Ba Jin vs Harry Oppenheimer
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Compare the life timelines of Ba Jin (1904–2005) and Harry Oppenheimer (1908–2000) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 92 years, from 1908 to 2000.
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Ba Jin (1904–2005)
- — Born in Chengdu, Sichuan Verified
- — Studies in France Verified
- — Publishes his first novel, Destruction Verified
- — Publishes the novel Family Verified
- — Marries Chen Yunzhen Verified
- — Persecuted during the Cultural Revolution Verified
- — Begins publishing Random Thoughts Verified
- — Becomes chairman of the Chinese Writers Association Verified
- — Dies in Shanghai Verified
Harry Oppenheimer (1908–2000)
- — Born in Kimberley, South Africa Verified
- — Studied at Christ Church, Oxford Verified
- — Joined the Anglo American Corporation Verified
- — Served with South African forces in North Africa during the Second World War
- — Married Bridget McCall Verified
- — Elected to the South African Parliament for Kimberley City Verified
- — Became chairman of the Anglo American Corporation Verified
- — Became chairman of De Beers Consolidated Mines Verified
- — Retired as chairman of the Anglo American Corporation Verified
- — Died in Johannesburg Verified