Alex Ferguson vs Salman Rushdie
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Compare the life timelines of Alex Ferguson (1941–present) and Salman Rushdie (1947–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1947 to 2026.
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Alex Ferguson (1941–present)
- — Born in Govan, Glasgow Verified
- — Began his playing career with Queen's Park Verified
- — Married Cathy Holding Verified
- — Transferred to Rangers as a player Verified
- — Appointed manager of Aberdeen Verified
- — Aberdeen won the European Cup Winners' Cup Verified
- — Appointed manager of Manchester United Verified
- — Won a first league title with Manchester United Verified
- — Manchester United completed the treble Verified
- — Knighted for services to football Verified
Salman Rushdie (1947–present)
- — Born in Bombay, British India Verified
- — Sent to Rugby School in England Verified
- — Graduated in history from King's College, Cambridge Verified
- — Published his first novel, Grimus Verified
- — Midnight's Children won the Booker Prize Verified
- — Published The Satanic Verses Verified
- — Ayatollah Khomeini issued a fatwa calling for his death Verified
- — Moved to New York City Verified
- — Knighted for services to literature Verified
- — Stabbed on stage at the Chautauqua Institution, New York Verified