Alice Munro vs Anousheh Ansari
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Anousheh Ansari (1966–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 58 years, from 1966 to 2024.
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Alice Munro (1931–2024)
- — Born in Wingham, Ontario Verified
- — Studied English and journalism at the University of Western Ontario Verified
- — Married James Munro and moved to Vancouver Verified
- — Moved to Victoria, British Columbia, and opened Munro's Books Verified
- — Published Dance of the Happy Shades Verified
- — Published Lives of Girls and Women Verified
- — Divorced James Munro and returned to Ontario Verified
- — Awarded the Man Booker International Prize Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Died in Port Hope, Ontario Verified
Anousheh Ansari (1966–present)
- — Born in Mashhad, Iran Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States as a teenager Verified
- — Earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering and computer science Verified
- — Earned a master's degree in electrical engineering Verified
- — Co-founded Telecom Technologies, Inc. Verified
- — Telecom Technologies merged with Sonus Networks Verified
- — Became title sponsor of the Ansari X Prize Verified
- — Co-founded Prodea Systems Verified
- — Flew to the International Space Station aboard Soyuz TMA-9 Verified
- — Became chief executive officer of the XPRIZE Foundation Verified