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Anna Winiarska, One of Poland’s Oldest Residents, Celebrates 110th Birthday
Anna Winiarska, one of Poland's oldest residents, is celebrating her 110th birthday today, according to Nowiny 24. Winiarska was born on 23 February 1915, in Huta Gogołowska, Subcarpathian...
Sarah Piper, Montserrat’s Oldest Resident, Celebrates 108th Birthday
Sarah Piper, the oldest known living person in the British overseas territory of Montserrat, celebrated her 108th birthday on 18 February, according to Montserrat Focus. Among the attendees were...
Why Age Claims Require Validation
Several researchers have reached out to me following a recently updated pre-print by Newman (2024) where it was proposed that supercentenarians display patterns that indicate age fraud. The...
Visiting Owen Filer, One of the Oldest Men in Wales
Written by Ben Hinchliffe, LongeviQuest researcher for the United Kingdom On a damp February morning my train pulled up at Cwmbran train station in South Wales where I was warmly greeted by...
Aleksander Lestan, Slovenia’s Oldest Man, Dies at 105
Aleksander Lestan, the oldest known living man in Slovenia, and the nation's oldest living priest, passed away in Šempeter pri Gorici on 6 February, at the age of 105 years, 268 days, according to...
Albert Middleton, Canada’s Oldest Man, Dies Weeks Before 110th Birthday
Albert Stanley Middleton, the oldest living man in Canada, passed away in Victoria, British Columbia on 12 February, at the age of 109 years, 338 days, according to the McCall Gardens Funeral and...
Carlotta Strickland, Barbados’ Oldest Resident, Dies at 109
Carlotta Elise Strickland, the oldest known living person in Barbados, passed away in St. Lucy on 24 January, at the age of 109 years, 201 days, according to the Earl's Funeral Home. Strickland was...
Ferenc Bakó, Hungary’s Oldest Man, Dies at 107
Ferenc Bakó, the oldest living man in Hungary, passed away in Fertőszentmiklós on 17 February, at the age of 107 years, 100 days, according to ATV. Ferenc Bakó was born in Kecskemét on 9 November...