Helmut Schmidt vs John Glenn
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Compare the life timelines of Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015) and John Glenn (1921–2016) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 94 years, from 1921 to 2015.
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Helmut Schmidt (1918–2015)
- — Born in Hamburg Verified
- — Served in the German armed forces during the Second World War Verified
- — Married Hannelore Glaser Verified
- — Graduated in economics from the University of Hamburg Verified
- — Elected to the Bundestag Verified
- — Directed the emergency response to the North Sea flood in Hamburg Verified
- — Appointed Minister of Defence Verified
- — Became Chancellor of West Germany Verified
- — Became co-publisher of Die Zeit Verified
- — Died in Hamburg Verified
John Glenn (1921–2016)
- — Born in Cambridge, Ohio Verified
- — Married Anna Margaret Castor Verified
- — Flew combat missions as a Marine Corps aviator in the Pacific Verified
- — Flew combat missions in the Korean War Verified
- — Set a transcontinental speed record in Project Bullet Verified
- — Selected as one of NASA's Mercury Seven astronauts Verified
- — Orbited the Earth aboard Friendship 7 Verified
- — Elected to the United States Senate from Ohio Verified
- — Returned to space aboard Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-95 Verified
- — Died in Columbus, Ohio Verified