Buzz Aldrin vs Chinua Achebe
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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Chinua Achebe (1930–2013) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 83 years, from 1930 to 2013.
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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)
- — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
- — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
- — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
- — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
- — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
- — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
- — Left NASA Verified
- — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified
Chinua Achebe (1930–2013)
- — Born in Ogidi, Nigeria Verified
- — Studied at University College, Ibadan Verified
- — Published Things Fall Apart Verified
- — Published No Longer at Ease Verified
- — Delivered lecture criticizing Conrad's Heart of Darkness Verified
- — Injured in a car accident Verified
- — Published There Was a Country Verified
- — Died in Boston Verified