Astrid Lindgren vs Toru Takemitsu
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Compare the life timelines of Astrid Lindgren (1907–2002) and Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 66 years, from 1930 to 1996.
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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
Toru Takemitsu (1930–1996)
- — Born in Tokyo, Japan Verified
- — Returned to Japan to attend school Verified
- — Began composing, largely without formal training Verified
- — Co-founded the artists' collective Jikken Kobo (Experimental Workshop) Verified
- — Composed Requiem for String Orchestra Verified
- — November Steps premiered by the New York Philharmonic Verified
- — Composed A Flock Descends into the Pentagonal Garden Verified
- — Wrote the score for Akira Kurosawa's film Ran Verified
- — Received the Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition for Fantasma/Cantos Verified
- — Died in Tokyo, Japan Verified