AGNES LABOR, aged 96
The first qualified black woman teacher in Leeds, she became an influential educator before moving into politics in her native country of Sierra Leone.
HAL WATTS, aged 89
He became a scuba diver by accident but went on to break world records. Also he raised the safety standard of the sport and trained many other divers.
MADELEINE RIFFAUD, aged 100
A French resistance fighter who was tortured by the Gestapo, she played a key role in the liberation. She later served as a journalist in various war zones.
BALTAZAR USHCA, aged 80
From rural Ecuador he was the last Iceman, digging out ice from the mountains of the Andes with only help from his donkey – and selling it at local markets.
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