Akio Morita vs Lev Yashin
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Lev Yashin (1929–1990) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 61 years, from 1929 to 1990.
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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
Lev Yashin (1929–1990)
- — Born in Moscow Verified
- — Began factory work during the Second World War
- — Joined Dynamo Moscow Verified
- — Became Dynamo Moscow's first-choice goalkeeper Verified
- — Won Olympic gold with the Soviet Union in Melbourne Verified
- — Won the inaugural European Nations' Cup Verified
- — Awarded the Ballon d'Or Verified
- — Farewell match at the Lenin Stadium in Moscow Verified
- — Had a leg amputated after illness
- — Died in Moscow Verified