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Haruko Tanaka, the Oldest Person in Tottori, Japan, Dies at 111
Haruko Tanaka (田中 春子), the oldest living person in Tottori Prefecture, Japan, passed away in Tottori City on 15 January, at the age of 111 years, 314 days. Tanaka was born in Kawahara (now part of...
Fiji’s Alleged Oldest Resident Dies at Claimed Age of 110
Gangamma, possibly the oldest living person in Fiji, passed away in the village of Solovi, near Nadi, on 14 January, at the claimed age of 110 years, 181 days, according to the Fiji Sun. A direct...
Was Delphia Welford 117 in 1992?
Abstract This editorial contains a validation summary of the age of American supercentenarian Delphia Welford, an African-American woman who was born in Okolona, Mississippi, USA on 9 September 1875...
Trinidadian Woman Annie Nelson Turns 110
Annie Nelson, a resident of Carenage, Trinidad and Tobago, celebrated her claimed 110th birthday on 13 January. Her birthday was first reported on Facebook by the Ministry of the People, Social...
Florida Woman Gertrude Williams Turns 111
Gertrude Williams, a resident of Winter Haven, Florida, USA, celebrated her 111th birthday on 14 January, according to Winter Haven Daily. Williams was born in Quincy, Florida, on 14 January 1915....
Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo, Brazil’s Oldest Person, Turns 115
Yolanda Beltrão de Azevedo, the oldest living person in Brazil, and the fifth-oldest living person in the world, celebrated her 115th birthday yesterday in Maceió, Alagoas. Among those that attended...
Pauline Becker-Blasius, Luxembourg’s Oldest Known Resident, Turns 107
Pauline Becker-Blasius, the oldest known living resident of Luxembourg, celebrated her 107th birthday in Stadtbredimus on 9 January. Becker-Blasius was born in the village of Bech-Kleinmacher in...
Joseph McDonald Ashby, Barbados’ Oldest Man, Dies at 107
Joseph McDonald Ashby, the oldest known living man in Barbados, passed away on 28 December 2025, at the age of 107 years, 90 days. Joseph McDonald Ashby was born on 29 September 1918, to parents...