C. V. Raman vs Dag Hammarskjöld
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Compare the life timelines of C. V. Raman (1888–1970) and Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 56 years, from 1905 to 1961.
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C. V. Raman (1888–1970)
- — Born in Tiruchirapalli, British India Verified
- — Earned BA and MA from Presidency College, Madras Verified
- — Married Lokasundari Ammal Verified
- — Joined the Indian Finance Service in Calcutta Verified
- — Appointed Palit Professor of Physics at the University of Calcutta Verified
- — Discovered the Raman effect Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
- — Became director of the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore Verified
- — Founded the Raman Research Institute and awarded the Bharat Ratna Verified
- — Died in Bangalore, India Verified
Dag Hammarskjöld (1905–1961)
- — Born in Jönköping, Sweden Verified
- — Studied at Uppsala University Verified
- — Served in the Swedish Ministry of Finance Verified
- — Elected UN Secretary-General Verified
- — Managed the Suez Crisis Verified
- — Oversaw the UN intervention in the Congo Crisis Verified
- — Posthumously awarded the Nobel Peace Prize Verified
- — Died in a plane crash near Ndola Verified