John Glenn vs Wisława Szymborska
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Compare the life timelines of John Glenn (1921–2016) and Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 89 years, from 1923 to 2012.
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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
Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012)
- — Born in Prowent, Poland Verified
- — Studies at Jagiellonian University Verified
- — Publishes first poem Verified
- — Publishes debut collection Verified
- — Works as editor at Życie Literackie Verified
- — Publishes 'Salt' Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — Dies in Kraków, Poland Verified