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American Aurora Stephen (1915-Present) Validated as Semi-supercentenarian
Aurora Stephen is a validated American semi-supercentenarian. Stephen was born in Dominican Republic on 13 August 1915. She never married nor had children. Stephen is an aunt of Lourdes Stephen, a...
Mexican Domitila Ortiz Mora (1914-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Domitila Ortiz Mora is a validated Mexican supercentenarian. Domitila Ortiz Mora was born on 7 May 1914 in Mexico. At some point, she got married, and went on to have three children. At the time of...
Argentinian Onorina Apprato De Tagliaferro (1913-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Onorina Apprato De Tagliaferro is a validated Argentinian supercentenarian born in Italy. She was born on 7 July 1913 in the comune of Castellero in the Province of Asti, Piedmont, Italy. In 1933,...
Tomiko Itooka, World’s Second Oldest Person, Turns 116
Ashiya City, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan – Tomiko Itooka is a remarkable woman with an extraordinary claim to fame: she is Japan’s oldest living person and the second oldest living person in the world....
São Paulo resident, Fiorinda Rogante de Godoy, dies at 111
Araraquara, São Paulo, Brazil — Mrs. Fiorinda Rogante de Godoy, one of the oldest living residents of the state of São Paulo, passed away on May 20th, just 13 days after her 111th birthday. Her...
Japanese Haruko Tanaka (1914-Present) Validated as Supercentenarian
Haruko Tanaka is a validated Japanese supercentenarian known as the oldest living person in Tottori Prefecture, Japan. Tanaka was born on 7 March 1914 in Kawahara (now part of Tottori City), Tottori...
Doyenne of France, Marie-Rose Tessier, Turns 114
Chateau-d'Olonne, Vendee, Pays de la Loire — Mrs. Marie-Rose Tessier, who is currently the oldest living person in France, celebrated her 114th birthday on May 21st. Her birthday was confirmed by...
American Anna Cheek (1892-2002) Validated as Supercentenarian
Anna Cheek was a validated American supercentenarian who died in 2002 at the age of 110. Anna Maie Cheek was born in Mississippi, United States, on 1 December 1892. At some point, she got married to...