Giuseppe Verdi vs Walt Whitman
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Compare the life timelines of Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901) and Walt Whitman (1819–1892) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1819 to 1892.
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Giuseppe Verdi (1813–1901)
- — Born in Le Roncole, Duchy of Parma Verified
- — Married Margherita Barezzi Verified
- — Triumphant premiere of Nabucco at La Scala Verified
- — Premiere of Rigoletto in Venice Verified
- — Premiere of La traviata in Venice Verified
- — Married soprano Giuseppina Strepponi Verified
- — Elected deputy to the first Italian parliament Verified
- — Premiere of Aida in Cairo Verified
- — Premiere of Falstaff, his final opera, at La Scala Verified
- — Died in Milan Verified
Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
- — Born in West Hills, Long Island, New York Verified
- — Family moved to Brooklyn Verified
- — Began work as a printer's apprentice Verified
- — Worked as journalist and newspaper editor Verified
- — Self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass Verified
- — Moved to Washington and volunteered in Civil War hospitals Verified
- — Published Drum-Taps and elegies for Lincoln Verified
- — Suffered a paralytic stroke and moved to Camden, New Jersey Verified
- — Died in Camden, New Jersey Verified