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Events on Wednesday 25 November 1970 1
1925 – 1970Yukio Mishima (1925-1970)Died 25 November 1970, aged 45Yukio Mishima, the acclaimed Japanese novelist and playwright, died by ritual suicide after leading a failed attempt to incite a coup at a Tokyo military base. His death shocked Japan and drew international attention to his ultranationalist politics.