Chung Ju-yung vs Roald Dahl
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Compare the life timelines of Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001) and Roald Dahl (1916–1990) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 74 years, from 1916 to 1990.
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Chung Ju-yung (1915–2001)
- — Born in Asan, Kangwon Province Verified
- — Left the family farm for Seoul Verified
- — Opened an automobile repair shop in Seoul Verified
- — Founded Hyundai Civil Industries, the forerunner of Hyundai Engineering and Construction Verified
- — Founded Hyundai Motor Company Verified
- — Established a shipyard at Ulsan and founded Hyundai Heavy Industries Verified
- — Led the bid committee for the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games Verified
- — Stood as a candidate in the South Korean presidential election Verified
- — Drove herds of cattle across the border into North Korea Verified
- — Died in Seoul Verified
Roald Dahl (1916–1990)
- — Born in Llandaff, Cardiff Verified
- — Attended Repton School in Derbyshire Verified
- — Joined the Shell Petroleum Company Verified
- — Enlisted in the Royal Air Force Verified
- — Posted to Washington, D.C. as assistant air attaché and published his first story Verified
- — Married actress Patricia Neal Verified
- — Settled at Gipsy House in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire Verified
- — Published James and the Giant Peach Verified
- — Published Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Verified
- — Died in Oxford Verified