by Stefan Maglov | Aug 3, 2026 | News
On 3 August, Hiroshima Prefecture (Japan) released updated official statistics on its oldest living residents. The announcement reported the deaths of the two most recent titleholders and confirmed the identity of the prefecture’s new oldest resident. Misao...
by Stefan Maglov | Aug 3, 2026 | Death Reports, News
Lina Anundsen, the oldest living person in Norway, passed away in Siljan, Eastern Norway, on 2 August, at the age of 111 years, 263 days. Lina Anundsen was born in the village of Siljan, in Telemark county, Eastern Norway, on 12 November 1914, to parents Ole Edvardsen...
by Stefan Maglov | Jul 31, 2026 | Death Reports, News
Maria Francesca Pastore, also known as Sister Letizia, the oldest living nun in Italy, passed away in Bitonto, Apulia, on 30 July, at the age of 110 years, 287 days. Maria Francesca Pastore was born in Santeramo in Colle, Apulia, Italy, on 16 October 1915. She spent...
by Stefan Maglov | Jul 31, 2026 | Death Reports, News
Sister Rosario Soto, the oldest living nun in Europe, passed away yesterday at 7:00 a.m. local time in Santander, Cantabria, Spain, at the age of 112 years, 149 days. Rosario Soto was born in Gijón, Asturias, Spain on 3 March 1914. She spent a lot of years educating...
by Stefan Maglov | Jul 31, 2026 | Birthday Reports, News
Marta Rojas Arrieta, a resident of Sabanilla, Montes de Oca, San José, Costa Rica, celebrated her 111th birthday on 30 July. Rojas Arrieta was born in Santa Cruz, Guanacaste, Costa Rica, on 30 July 1915. She lost her mother at the age of one and was taken in by a...
by Yumi (優美) Yamamoto | Jul 29, 2026 | News, Validation
At 111 years old, Tsuru Yamamoto (山本つる) lives with her daughter in Yamato, Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. Although she now lives in Kanagawa, she remains the oldest registered resident of Ōta Ward, Tokyo. She attends an adult day care center twice a week and receives...