Mirin Dajo

Deceased Person

1912 – 1948

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Who was Mirin Dajo?

Mirin Dajo was the pseudonym of a Dutch named Arnold Gerrit Henskes. Arnold specifically asked not to be called a fakir.

He became famous for radically piercing his body with all kinds of objects and apparently without injury, even astounding the medical community at the time.

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Born
Aug 6, 1912
Rotterdam
Lived in
  • Rotterdam
Died
May 26, 1948

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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