Akio Morita vs Nizar Qabbani
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Nizar Qabbani (1923–1998) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 75 years, from 1923 to 1998.
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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
Nizar Qabbani (1923–1998)
- — Born in Damascus, Syria Verified
- — Published his first collection, The Brunette Told Me Verified
- — Graduated in law from Damascus University Verified
- — Joined the Syrian diplomatic service Verified
- — Resigned from the diplomatic service and settled in Beirut Verified
- — Published Marginal Notes on the Book of Defeat Verified
- — Married Balqis al-Rawi Verified
- — Balqis al-Rawi killed in the bombing of the Iraqi embassy in Beirut Verified
- — Settled in London Verified
- — Died in London and was buried in Damascus Verified