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German Mina Hehn (1913-2023) Validated as Supercentenarian
Mina Hehn was a validated German supercentenarian known as one of the oldest COVID-19 survivors. Wilhelmine “Mina” Hehn was born on 13 February 1913 in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. At some...
Adele Lankenau of Germany Dies at 111 Years Old
Adele Lankenau, possibly the second-oldest living person in Germany, passed away in Osterholz-Scharmbeck, Lower Saxony, on October 6th, at the age of 111 years, 193 days. Her passing was confirmed...
The Phenomenon of AI Generated Supercentenarian Birthday Posts
Being a fan of supercentenarians, I regularly go "hunting" for birthday reports about people celebrating their 110th, 111th etc. birthday to identify potentially new supercentenarians that we don't...
Arkansas Woman Ida Newbill Celebrates 110th Birthday
Ida Newbill, one of the oldest living residents of the U.S. state of Arkansas, celebrated her 110th birthday in Eudora on October 14th. Her birthday was first mentioned on the Facebook page of the...
Washington Woman Gladys Pennington Turns 110 years old
Gladys Pennington, one of the oldest (known) living residents of the U.S. state of Washington, celebrated her 110th birthday in Marysville on October 17th. Her birthday was first reported by KING 5...
Ruby Lockhart, Ohio’s Oldest Resident, dies at 112
Ruby Lockhart, the oldest living person in the U.S. state of Ohio, passed away in Bryan on October 16th, at the age of 112 years, 152 days. Her passing was first reported by the Bryan Times. Ruby...
112-year-old Agnes Boström Becomes Sweden’s Oldest Resident
Agnes Boström, a resident of Älandsbro in Västernorrland County, became the oldest living person in Sweden on Wednesday, October 16th, succeeding Gunborg Hancock of Stockholm, who was nine days her...
Gunborg Hancock, Doyenne of Sweden, dies at 112
Stockholm — Gunborg Hancock, the oldest living person in Sweden, passed away on October 16th, at the age of 112 years, 179 days. Gunborg Hancock was born in Helsinki, Finland (then Russian Empire),...