Aneurin Bevan vs Arthur Eddington
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Compare the life timelines of Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960) and Arthur Eddington (1882–1944) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 47 years, from 1897 to 1944.
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Aneurin Bevan (1897–1960)
- — Born in Tredegar, Wales Verified
- — Began working in the coal mines Verified
- — Studied at the Central Labour College Verified
- — Elected Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale Verified
- — Married Jennie Lee Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Health Verified
- — Launched the National Health Service Verified
- — Resigned over NHS prescription charges Verified
- — Became Deputy Leader of the Labour Party Verified
- — Died in Chesham, England Verified
Arthur Eddington (1882–1944)
- — Born in Kendal, England Verified
- — Entered Trinity College, Cambridge Verified
- — Placed as Senior Wrangler in the Cambridge Mathematical Tripos Verified
- — Appointed chief assistant at the Royal Greenwich Observatory Verified
- — Became Plumian Professor of Astronomy at Cambridge Verified
- — Led the eclipse expedition to Principe that tested general relativity Verified
- — Eclipse results announced, confirming Einstein's theory Verified
- — Published The Internal Constitution of the Stars Verified
- — Knighted Verified
- — Died in Cambridge, England Verified