Ramón Sampedro, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ramón Sampedro

Spanish euthanesia activist

Date of Birth: 05-Jan-1943

Place of Birth: Porto do Son, Galicia, Spain

Date of Death: 12-Jan-1998

Profession: writer, sailor, poet, activist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ramón Sampedro Cameán (5 January 1943 – 12 January 1998) was a Spanish seaman and writer.
Sampedro became a quadriplegic at the age of 25 (on 23 August 1968), following a diving accident, and fought for his right to an assisted suicide for the following 29 years.