Thatcher 2,386 Posted September 15, 2017 Violet Brown, the oldest living person, has died aged 117. This means Nabi Tajima becomes the worlds oldest living person, and the last person alive to be born in the 19th century. Edit: Daily Mirror, Daily Star, Daily Express, Daily Mail, The Sun obituaries. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CoffinLodger 1,248 Posted September 15, 2017 56 minutes ago, Thatcher said: Violet Brown, the oldest living woman, has reportedly died. and so the last living person from the Victorian era finally leaves us. R.I.P edit:I forgot about Nabi Tajima who is now the last living person from the Victorian era. Violet Brown was the last living subject of Queen Victoria though Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,957 Posted September 16, 2017 Poking into her 110 Club thread, seems her final days had some Casey Kasem deja vu. Crazy... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted September 16, 2017 Very sad to hear this news about 'Aunt V'. Certainly sad that her last days were so dramatic. If she had lived 6 more weeks, she'd have surpassed Marie-Louise Meilleur, and would've become the first person since the 1990s to crack the top 4. RIP to the last Victorian subject, and a wonderful lady. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gcreptile 10,964 Posted October 19, 2017 Lucy Treccasse, currently eighth-oldest living person in the USA has received Daily Mail coverage on her 112nd birthday, probably because of her nickname "The Pink Lady": http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4994224/Eighth-oldest-living-person-U-S-turns-112.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FixedBusiness 407 Posted October 20, 2017 Honorine Rondelio, oldest living French person and 8th oldest French person of all time has died aged 114 years and 84 days. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted October 21, 2017 One of the UK's four oldest people is a Cumbrian who lives in gale-hammered/rain-lashed Shap Link: http://www.newsandstar.co.uk/news/VIDEO-Cumbrian-woman-who-is-one-of-the-UKs-oldest-celebrates-110th-birthday-3553cabd-4549-471b-a203-a670288e04ce-ds 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CastAway 488 Posted November 7, 2017 (Probably not) 121 and still alive? https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/06/born-in-1896-and-still-going-meet-the-worlds-oldest-man-probably Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,731 Posted November 12, 2017 Ila Jones, the second oldest person in the United States, has died at 114. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 10, 2017 Kenny Meyer, the New Jersey man who in July made headlines as he became the world's oldest skydiver (at age 102), died Tuesday. Meyer, who was a car salesman for 47 years at Norris Chevrolet in Westfield, passed away Dec. 5. On July 27, Meyer took the jump that earned him the Guinness Book of World Record holder for oldest person to skydive. SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drewsky1211 4,731 Posted December 15, 2017 Ana Maria Vela Rubio, Spain's oldest person ever, has died at the age of 116. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 17, 2017 On 12/15/2017 at 13:35, Drewsky1211 said: Ana Maria Vela Rubio, Spain's oldest person ever, has died at the age of 116. Descansa en paz. So do the Spanish say D.E.P. instead of R.I.P.? Cuz why would they say RIP? SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted December 17, 2017 10 hours ago, Sir Creep said: Descansa en paz. So do the Spanish say D.E.P. instead of R.I.P.? Cuz why would they say RIP? SC Because RIP is Latin. Requiescat In Pace. It's just a coincidence that the English words fit the abbreviation. It works in Italian too, unsurprisingly. 6 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
msc 18,437 Posted December 17, 2017 19 minutes ago, Toast said: Because RIP is Latin. Requiescat In Pace. It's just a coincidence that the English words fit the abbreviation. It works in Italian too, unsurprisingly. Admittedly I knew that (school taught Latin) but another example of why this is, imo, one of the great forums on the web. Come for the morbid interest, stay for the educating posts! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted December 17, 2017 27 minutes ago, msc said: Admittedly I knew that (school taught Latin) but another example of why this is, imo, one of the great forums on the web. Come for the morbid interest, stay for the educating posts! Yes, because I didn't know the Spanish for Rest In Peace either! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted December 17, 2017 Well, some days both sides of the people arguing gets to learn something new... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Toast 16,131 Posted December 17, 2017 18 minutes ago, Joey Russ said: Well, some days both sides of the people arguing gets to learn something new... Nobody was arguing. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Creep 7,070 Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, Toast said: Nobody was arguing. Jeesh, it's the holiday season. Yup, I just asked a question, and it appears it was of minor interest to a few, so we learned us something (well, I did). SC 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 8,595 Posted December 22, 2017 "World's Oldest Man", José Aguinelo dos Santos, a Brazilian, dies aged 129. Not verified by Guinness, but recognised by the Brazilian authorities (and The Mirror). 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted December 23, 2017 14 hours ago, time said: "World's Oldest Man", José Aguinelo dos Santos, a Brazilian, dies aged 129. Not verified by Guinness, but recognised by the Brazilian authorities (and The Mirror). Well, to be fair, The Mirror are having it both ways. Having used his age to snag the readers etc. they bury that lack of verification way down in the story Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
deadsox 894 Posted December 23, 2017 1 hour ago, maryportfuncity said: Well, to be fair, The Mirror are having it both ways. Having used his age to snag the readers etc. they bury that lack of verification way down in the story That doesn't reflect well on the Mirror. I'll get me coat...... 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Redrumours 860 Posted December 24, 2017 On 22/12/2017 at 23:46, time said: "World's Oldest Man", José Aguinelo dos Santos, a Brazilian, dies aged 129. Not verified by Guinness, but recognised by the Brazilian authorities (and The Mirror). Obviously not Woodvines then. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RadGuy 1,614 Posted January 15, 2018 According to our 'non-evil twins' at the 110 Club, one of Britain's oldest people, Alice Ducat, died aged 112 in December 2017. Just something to point out as she was picked in the 2017 DDP, and may have been picked again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Joey Russ 7,220 Posted January 15, 2018 If a proper obit shows up, that'll be another Raymond Hewlitt award, this time going to maryport... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 10,644 Posted January 16, 2018 11 hours ago, Joey Russ said: If a proper obit shows up, that'll be another Raymond Hewlitt award, this time going to maryport... OOOhhh yes, surprised it was just me tbh - and I think you'll discover she probably had mucho support on the DDP. Apart from owt else she was mildly news worthy cos she could claim to be the oldest living Scot despite being resident in Kent. That said, timing was shit and can't see a sniff of a q/o in the local Kent Messenger paper for her area. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
