List Of Most Notorious Robbers In British History

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Ronald Kray

(Gangster Involved in Organised Crime in the East End of London, England, from the late 1950s to 1967)

Birthdate: October 24, 1933

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Haggerston, London, England

Died: March 17, 1995

Ronald Kray was a British criminal involved in organized crime in the East End of London in the 1950s and 1960s. Along with his twin brother, Reggie, he ran a gang that was notorious for committing murders, armed robberies, and arson among other criminal activities. The brothers were arrested in 1968 and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Bruce Reynolds

(English Criminal and the Mastermind Behind the 1963 'Great Train Robbery')

Birthdate: September 7, 1931

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Strand, London, England

Died: February 28, 2013

Bruce Reynolds was a British criminal who was the mastermind behind the Great Train Robbery in 1963. Although he was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 1969, Reynolds was released in 1978 post which he published three books and became a popular public figure, performing alongside Alabama 3. His life and career have inspired several films and TV series.

Buster Edwards

(Criminal)

Birthdate: January 27, 1931

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Lambeth, London, England

Died: November 28, 1994

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Muktar Said Ibrahim

(Involvement in the attempted 21 July attacks on London's public transport system in 2005)

Birthdate: January 24, 1978

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Eritrea

John Nevison

(Highwayman)

Birthdate: 1639 AD

Birthplace: Wortley, England

Died: March 4, 1684

Ronald Biggs

(Robber)

Birthdate: August 8, 1929

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Stockwell, Lambeth, London, England

Died: December 18, 2013

Dick Turpin

(Highwayman)

Birthdate: September 21, 1705

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Hempstead, United Kingdom

Died: April 7, 1739

Reginald Kray

(One of the Leading Perpetrators of Organized Crime in the East End, London from the late-1950s to 1967.)

Birthdate: October 24, 1933

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: London, England

Died: October 1, 2000

Reginald Kray was an English gangster who was one of the leading perpetrators of organized crime in the East End of London along with his twin brother Ronald Kray. Along with their gang, which came to be known as The Firm, the identical twin brothers were involved in armed robbery, murder, arson, and protection rackets from the late-1950s to 1967.

Mary Frith

(Criminal)

Birthdate: 1584 AD

Birthplace: London, England

Died: July 26, 1659

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