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German-born American Katie Logemann (1907-2019) Validated as Supercentenarian
Katie Logemann was a validated German-born American supercentenarian who died in 2019 at the age of 111. Katie Logemann was born on December 15, 1907, in Hude, Lower Saxony, Germany. She was one of...
Japanese Tokio Watanabe (1899-2010) Validated as Supercentenarian
Tokio Watanabe was a Japanese supercentenarian who died in 2010 at the age of 110. At the time of his death, he was the second-oldest living man in Japan, behind Jiroemon Kimura, and the last...
Hanako Ishii of Chiba, Japan, celebrates her 111th birthday
Isumi, Chiba Prefecture, Japan — Mrs. Hanako Ishii, one of the oldest living residents of Chiba Prefecture, celebrated her 111th birthday on May 7th, as confirmed by her family. Mrs. Ishii was born...
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,...