Akio Morita vs Roberto Clemente
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Compare the life timelines of Akio Morita (1921–1999) and Roberto Clemente (1934–1972) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 38 years, from 1934 to 1972.
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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
Roberto Clemente (1934–1972)
- — Born in Carolina, Puerto Rico Verified
- — Signed with the Santurce Crabbers Verified
- — Signed by the Brooklyn Dodgers and later selected by the Pittsburgh Pirates Verified
- — Made his Major League debut for the Pittsburgh Pirates Verified
- — Won the World Series with the Pirates Verified
- — Married Vera Zabala Verified
- — Named National League Most Valuable Player Verified
- — Won a second World Series and was named World Series Most Valuable Player Verified
- — Recorded his 3,000th career hit Verified
- — Died in a plane crash off Isla Verde, Puerto Rico Verified