Ronnie Biggs: Great Train Robber Dies at 84

Ronnie Biggs was a British criminal. Born on August 8, 1929, in London, he was a carpenter before turning to crime.

He was part of the gang that carried out the 1963 Great Train Robbery, stealing about 2.6 million pounds from a mail train. He was sentenced to 30 years in prison but escaped in 1965 and spent 36 years on the run in Australia and Brazil.

He returned to Britain voluntarily in 2001 and was imprisoned until his release on compassionate grounds in 2009. Biggs died in London on December 18, 2013, at age 84.

Achievements: Participant in the Great Train Robbery (1963).

Birth: August 8, 1929 - London, England.

Profession: Criminal.

Interesting Facts: He recorded a song with the Sex Pistols.