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Born | Milan, Italy | 28 April 1940||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 November 2012 72) [1] | (aged||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 74 kg (163 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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