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Added on the 20/04/2016 17:08:38 - Copyright : Viral Video Online
A 100-year old British World War Two veteran is said to be the country's oldest skydiver
Skydiving is a thrilling experience, but this is no ordinary jump. The man attached to the parachute is 96-year-old Guiseppe de Grada, a former paratrooper who flew missions for the Italian government during World War II. Guiseppe wanted to get up into the sky and feel the clouds brushing against his face one last time, and was actually trying to save the heavenly experience for his hundredth birthday, but decided that there was no time like the present and made the leap of faith, literally. Giuseppe de Grada made the jump near his hometown of Cremona on Tuesday, Italy's Liberation Day. Aero Club Migliaro, the company which conducted the dive, also provided Guiseppe with a special harness for his legs to lessen the impact upon landing. How would you like to skydive at the age of 96?
Do you want to live to be a hundred years old? Well you should have attended the 106th birthday party of Chilean centenarian Edelmira Munoz Concha last weekend - you would have had a chance to get advice from 9 different people aged over a hundred years old. That's right, Edelmira had a very special and unique birthday party with a few very special friends in the Chilean city of Chillan. Eight other people over the age of 100 accepted her invitation and joined her in marking her special day.
Sana'a, Oct 18 (EFE/EPA).- Tens of thousands of Yemenis gathered on Monday to celebrate the birth of Prophet of Islam, Muhammad, an observation known in the Arab world as Mawlid al-Nabawi. The birth of Muhammad is celebrated by many Muslim countries on the 12th day of Rabi al-Awwal (The third month of the Islamic calendar). Muhammad was born in 570 CE in Mecca, in 613 he announced publicly that he was God's Messenger; that is a prophet following the Judeo/Christian tradition. (Camera: YAHYA ARHAB). SHOT LIST: YEMENIS ATTEND THE MAWLID CELEBRATION, WHICH MARKS THE BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, AT AL-SABAEEN SQUARE IN SANA'A, YEMEN.
Baghdad (EFE/EPA).- Iraqi Sunni Muslims on Sunday celebrated the birth of Prophet of Islam, Muhammad. The birthday of Prophet Muhammad, believed to have been born 570 AD in Mecca, is celebrated by Muslims all over the world every year on 12th of the Rabi-ul-Awal, the third month of the Islamic Calendar, which this year falls on 18 October. (Camera: AHMED JALIL). SHOT LIST: IRAQI SUNNI MUSLIMS GATHER AROUND THE IMAM ABU HANIFA MOSQUE TO CELEBRATE THE BIRTHDAY OF PROPHET MUHAMMAD, IN ADHAMIYAH, NORTH OF BAGHDAD, IRAQ.