Annie Besant vs Karl Benz
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Compare the life timelines of Annie Besant (1847–1933) and Karl Benz (1844–1929) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 82 years, from 1847 to 1929.
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Annie Besant (1847–1933)
- — Born in London Verified
- — Became a public secularist and social reformer Verified
- — Supported the London matchgirls' strike Verified
- — Joined the Theosophical Society Verified
- — Settled in India Verified
- — Founded the Home Rule League and led Congress Verified
- — Died in Adyar, Madras Verified
Karl Benz (1844–1929)
- — Born in Mühlburg, near Karlsruhe, Germany Verified
- — Studied mechanical engineering at Karlsruhe Polytechnic Verified
- — Married Bertha Ringer Verified
- — Founded Benz & Cie. in Mannheim Verified
- — Filed patent for the Benz Patent-Motorwagen, the first practical automobile Verified
- — First public drive of the Patent-Motorwagen in Mannheim Verified
- — Bertha Benz completed the first long-distance automobile journey Verified
- — Benz & Cie. merged with Daimler to form Daimler-Benz Verified
- — Died in Ladenburg, Germany Verified