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July 06, 2025

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Armstrong Louis (b. 1901-08-04 / d. 1971-07-06) alias Satchmo

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Ishizaka
Kimishige. 2018-07-06

92

Born 1925-12-03. Domain:Science (Physics style). Cause of death:Age

Kimishige "Kimi" Ishizaka was a Japanese immunologist who, with his wife Teruko Ishizaka, discovered the antibody class Immunoglobulin E (IgE) in 1966–1967. Their work was regarded as a major breakthrough in the understanding of allergy. He was awarded the 1973 Gairdner Foundation International Award and the 2000 Japan Prize for his work in immunology. He died of heart failure at the age of 92.

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Nishimura
Shogoro. 2017-08-01

87

Born 1930-01-18. Domain:Directing. Cause of death:Age

He was a Japanese film director.

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Varma
Mahesh (alias: Maharishi Mahesh Yogi). 2008-02-05

91

Born 1917-01-12. Domain:Society. Cause of death:Age

He was born "Mahesh Prasad Varma" according to some sources, and "Mahesh Srivastava" according to others, between 1911 and 1918 in Jabalpur, India; The exact birthdate is highly uncertain.
The Beatles had met with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi during a 1968 TM teacher-training course they attended in Rishikesh, India. John Lennon was inspired to write the song "Sexy Sadie" ("what have you done? You made a fool of everyone") about Maharishi based on stories he had heard about Mia Farrow and Maharishi.

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Ishibashi
Shōjirō. 1976-09-11

87

Born 1889-02-01. Domain:Business. Cause of death:Age

Shōjirō Ishibashi (石橋 正二郎, Ishibashi Shōjirō) was a Japanese businessman who founded the Bridgestone Corporation, the world's largest maker of tires, in 1931 in the city of Kurume, Fukuoka, Japan. the company was named after its founder: in the Japanese language, ishi means "stone" and hashi (here voiced to bashi) means "bridge", whence the origin of the company's name in English. Ishibashi's daughter, Yasuko Hatoyama, became heir to Ishibashi's considerable fortune and has used the inheritance to fund her family's political causes. She married former Japanese Foreign Minister Iichirō Hatoyama. The couple had two sons, who are Ishibashi's grandchildren – politicians Kunio Hatoyama, who served as Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications, and Yukio Hatoyama, who was Prime Minister from September 16, 2009 to June 8, 2010.

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Hiraoka
Kimitake (alias: Yukio Mishima). 1970-11-25

45

Born 1925-01-14. Domain:Writing. Cause of death:Suicide

Ritual suicide by doing seppuku.
Seppuku is also known as hara-kiri
Women have their own ritual suicide, jigai. The legs are tied together. This is a female feature of seppuku to ensure a "decent" posture in death

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