Douglas MacArthur vs Niels Bohr

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Compare the life timelines of Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964) and Niels Bohr (1885–1962) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 77 years, from 1885 to 1962.

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Douglas MacArthur (1880–1964)

26 January 1880 — Born in Little Rock, Arkansas Verified
1903 — Graduated first in his class from West Point Verified
1919 – 1922 — Appointed Superintendent of West Point Verified
21 November 1930 – 1 October 1935 — Served as Army Chief of Staff Verified
1942 – 1945 — Commanded Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Verified
1945 – 1951 — Led the occupation of Japan Verified
2 September 1945 — Accepted Japan's surrender Verified
11 April 1951 — Relieved of command during the Korean War Verified
5 April 1964 — Died in Washington, D.C. Verified

Niels Bohr (1885–1962)

7 October 1885 — Born in Copenhagen, Denmark Verified
1913 — Published the Bohr model of the atom Verified
1922 — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics Verified
September 1943 — Escaped occupied Denmark to Sweden
18 November 1962 — Died in Copenhagen, Denmark Verified