Buzz Aldrin vs Magdi Yacoub

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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Magdi Yacoub (1935–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 91 years, from 1935 to 2026.

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Buzz Aldrin (1930–present)

  1. — Born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey Verified
  2. — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
  3. — Graduated from the United States Military Academy at West Point Verified
  4. — Earned a doctorate in astronautics from MIT Verified
  5. — Selected by NASA as an astronaut Verified
  6. — Flew on Gemini 12 Verified
  7. — Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Verified
  8. — Walked on the Moon during Apollo 11 Verified
  9. — Left NASA Verified
  10. — Published the memoir Return to Earth Verified

Magdi Yacoub (1935–present)

  1. — Born in Bilbeis, Egypt Verified
  2. — Graduated in medicine from Cairo University Verified
  3. — Moved to the United Kingdom for surgical training Verified
  4. — Appointed consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at Harefield Hospital Verified
  5. — Established the heart transplant programme at Harefield Verified
  6. — Appointed professor of cardiothoracic surgery in London Verified
  7. — Knighted for services to medicine Verified
  8. — Founded the Chain of Hope charity Verified
  9. — Retired from performing operations Verified
  10. — Opened the Aswan Heart Centre in Egypt