Alice Munro vs Manu Dibango
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Compare the life timelines of Alice Munro (1931–2024) and Manu Dibango (1933–2020) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 87 years, from 1933 to 2020.
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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
Manu Dibango (1933–2020)
- — Born in Douala, Cameroon Verified
- — Sent to France to continue his schooling Verified
- — Played with Joseph Kabasele's African Jazz Verified
- — Released "Soul Makossa" Verified
- — "Soul Makossa" entered the US Billboard Hot 100 Verified
- — Named a UNESCO Artist for Peace Verified
- — Filed a lawsuit over the use of "Soul Makossa" Verified
- — Died in Melun, France Verified