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Events on Monday 1 December 1947 1
1875 – 1947Aleister Crowley (1875-1947)Died 1 December 1947, aged 72Aleister Crowley was an English occultist, writer and mountaineer who founded the religion of Thelema. The press called him the wickedest man in the world. He became a lasting figure in Western esotericism and popular culture.