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Name	Kaawirn Kuunawarn (1820–1889)
Alternative Names	Hissing Swan Hissing Swan King David Davie
Born	1820 Lake Connewarren, Victoria, Australia
Died	24 September, 1889 (aged ~ 69) Framlingham Aboriginal station, Victoria, Australia
Cultural Heritage	Indigenous Australian Includes subject's nationality; their parents' nationality; the countries in which they spent a significant part of their childhood, and their self-identity.
Occupation or Descriptor *	Indigenous leader (1841-1889) Victoria, Australia Indigenous culture informant (1881-1886) Victoria, Australia

* Dates are approximate