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José Raúl Capablanca
Cuban chess player (1888-1942).
Born November 19th, 1888 in Havana.
Died March 8th, 1942 at 53 years old in New York City (brain ischemia).
Occupations
chess player, diplomat, non-fiction writer
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner