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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.
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.
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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.
Dec 18, 2013 · One of the the criminals involved, Ronnie Biggs, died aged 84 today. He became infamous after going on the run from police, all over the world, for more than 30 years.
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).
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 1963, and for the decades he...
Dec 18, 2013 · A profile of Ronnie Biggs, the notorious criminal who escaped from prison after the Great Train Robbery in 1963 and spent 35 years on the run. Read about his life, his family, his regrets and his legacy in this article.
