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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

As you get older, three things happen: The first is your memory goes, and I can't remember the other two. Norman Wisdom