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Václav Havel

Czech statesman, playwright, and former dissident, the last president of czechoslovakia and the first president of the czech republic (1936–2011).

Born October 5th, 1936 in Prague. [ref]

Died December 18th, 2011 at 75 years old in Hrádeček (respiratory failure). [ref]

Occupations
director, dissident, essayist, film director, human rights activist, opinion journalist, philosopher, playwright, poet, politician, writer
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