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Arizona Woman Mary Sims Chikis Turns 110
Mary Sims Chikis, a resident of Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, celebrated her 110th birthday on 14 August, according to 12 News. Mary Sims Chikis was born in North Dakota on 14 August 1915. She was one...
Italian Woman Gilda Poli Dies at 110
Gilda Poli, a resident of Rapallo, Liguria, Italy, passed away on 14 August, at the age of 110 years, 145 days. Her passing was first reported by Antenna Sud. Poli was born in Specchia, Apulia, on...
French Woman Clotilde Crétinon Dies at 111
Clotilde Crétinon, a resident of the commune of Saint-Mitre-les-Remparts in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France, passed away on 5 August 2025, at the age of 111 years, 148 days....
Wales’ Oldest Man, 105, Honored by King Charles at WWII Anniversary
Owen Filer, 105, gave the dedication at the national ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Mr. Filer, a World War II veteran and the oldest man in Wales, was...
Mexico’s Oldest Living Man, Lorenzo Torres Chávez, Turns 110
Lorenzo Torres Chávez, a resident of Zapopan, Jalisco, Mexico, celebrated his 110th birthday on 10 August, seven days after than his actual birthday, as confirmed by his family. Torres Chávez was...
Cruz Hernández Rivas: The Real Story Behind El Salvador’s 128-Year Claim
Beginning in August 2005 and continuing in the months and years that followed, local and international media covered the story of Cruz Hernández Rivas, a woman from San Agustín, Usulután Department,...
Argentine Woman Onorina Apprato de Tagliaferro Dies at 112
Onorina Apprato de Tagliaferro, a resident of Río Tercero, Córdoba Province, Argentina, passed away on 10 August, at the age of 112 years, 34 days. Onorina Apprato was born in the comune of...
Lois Boston, Kansas’ Oldest Resident, Dies at 112
Lois Inez Boston, a resident of Hugoton, Kansas, USA, on 7 August, at the age of 112 years, 89 days. Her death was announced in an obituary on Legacy.com. Boston was born as Lois Inez Wallin in...