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Dominica’s Oldest Person dies at 110
The oldest living person on the Caribbean island of Dominica, Mrs. Anastasie Charles of Wesley, passed away on May 22nd, at the age of 110 years, 26 days. Her passing was confirmed by EmoNews and...
Case study – The validation of Juan Vicente Pérez Mora (1909-2024)
Introduction As supercentenarian research has advanced over the past few years, an increasing number of areas have been found to have produced supercentenarians. One such area that was almost...
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...