Akio Morita vs Marvin Gaye
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Marvin Gaye (1939–1984) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 45 years, from 1939 to 1984.
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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
Marvin Gaye (1939–1984)
- — Born in Washington, D.C. Verified
- — Signed to Motown's Tamla label Verified
- — Married Anna Gordy Verified
- — "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" reached number one Verified
- — Released What's Going On Verified
- — Released Let's Get It On Verified
- — Moved to Ostend, Belgium Verified
- — Won two Grammy Awards for "Sexual Healing" Verified
- — Shot and killed by his father in Los Angeles Verified