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Ronald Arthur Biggs (8 August 1929 – 18 December 2013) was an English criminal who helped plan and carry out the Great Train Robbery of 1963. He subsequently became notorious for his escape from prison in 1965, living as a fugitive for 36 years, and for his various publicity stunts while in exile. In 2001, Biggs returned to the United Kingdom ...
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- Ronald Arthur Biggs, 8 August 1929, Stockwell, London, England
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May 2, 2024 · Ronnie Biggs was a British criminal who was involved in the Great Train Robbery (1963) and later became a fugitive from justice. On August 8, 1963, Biggs and 14 other men stopped the Glasgow–London Royal Mail Train near Bridego Bridge, north of London, and stole £2.6 million. The armed.
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Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs, who took part in the 1963 Great Train Robbery and escaped from prison, has died in London. He was a controversial figure who was praised by some for his humour and generosity, but condemned by others for his greed and violence.
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Dec 18, 2013 · Ronnie Biggs, Great Train Robber, dies aged 84. Gang member escaped from Wandsworth prison and spent 36 years on the run, leading a playboy lifestyle in South America. Matthew Weaver and...
Dec 18, 2013 · By Margalit Fox. Dec. 18, 2013. Ronnie Biggs, a carpenter and petty crook who became an international celebrity for his role in one of Britain’s most famous crimes, the Great Train Robbery of...
Dec 18, 2013 · Wed 18 Dec 2013 03.35 EST. Perhaps the most flattering epitaph for Ronnie Biggs, who has died aged 84, was written for him many years ago by the unlikely figure of the former commissioner of...
Ronnie Biggs, in his 1994 autobiography, Odd Man Out, said that Bruce Reynolds offered him a chance to join the gang if he could find a train driver. Biggs was renewing the front windows of a train driver's house in Redhill, who he calls 'Peter' (and whom he believes to be dead by 1994).
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