Starting his career at sea, at a young age, he became involved with the slave trade for a few years, and was himself enslaved for a period.

Starting in Beethoven's later career, the fortepiano evolved into the modern piano as we know it today.

Starting his career as a jurist at the University of Bordeaux, Duverger became more and more involved in political science and in 1948 founded one of the first faculties for political science in Bordeaux, France.

Starting his international sporting career only in his late thirties at the 1968 Winter Olympics of Grenoble, Krienbühl mostly skated at the back of the field.

Starting with the music as a hobby in the late 90s and at the early age of 13 he became an enthusiast of the dance music genre of the moment, and passed to be a mere follower to become a producer even before starting his career as a DJ.

Starting out his athletic career as a boxer, Columbu progressed into the sport of Olympic Weightlifting, powerlifting and later bodybuilding, winning the title of Mr. Olympia in 1976 and 1981.

Starting his professional career in 1924, Schmeling came to the United States in 1928 and, after a ninth-round technical knockout of Johnny Risko, became a sensation.

Starting a solo career, he became a hit success with his second album, Don't Be Cruel, which spawned a number of hit singles including the co-self penned " My Prerogative ", which became his signature hit.

Starting with No End, Kieślowski's career was closely associated with two regular collaborators, the screenwriter Krzysztof Piesiewicz and the composer Zbigniew Preisner.

Starting his career as a child actor in his uncle Nasir Hussain's film Yaadon Ki Baaraat ( 1973 ), Khan began his professional career eleven years later with Holi ( 1984 ) and had his first commercial success with Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak ( 1988 ).

Starting her career in 1954, she gained fame with hits such as " Roll With Me, Henry ", " At Last ", " Tell Mama ", " Something's Got a Hold on Me ", and " I'd Rather Go Blind " for which she wrote the lyrics.

Starting as a child actress, she had a long and varied career in film from 1917 to 1953.

Starting her career as an extra in films, Velasco became famous for her interpretation of a Mazahua indigenous woman with the name of " La India María ", whom she portrayed on various Televisa programs.

Starting in 1822 after the death of his sister, Corot began receiving a yearly allowance of 1500 francs which adequately financed his new career, studio, materials, and travel for the rest of his life.

Starting his career writing articles for game magazines, he moved on to writing supplements for Hero Games's Champions system, and currently writes for White Wolf Game Studio.

Starting his career with a passion for rallying rather than racing, he graduated to single seaters through the French Renault 5 championship.

Starting his minor league career, Carew was assigned to play second base with the Melbourne ( FL ) Twins in the Cocoa Rookie League and hit. 325 over the final 37 games of the season.

Starting his driving career in Go-karts at age 12, Waltrip entered his first stock car race just four short years later.

Starting in 1939 with the career of Amália Rodrigues, fado was an internationally popular genre.

Starting his career at age 17, Gefen appeared on stage in drag and heavy makeup, bragged about his evasion of the draft, and sang about drugs, sex and alienation in a hard-rock style reminiscent of Punk Rock.

Starting his professional career by releasing his first long-player in 1973 subtitled " The Album-Confessions of a Big Lanky Dope ", as a member of Rhubarb's Revenge ( re-issued on CD and virgin vinyl in 1999 by GearFab Records after becoming a collector's item of rare virtue ), and going on to contribute to an interesting string of,, unsuccessful records.

Starting her career as the Rector's Assistant at Glasgow University ( 1972-3 ), she became a History and English teacher at the ( RC ) London Oratory School in Fulham ( 1974 – 86 ) and later Head of Careers ( 1984-6 ) before switching to John Archer School ( sold off for housing ) on Sutherland Grove in Wandsworth as Head of Careers between 1986-8.

Starting his career in the government, Mirza was employed by Prime minister Liaquat Ali Khan in the Ministry of Defence, being appointed as the first Defence Secretary ( one of an apex bureaucratic post ), overseeing the Indo-Pakistan war of 1947, and the Balochistan conflict in 1948.

