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I know that I have lived because I have felt, and, feeling giving me the knowledge of my existence.

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Giacomo Casanova
Age: 73 †
Born: 1725
Born: January 1
Died: 1798
Died: January 1
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Giacomo Girolamo Casanova di Seingalt
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova de Seingalt
Giovanni Giacomo Casanova de Seingalt
ג'אקומו קאזאנובה
Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
Jacques Casanova
Dzhiakomo Kasanova
Джакомо Казанова
Giacomo Girolamo Casanova De Seingalt
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