BILL MOYES, aged 92
A man who knew no fear and who regularly cheated death (just), he is credited with making hang-gliding a popular sport worldwide – The Australian Birdman.
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.
EARL OLD PERSON, aged 92
Chief of the Blackfoot Tribe based in Monana, he was a Scout, a musician and a basketball player and eventually a politician, befriending monarchs and presidents – and fighting for the rights of Native Americans.
MEHRAN KARIMI NASSERI, aged 77
Thrown out of Iran, he lost his papers and was a refugee trapped in Charles de Gaulle airport where he lived for 18 years – and inspired a film.
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