Akio Morita vs Miles Davis
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Miles Davis (1926–1991) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 65 years, from 1926 to 1991.
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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
Miles Davis (1926–1991)
- — Born in Alton, Illinois Verified
- — Studied at Juilliard and joined Charlie Parker Verified
- — Recorded Birth of the Cool sessions Verified
- — Formed his first great quintet Verified
- — Recorded Kind of Blue Verified
- — Recorded Bitches Brew Verified
- — Retired from performing Verified
- — Comeback with The Man with the Horn Verified
- — Died in Santa Monica, California Verified