Buzz Aldrin vs Wole Soyinka

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Compare the life timelines of Buzz Aldrin (1930–present) and Wole Soyinka (1934–present) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 92 years, from 1934 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

Wole Soyinka (1934–present)

  1. — Born in Abeokuta, Nigeria Verified
  2. — Studied at the University of Leeds Verified
  3. — Returned to Nigeria Verified
  4. — Imprisoned during the Nigerian Civil War Verified
  5. — Premiere of Death and the King's Horseman Verified
  6. — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
  7. — Published memoir You Must Set Forth at Dawn Verified
  8. — Published Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth Verified