ED SMYLIE, aged 95
An aeronautical engineer who worked for NASA, he saved the lives of the three astronauts on Apollo 13 by a piece of brilliant improvisation.
SARA-JANE MOORE, aged 95
A frequently divorced housewife who tried, unsuccessfully to assassinate the President of the USA, leading to a lengthy prison sentence and notoriety.
OLGA FIKOTOVA, aged 91
A gold medal winning Olympic athlete from Czechoslovakia, she broke down Cold War barriers by falling in love with an American – to the fury of her country’s authorities.
MARILYN LOVELL, aged 93
Wife of an American astronaut, she hit the headlines when the Apollo 13 mission had to be aborted. The world watched her anguish and fear, suffering with her.
JUANITA CASTRO, aged 90
She was the sister Fidel Castro, who seized power in Cuba, but she fell out with him and became a CIA agent, before defecting to the USA and living in exile.
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