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Trailblazing former MK, diplomat Tamar Eshel dies on her 102nd birthday - The Times of Israel
Born in London but raised in Mandatory Palestine, Eshel served in Haganah, was first Israeli to serve as chair of a UN commission, later sat in Knesset and Jerusalem city councilwww.timesofisrael.com
Another centenarian dying on their birthday:
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James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday
The scientist was best known for his theory that the Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms