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| Born | November 2, 1931 |
| Hometown | Berkeley, California, United States |
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Deep sea explorer Don Walsh, part of 2-man crew to first reach deepest point of ocean, dies at 92
- Retired Navy Capt. Don Walsh, an explorer who in 1960 was part of a two-man crew that made the first voyage to the deepest part of the ocean in the Mariana Trench has died. He was 92.
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