MUTHONI WA KIRIMA, aged 92
Joining the Mau Mau in her native Kenya, to fight against colonial oppression, she rose to become Field Marshal, noted for her bravery and skill in battle.
YANG HUAIDING, aged 71
Rising from poverty as a factory worker, he took a gamble on China’s new stock market and became a multi-millionaire – and a national hero with it.
DOROTHY HOFFNER, aged 104
A resident of a Chicago nursing home, she broke the world record by doing a skydive aged 104. “Age is just a number.”
MUTHONI WA KIRIMA, aged 92
Joining the Mau Mau in her native Kenya, to fight against colonial oppression, she rose to become Field Marshal, noted for her bravery and skill in battle.
YANG HUAIDING, aged 71
Rising from poverty as a factory worker, he took a gamble on China’s new stock market and became a multi-millionaire – and a national hero with it.
DOROTHY HOFFNER, aged 104
A resident of a Chicago nursing home, she broke the world record by doing a skydive aged 104. “Age is just a number.”
ZANDRA FLEMISTER, aged 71
The first African American female to be a Secret Service agent, protecting the President’s daughter, she suffered racism, so she resigned to become a diplomat.
HENRY PARHAM, aged 99
A young African American who was drafted into the war, he was on Omaha Beach during D-Day, protecting troops landing. It took years for him to get recognition.
ARCHIE ROACH, aged 66
Taken from his family as a baby, he grew up thinking he was an orphan. After a wayward spell, he became Australia’s most prestigious musician – along with his wife, Ruby.
JEANNIE EPPER, aged 83
Possibly the greatest stuntwoman ever, she knew no fear. She made her name in Wonder Woman and appeared in many famous films – also training other stuntwomen.
PAUL ALEXANDER, aged 78
After contracting polio as a small boy, he spent the rest of his life in an iron lung. He led a life of independence and became a leading lawyer in Texas.
JULIAN BAHULA, aged 85
An innovative jazz drummer, he became politically active and fled his native South Africa. In the UK, he raised awareness about Nelson Mandela’s imprisonment.
MILDRED KORNMAN, aged 97
Born into a Hollywood family she was in her first film at 9 months and became a child star, then a model, then a photographer. The last female silent movie star
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