Ioc president 1980–2001.
Born July 17th, 1920 in Barcelona. [ref]
Died April 21st, 2010 at 89 years old in Barcelona (heart failure). [ref]
Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier. Xenophon