55 Years Old
Dini Petty, a Canadian journalist, TV host, helicopter pilot, writer, and entrepreneur, gained fame for her vibrant hosting style on multiple talk shows, notably "The Dini Petty Show." Notably, at 22, while at Toronto's CKEY radio, she made history as the first female traffic reporter to pilot her own helicopter, sporting her iconic pink jumpsuit. Her piloting expertise soared, amassing 5,000 hours as the pilot-in-command of a Hughes 300.
on 1st January 1970
