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Life Summary

Name	William Bartlett Day
Born	11 November, 1940
Died	26 June, 2023 (aged 82) Claremont, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Cause of Death	cancer (brain)
Education *	University of Western Australia (student, ?-1995)
Occupation or Descriptor *	anthropologist (1966-2010) Northern Territory, Australia Indigenous rights activist/supporter (1966-2010) Northern Territory, Australia

* Dates are approximate