John Glenn vs Yaşar Kemal
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Compare the life timelines of John Glenn (1921–2016) and Yaşar Kemal (1923–2015) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 92 years, from 1923 to 2015.
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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
Yaşar Kemal (1923–2015)
- — Born in Hemite, Osmaniye Verified
- — Left secondary school and worked in a series of manual jobs
- — Arrested and imprisoned for political activity Verified
- — Moved to Istanbul and joined the newspaper Cumhuriyet Verified
- — Married Thilda Serrero Verified
- — Published the novel İnce Memed (Memed, My Hawk) Verified
- — Joined the Workers Party of Turkey Verified
- — Awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade Verified
- — Married Ayşe Semiha Baban Verified
- — Died in Istanbul Verified