David Attenborough vs Mstislav Rostropovich

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Compare the life timelines of David Attenborough (1926–present) and Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 80 years, from 1927 to 2007.

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David Attenborough (1926–present)

  1. — Born in Isleworth, west London Verified
  2. — Studied natural sciences at Clare College, Cambridge Verified
  3. — Married Jane Elizabeth Ebsworth Oriel Verified
  4. — Joined the BBC as a trainee producer Verified
  5. — Began presenting Zoo Quest Verified
  6. — Appointed controller of BBC Two Verified
  7. — Presented Life on Earth Verified
  8. — Knighted Verified
  9. — Presented The Blue Planet Verified
  10. — Released A Life on Our Planet Verified

Mstislav Rostropovich (1927–2007)

  1. — Born in Baku, Azerbaijan SSR Verified
  2. — Entered the Moscow Conservatory Verified
  3. — Married the soprano Galina Vishnevskaya Verified
  4. — Gave the premiere of Benjamin Britten's Cello Symphony
  5. — Sheltered Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn and published an open letter in his defence Verified
  6. — Left the Soviet Union with his family Verified
  7. — Music director of the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, D.C. Verified
  8. — Stripped of Soviet citizenship Verified
  9. — Played Bach cello suites at the Berlin Wall Verified
  10. — Died in Moscow Verified