Born: 1 March 1922 · Died: 4 November 1995 · Age at death: 73
How old was Yitzhak Rabin when he died?
Yitzhak Rabin died aged 73. He was born on 1 March 1922 and died on 4 November 1995.
Israeli general and two-time prime minister who signed the Oslo Accords, won the Nobel Peace Prize and was assassinated in 1995
Did you know?He was the first Israeli leader to be born in the territory that would later become the state of Israel.
Quick facts
Date of birth1 March 1922
Date of death4 November 1995
Age at death73
Cause of deathGunshot wound
NationalityIsraeli
BirthplaceJerusalem, Palestine
Occupationdiplomat, military officer, politician
Editor's Take:
Yitzhak Rabin was a soldier who became a peacemaker. Born in Jerusalem, he fought in Israel's war of independence. As army chief of staff he led Israel to victory in the Six-Day War of 1967. He later served twice as prime minister. In 1993 he signed the Oslo Accords with Yasser Arafat, and the following year he made peace with Jordan. He shared the Nobel Peace Prize. On 4 November 1995, after a peace rally in Tel Aviv, he was assassinated by an Israeli extremist.
Key Milestones
1964: Army chief – appointed
1967: Six-Day War – commander
1974: Prime minister – first term
1993: Oslo Accords – signed
Yitzhak Rabin (Hebrew: יִצְחָק רַבִּין, IPA:; 1 March 1922 – 4 November 1995) was an Israeli statesman and general who was the prime minister of Israel, having served from 1974 to 1977 and again from 1992 until his assassination in 1995.