Necrology
Year: 2002
Thor Heyerdahl
Born: October 6th, 1914
Died: April 18th, 2002
Famous For: Norwegian Ethnographer, Explorer, Archaeologist, Known for His Kon-Tiki Exploration
Cause of Death: Brain cancer
Burial Place: Cremated; ashes buried at the Heyerdahl family estate, Colia Micheri, Liguria, Italy
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