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Mirin Dajo | |
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 Promotional photograph of Mirin Dajo showing a foil piercing his thorax from back to front | |
| Born | Arnold Gerrit Henskes 6 August 1912 Rotterdam |
| Died | 26 May 1948 (aged 35) Winterthur, Switzerland |
| Occupation | Entertainer |
| Known for | Body piercing |
Arnold Gerrit Henskes (6 August 1912 – 26 May 1948), known by the pseudonym Mirin Dajo, was a Dutch performer.[1] He became famous for radically piercing his body with all kinds of objects apparently without injury, even surprising the medical community at the time.[2][better source needed]
- ^ "Le fakir à la pointe de la physique". L'Humanité (in French). 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2022-09-06.
- ^ "Mirin Dajo: Wonderman". Archived from the original on December 14, 2013. Retrieved 2007-06-27.
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