Astrid Lindgren vs Masaru Ibuka
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1908 to 1997.
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Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002)
- — Born at Näs, near Vimmerby, Sweden Verified
- — Worked as a junior journalist at Vimmerby Tidning Verified
- — Birth of her son Lars Verified
- — Married Sture Lindgren Verified
- — Birth of her daughter Karin Verified
- — Publication of Pippi Longstocking Verified
- — Children's book editor at Rabén & Sjögren Verified
- — Published the satire Pomperipossa in Monismania Verified
- — Received the Right Livelihood Award Verified
- — Died in Stockholm Verified
Masaru Ibuka (1908–1997)
- — Born in Nikkō, Tochigi Prefecture Verified
- — Graduates from Waseda University Verified
- — Founds Japan Precision Instruments Verified
- — Co-founds Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo Verified
- — The company produces Japan's first magnetic tape recorder Verified
- — Licenses transistor technology from Bell Laboratories Verified
- — The TR-55 transistor radio goes on sale Verified
- — The company is renamed Sony Verified
- — Steps up from president to chairman of Sony Verified
- — Dies in Tokyo Verified