He had been taking precautions to avoid such an incident since coming to Dublin only two weeks before .
Ewart - Biggs was 55 when he was killed by a land mine planted by the IRA on 21 July 1976 .
Ewart - Biggs had been taking precautions to avoid such an incident since coming to Dublin only two weeks before .
Ewart - Biggs was 55 when he was killed by a land mine planted by the IRA on 21 July 1976 .