Arvo Pärt vs Salman Rushdie
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Compare the life timelines of Arvo Pärt (1935–present) and Salman Rushdie (1947–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 79 years, from 1947 to 2026.
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Arvo Pärt (1935–present)
- — Born in Paide, Estonia Verified
- — Worked as a sound engineer at Estonian Radio Verified
- — Graduated from the Tallinn Conservatory Verified
- — Married Nora Pärt Verified
- — Composed Für Alina, the first tintinnabuli work Verified
- — Composed Fratres, Tabula Rasa and Spiegel im Spiegel Verified
- — Emigrated from Soviet Estonia to Vienna Verified
- — Moved to West Berlin Verified
- — Returned to live in Estonia Verified
- — Arvo Pärt Centre opened in Laulasmaa 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