Starting with Manessy ( 1975 ) however, this classification was called into doubt.

Starting with the Rodrigazo in 1975 inflation accelerated sharply, leading to several redenomination s of the Argentine currency.

Starting with the Rodrigazo in 1975, inflation accelerated sharply, reaching an average of more than 300 % per year during the 1975 – 1991 period, increasing prices by a factor of 20 billion.

Starting in 1975, Bull designed a new gun based on the common US 155 / 39 M109 howitzer, extending it slightly to 45 calibres through modifications that could be applied to existing weapons, calling the resulting weapon the GC-45 howitzer.

Starting with the 1975 season, the Dallas Cowboys used the shotgun frequently with Roger Staubach at quarterback.

Starting in 1975, Kraftwerk released its records on the vanity label Kling Klang Schallplatten.

Starting with the July 20, 1970 survey, the number of listings dropped from 40 to 30, then varying from 25 to 40 starting June 26, 1972, then dropping to 15 by March 9, 1974, then increasing to a high of 45 by the end of 1975.

Starting in 1975, the city began hosting the Milford Oyster Festival, which has since become firmly established as an annual Milford tradition that is held " rain or shine ".

Starting in 1975, the ANG had been conducting operations in Latin America and in the late 1970s to defend the Panama Canal and to provide training support, embassy resupply, search and rescue, and counterdrug operations.

Starting with Gringalet in 1959, Olmedo starred in 49 movies, including: Los Doctores las Prefieren Desnudas ( Doctors Prefer Them Naked ), in 1973, Maridos en Vacaciones, ( Husbands on Vacation, 1975 ), Fotógrafo de Señoras ( Ladies ' Photographer, 1978 ), Las Mujeres Son Cosas de Guapos ( Women Are For The Brave, 1981 ), Los Fierecillos Indomables ( The Indomitable Little Beasts, 1982 ), Sálvese Quien Pueda ( Every Man for Himself, 1984 ), and Rambito y Rambón, Primera Misión ( Little Rambo and Big Rambo, First Mission, 1986 ).

Starting in 1973, Martini Racing sponsored Carlo Bonomi and Cesare Fiorio's boats in the Powerboat World Championship, winning back-to-back championships in 1975 and 1976.

Starting in 1975 election information was provided in Spanish as well as English, and in 1992 the City introduced ballots in Chinese.

Starting in October 20, 1975 to November 28, 1975, the show was called The Robert MacNeil Report.

Starting in 1975, Regal coupes came standard with Buick's resurrected V6 engine previously offered on the Skylark from 1964 to 1967 ; the engine's tooling had been sold to Kaiser Motors for use in Jeep models ( Kaiser was purchased by American Motors in 1970 and Jeep became an AMC division ) and sold back to GM by AMC in 1974.

Starting in early 1975, Cher also returned to network television with her solo variety show, entitled Cher.

Starting from 1972, this model became the standard coupé of Anadol until its production was stopped in 1975.

Starting from April 1972, the front part of the A2 received the same changes that the A1 received that year ( including the new nose, front grille and headlamps ) and this design went on until the end of 1975.

Starting around 1975, Computervision built its own " CGP " ( Computervision Graphics Processor ) Nova-compatible 16-bit computers with added instructions optimized for graphics applications and using its own operating system known as Computervision Graphic Operating System ( CGOS ).

Starting in 1975, Cosa Nostra set up heroin refineries across the island.

Starting with the much-publicized visit by France's Charles de Gaulle ( May 1968 ), Romania was the recipient of Western world support going well into the 1970s ( significant visits were paid by United States Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford, in 1969 and 1975 respectively, while Ceauşescu was frequently received in Western capitals ).

Starting in 1975, it used remote cameras to report the news live.

Starting in 1972, Ben Jelloun began to write articles and reviews for the French newspaper Le Monde, and in 1975 he received his doctorate in social psychiatry.