GLORIA DEA, aged 100
The first magician ever to appear on the Las Vegas Strip, she was also an actor and dancer – but then she diasappeared. She was rediscovered when she was 99.
ELINOR OTTO, aged 104
Making her contribution to the war effort, she signed on as a riveter – and continued work until she was 95. The last of the Rosie the Riveters.
LAWRENCE CHURCHER, aged 102
The last survivor of Dunkirk, he was rescued with both his brothers, but returned to France for D-Day. Also, the oldest supporter of his football team.
PRINCESS FAZILE, aged 83
From a rich royal lineage, she was just a teenager when she got engaged to a king – but an assassination and a military coup thwarted her plans.
ADELAIDE JOSEPH, aged 89
With her husband she fought apartheid in her native South Africa before being forced into exile. A friend of the Mandelas she continued the struggle in London.
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