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Sumiteru Taniguchi, a survivor of the 1945 atomic bombing of Nagasaki, in 2015.
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Sumiteru Taniguchi
Died on August 30, 2017 at age 88
Mr. Taniguchi survived the atomic bombing of Nagasaki as a teenager and went on to become a leading advocate for nuclear disarmament.
Notable Deaths 2017
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