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169 Notable deaths
in Jerusalem
Golda Meir
Prime minister of israel from 1969 to 1974.
Born May 3rd, 1898 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died December 8th, 1978 at 80 years old in Jerusalem (leukemia). [ref]
Benzion Netanyahu
Jewish encyclopedist, historian and medievalist (1910–2012).
Born March 25th, 1910 in Warsaw.
Died April 30th, 2012 at 102 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Derek Prince
British missionary (1915-2003).
Born August 14th, 1915 in Bengaluru. [ref]
Died September 24th, 2003 at 88 years old in Jerusalem.
Martin Buber
German jewish existentialist philosopher and theologian (1878–1965).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Vienna.
Died June 13th, 1965 at 87 years old in Jerusalem.
Folke Bernadotte
Swedish diplomat (1895–1948).
Born January 2nd, 1895 in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Died September 17th, 1948 at 53 years old in Jerusalem.
Levi Eshkol
Israeli politician, a founder of the israeli labor party and prime minister (1895-1969).
Born October 25th, 1895 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died February 26th, 1969 at 73 years old in Jerusalem (myocardial infarction).
Chaim Herzog
6th president of israel (1918-1997).
Born September 17th, 1918 in Belfast. [ref]
Died April 17th, 1997 at 78 years old in Jerusalem.
Moshe Sharett
2nd prime minister of israel from 1954 to 1955.
Born October 16th, 1894 in Kherson. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1965 at 70 years old in Jerusalem.
Flinders Petrie
British egyptologist (1853–1942).
Born June 3rd, 1853 in Charlton. [ref]
Died July 28th, 1942 at 89 years old in Jerusalem (malaria). [ref]
Eliezer Ben-Yehuda
Hebrew linguist, grammarian, journalist, lexicographer, newspaper editor and zionist activist.
Born January 7th, 1858 in Lužki.
Died December 16th, 1922 at 64 years old in Jerusalem (tuberculosis).
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