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Doyenne of Belgium, Denise Waelbers, Turns 109
Mortsel, Antwerp Province — Denise Waelbers, the oldest living person in Belgium, celebrated her 109th birthday on September 26th. Her birthday was first reported by the VRT. Denise Waelbers was...
Doyen of Belize, Gilbert Ellis, Turns 108
Belize City — Gilbert Ellis, the oldest (known) living person in Belize, celebrated his claimed 108th birthday on September 24th. His birthday was first reported by the Channel 5 Belize. Gilbert...
Alabama Woman, Lillie Cunningham, Celebrates 110th birthday
Florence, Alabama — Lillie Cunningham, one of the oldest living residents of the U.S. state of Alabama, celebrated her 110th birthday on September 26th. Her birthday was first reported by WSFA and...
Sarah Symphor of Martinique, France, Dies at 110
LongeviQuest is saddened to announce the passing of Sarah Symphor, the 110-year-old resident of Rivière-Salée, Martinique. Mrs. Symphor was born in Macouba, Martinique, France, on 26 August 1914 She...
Japanese Kiyo Komatsu (1911-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Kiyo Komatsu is a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Saitama Prefecture. Kiyo Komatsu was born on 27 January 1911 in Kuroshima Village, Ishikawa Prefecture,...
New Validation: Ina Reid (1910–2022) of Australia
On 24 September 2024, LongeviQuest validated the age of Australian supercentenarian, Ina Reid, who passed away on 13 June 2022, at the age of 111 years, 147 days. Reid was born in New South Wales,...
LongeviQuest Publishes Paper in the European Conference on Aging & Gerontology Proceedings
In July, Jimmy Lindberg attended the European Conference on Aging & Gerontology and presented research conducted by LongeviQuest on supercentenarians, including who they are, when they were...
Colombian Supercentenarian Graciela Quintero Passes Away at 110
Antioquia Department, Colombia — LongeviQuest is saddened to report that Graciela Quintero, one of Colombia's oldest citizens, passed away on September 14th, at the age of 110. Graciela Quintero was...