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Yrjö Hietanen

Finnish canoeist (1927–2011).

Born July 12th, 1927 in Helsinki.

Died March 26th, 2011 at 83 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Occupations
canoeist
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Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one’s head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forget life, to be at peace. Oscar Wilde