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Allingham was the oldest living man in England for several years. Official recognition by Guinness World Records came in January 2007. [44] On 8 February 2007, when 110-year-old Antonio Pierro died, Allingham became the oldest known living veteran of the First World War, and the third-oldest living man in the world.
Japanese politician, prime minister and chairman of the Social Democratic Party [230] Thomas Patrick Murray: 1880–1981: 101: Canadian politician [231] Gordon Mydland: 1922–2022: 100: American politician, attorney general of South Dakota (1969–1973) and member of South Dakota Senate (1963–1968) [232] Mary Jane McCaffree: 1911–2018: 106
American book editor and writer, best known for her astronomy books [123] [124] Lorna McDonald: 1916–2017: 100: Australian author and historian [125] Joe Medicine Crow: 1913–2016: 102: American Crow historian and author [126] Polly Allen Mellen: 1924–2024: 100: American fashion editor and stylist [127] Louise Meriwether: 1923–2023: 100 ...
The following are the 25 longest-reigning monarchs of states who were internationally recognised as sovereign for most or all of their reign. Byzantine emperors Constantine VIII and Basil II, reigning for 66 years in total (962–1028) and for 65 years in total (960–1025) respectively, are not included, because for part of those periods they reigned only nominally as junior co-emperors ...
The oldest known depiction of dining chairs is a seventh-century BCE bas-relief of an Assyrian king and queen on very high chairs. [20] Diamond Lounge Chair, designed by Harry Bertoia for Knoll; Director's chair, [21] a lightweight chair that folds side-to-side with a scissors action. The seat and back are made of canvas or a similar strong ...
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Researchers used advanced genetic analyses to piece together the surprising life of “Vittrup Man,” who was killed and left in a peat bog in Denmark 5,200 years ago.
The 100 oldest women have, on average, lived several years longer than the 100 oldest men. 100 verified oldest women The list includes supercentenarians validated by organisations specialising in extreme age verification such as the Gerontology Research Group (GRG), [ 5 ] [ 7 ] [ 8 ] with, in some cases, press coverage as a supplementary source.