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Japanese Hana Yokoyama (1914-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Hana Yokoyama is a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Toyama Prefecture. Hana Yokoyama was born on 20 August 1914 in Japan. Two days after her 100th birthday,...
American Ethel Caroll (1914-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Ethel Carroll is a validated American supercentenarian born on 3 September 1914 in San Antonio, Texas, United States. She spent 26 years working at Kelly Air Force Base, advancing from a clerk...
Chilean Aída Pizarro Serrano (1912-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Aída del Carmen Pizarro Serrano is a validated Chilean supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in the country. Aída Pizarro Serrano was born on 4 November 1912 in Pirque, Santiago...
Japanese Fusako Hasegawa (1905-2016) Validated as Supercentenarian
Fusako Hasegawa was a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Hyogo Prefecture at the time of her death. Fusako Hasegawa was born on 23 May 1905 in Japan. A devout...
Japanese Fuji Miyawaki (1901-2012) Validated as Supercentenarian
Fuji Miyawaki was a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the second-oldest living person in Kagoshima Prefecture, at the time of her death. Fuji Miyawaki was born on 10 April 1901 in Japan....
Japanese Ine Uda (1904-2015) Validated as Supercentenarian
Ine Uda was a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the second-oldest person in Ishikawa Prefecture at the time of her death. Ine Uda was born on 8 October 1904 in Japan. Over the course of...
Visiting Tomiko Itooka: The World’s Oldest Person at 116
Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture — Today, on September 16, Yumi Yamamoto (山本優美), President of LQ Japan and a representative of LongeviQuest, attended a special ceremony honoring Tomiko Itooka (糸岡富子)'s...
Mary Franklin, Maryland’s Oldest Known Resident, dies at 111
Mary Franklin, the oldest (known) living person in the U.S. state of Maryland, passed away in Chestertown on September 12, at the age of 111 years, 222 days. Franklin was born in the United States...