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.
FREDDIE SCAPPATICCI, aged 77
A Belfast builder, he was also a brutal leader of the IRA, responsible for many murders. However, he was also a spy and informer for the British forces.
ROSALINA NERI, aged 96
An actress and singer who looked similar to Marilyn Monroe, she attracted lots of attention and fame, forging a very successful career in her own right.
GALINA BROK-BELTSOVA, aged 99
Recruited to the air force when the Nazis invaded the USSR, she became part of the Night Witches and had many close shaves. After the war she joined the KGB.
EIRWEN HARBOTTLE, aged 100
Working in espionage during the war, she became a broadcaster before co-founding an international peace moment, and writing an influential & successful musical.
MASAMITSU YOSHIOKA, aged 106
LAST OF THE PEARL HARBOUR ATTACKERS Masamitsu was born in Noromachi Ishikawa Prefecture in Japan in 1918. At the age of eighteen, he joined the Japanese Navy, working as ground crew on biplanes. Masamitsu was […]
PETE ROSE, aged 83
Possibly the greatest baseball player of all time, his career fell apart due to his behaviour on and off the field meaning he was denied recognition and glory.
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