Deng Xiaoping vs Frank Whittle
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Compare the life timelines of Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997) and Frank Whittle (1907–1996) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1907 to 1996.
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Deng Xiaoping (1904–1997)
- — Born in Guang'an, Sichuan, China Verified
- — Work-study program in France Verified
- — Participated in the Long March Verified
- — Purged during the Cultural Revolution Verified
- — Became paramount leader of China Verified
- — Launched economic reforms and opening-up Verified
- — Tiananmen Square protests and crackdown Verified
- — Southern Tour Verified
- — Died in Beijing Verified
Frank Whittle (1907–1996)
- — Born in Coventry, England Verified
- — Joined the Royal Air Force as an apprentice Verified
- — Proposed jet propulsion in his thesis and filed a patent Verified
- — Co-founded Power Jets Ltd Verified
- — First test run of the Whittle jet engine Verified
- — First flight of the Gloster E.28/39 Verified
- — Knighted for his contributions to aviation Verified
- — Emigrated to the United States Verified
- — Awarded the Order of Merit Verified
- — Died in Columbia, Maryland Verified