Ronnie Biggs (1929-2013)

Ronald Arthur "Ronnie" Biggs (8th August 1929 - 18th December 2013) was an English thief, known for his role in the Great Train Robbery of 1963, for his escape from prison in 1965, for living as a fugitive for 36 years and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, he returned to the United Kingdom and spent several years in prison, where his health rapidly declined. Biggs was released from prison on compassionate grounds on 6th August 2009, and died in a nursing home on 18th December 2013.