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Eleanor and Lyle Gittens: The World’s Longest-Married Couple
Eleanor Gittens, 107, and her husband Lyle Gittens, 108, of Miami, FL have been crowned the world’s longest-married couple by LongeviQuest. The two were married on June 4, 1942 and earlier...
Italian Woman Genoveffa Dante Dies at 110
Genoveffa Dante, a resident of Pomezia, Lazio, Italy, passed away on 30 October, at the age of 110 years, 207 days. Genoveffa Dante was born in Piove di Sacco, Veneto, Italy, on 6 April 1915. After...
American Woman Annie Hopkins Dies at 111
Annie Hopkins, a resident of Sweetwater, Texas, USA, passed away on 1 November, at the age of 111 years, 110 days. Hopkins was born as Annie Thornton in Mount Pleasant, Texas, on 14 July 1914. Her...
Australian Woman Edna Hayes Turns 110
Edna Hayes, a resident of Wyoming, New South Wales, Australia, celebrated her 110th birthday on 1 November. Edna Hayes was born in Rockdale, New South Wales, on 1 November 1915. She was the eldest...
Zoraida Montezuma, Costa Rica’s Oldest Resident, Turns 112
Zoraida del Carmen Montezuma, the oldest known living person in Costa Rica, is celebrating her 112th birthday today in San Rafael de Escazú, San José Province. Montezuma was born in Limón, Limón...
Margaret Romans, Canada’s Oldest Resident, Dies at 113
Margaret Romans, the oldest living person in Canada, passed away in Sainte-Geneviève, Montréal, Québec, on 25 October, at the age of 113 years, 223 days. Romans was born in Riga, Latvia (then...
Lisette Otti, Estonia’s Oldest Resident, Dies at 107
Lisette Otti, the oldest living person in Estonia, passed away in Tartu on 27 October, at the age of 107 years, 286 days. Her passing was first reported by Tartu Postimees. Lisette Otti was born in...
Irene Lantz, Canada’s Second-Oldest Resident, Dies at 111
Irene Lantz, the second-oldest person in Canada, passed away in Edmonton, Alberta, on 24 October, at the age of 111 years, 236 days. Lantz was born on the family farm in Wroxton, Saskatchewan,...