio Morita vs Jacques Brel
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Jacques Brel (1929–1978) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 49 years, from 1929 to 1978.
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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
Jacques Brel (1929–1978)
- — Born in Schaerbeek, Brussels Verified
- — Married Therese Michielsen Verified
- — Moved to Paris to pursue a singing career Verified
- — Released Ne me quitte pas Verified
- — Gave his final concert performances Verified
- — Starred in the French production of L'Homme de la Mancha Verified
- — Settled in the Marquesas Islands Verified
- — Recorded his final album, known as Les Marquises Verified
- — Died in Bobigny, France Verified