Alan Paton vs Dmitri Shostakovich
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 69 years, from 1906 to 1975.
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Alan Paton (1903–1988)
- — Born in Pietermaritzburg, Natal Verified
- — Graduated from Natal University College Verified
- — Married Doris Olive Francis Verified
- — Appointed principal of Diepkloof Reformatory Verified
- — Published Cry, the Beloved Country Verified
- — Co-founded the Liberal Party of South Africa Verified
- — Liberal Party of South Africa dissolved Verified
- — Married Anne Hopkins Verified
- — Published the autobiography Towards the Mountain Verified
- — Died near Durban Verified
Dmitri Shostakovich (1906–1975)
- — Born in Saint Petersburg, Russia Verified
- — Studied at the Petrograd Conservatory Verified
- — Premiere of First Symphony Verified
- — Denounced in Pravda Verified
- — Premiere of Fifth Symphony Verified
- — Premiere of Seventh Symphony (Leningrad) Verified
- — Denounced in the Zhdanov Decree Verified
- — Joined the Communist Party Verified
- — Died in Moscow, Soviet Union Verified