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Missing data, or were there simply no more early supercentenarians?
Pictured: Margaret Ann Neve (1792-1903), image taken by Thomas Alfred Grut, displayed in National Portrait Gallery The earliest-born validated supercentenarian on record was Geert Adriaans...
British writer and fundraiser Anne Baker turns 110
Salisbury, Wiltshire, England — British writer of historical biographies and fundraiser, Anne Baker MBE, celebrated her 110th birthday on May 14th, as confirmed by Salisbury Journal. Mrs. Baker was...
Brazilian Laurita Pereira Donadio (1905-2016) Validated as Supercentenarian
Laurita Pereira Donadio was a validated Brazilian supercentenarian who was among the oldest living people in the country. Laurita Pereira Donadio was born on 22 April 1905 in São Paulo, Brazil. She...
Iceland’s Oldest Man turns 106
Ísafjörður, Westfjords Region — Mr. Karl Kristján Sigurðsson, who is believed to be the oldest living man in Iceland, celebrated his 106th birthday on May 14th. Sigurðsson was born in Ísafjörður on...
Japanese Kikutarō Maruhata (1901-2012) Validated as Supercentenarian
Kikutarō Maruhata was a validated Japanese supercentenarian who was the second-oldest living man in Hiroshima Prefecture. Kikutarō Maruhata was born on 20 December 1901 in Shimonoseki City,...
Puerto Rican Ynés María De Jesús Garay (1915-Present) Validated as Semi-Supercentenarian
Ynés María De Jesús Garay is a validated Puerto Rican semi-supercentenarian at 109 years old. Ynés María De Jesús Garay was born on 20 April 1915 in the Rincón neighborhood of Cayey, Puerto Rico....
Hungary’s Oldest Person, Árpádné Juhász, Turns 110
Győrújbarát, Győr-Moson-Sopron County — Mrs. Árpádné Juhász, who is believed to be the oldest living resident of Hungary, celebrated her 110th birthday on May 14th. Mrs. Juhász was born in the city...
France’s Oldest Living Man, Maurice Le Coutour, Turns 110
Barfleur, Manche Department, Normandy — Maurice Le Coutour, believed to be the oldest living man in France, celebrated his 110th birthday on May 12th. Le Coutour was born in Gouberville (present-day...