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112-Year-Old Else Tostmann, Germany’s Oldest Resident, Treated at Hospital
Else Tostmann, Germany’s oldest living person, was recently treated at a hospital in Peine, according to regionalHeute.de. A resident of Adenstedt, she was born on 20 October 1913 and, at 112, is...
British Woman Rita Farmer Dies at 111
Rita Farmer, a resident of Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk, England, passed away on 30 November, at the age of 111 years, 159 days, according to the Eastern Daily Press. Farmer was born in Tonbridge,...
Oldest Man in São Paulo, Primo Olivieri, Presented With LongeviQuest Plaque
Primo Olivieri, the oldest known living man in São Paulo, Brazil, was presented with LongeviQuest plaque today at his home in Ibirá. Olivieri was born in São Paulo City, on 7 March 1914. His father...
Italian Woman Barbara Isabella Quenda Turns 110
Barbara Isabella Quenda, a resident of Condove, Piedmont, Italy, is celebrating her 110th birthday today, according to ValsusaOggi. Barbara Isabella Quenda was born in Almese, Piedmont, on 4...
Japanese-born Brazilian Man Otoji Hasegawa Turns 110
Otoji Hasegawa (Japanese: 長谷川乙次), a resident of São Paulo City, Brazil, turned 110 years old today. Otoji Hasegawa was born in Kasai-cho, Hamana-gun (now part of Hamamatsu City), Shizuoka...
110-Year-Old Kyōko Mizoguchi from Chiba, Japan: An Online Interview
LongeviQuest had the privilege to conduct an online interview with Kyōko Mizoguchi (溝口京子) of Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and her family, with the kind cooperation of her nursing home. Mizoguchi is the...
Ryoji Shinoda (篠田錂治), 111, Celebrates His Birthday in Osaka, Japan
Ryōji Shinoda (篠田錂治), one of the oldest living men in Japan, celebrated his 111th birthday on 30 November at a nursing home in Osaka Prefecture. He spent the day in his room with his family. A...
Klavdiya Gadyuchkina, Russia’s Oldest Person Ever, Dies at 114
LongeviQuest is saddened to report that Mrs. Klavdiya Gadyuchkina, the oldest living person in Russia and the world's 5th-oldest living person, passed away yesterday, 29th November, at the age of...