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João Havelange, Brazilian water polo player, lawyer, and businessman (born 1916)

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João Havelange

Brazilian businessman, athlete and football administrator

Jean-Marie Faustin Godefroid "João" de Havelange was a Brazilian lawyer, businessman, and athlete who was the seventh president of FIFA from 1974 to 1998. His tenure as president is the second longest in FIFA's history, behind that of Jules Rimet. He received the title of…
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August 16

Day of the year

August 16 is the 228th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 137 days remain until the end of the year.
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