Alan Paton vs Sergei Korolev
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Compare the life timelines of Alan Paton (1903–1988) and Sergei Korolev (1907–1966) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 59 years, from 1907 to 1966.
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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
Sergei Korolev (1907–1966)
- — Born in Zhytomyr, Russian Empire Verified
- — Co-founded the Group for the Study of Reactive Motion (GIRD) Verified
- — Arrested during the Great Purge and sent to the Gulag Verified
- — Appointed chief designer of Soviet long-range missiles Verified
- — Developed the R-7 Semyorka intercontinental ballistic missile Verified
- — Launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite Verified
- — Launched Vostok 1 with Yuri Gagarin, first human in space Verified
- — Oversaw Voskhod and early lunar program work Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified