The 100 Club

[Lafaucheuse 4,046]

6 hours ago, arghton said:

 

Valérie André (21 April 1922-) First female member of the French military to become a General Officer, one of the eight women to hold the Legion of Honour Grand Cross and one of the two living ones out of these eight with Simone Rozès (1920-)

I searched all the recipients of the Legion of Honour Grand Cross and there’s a lot who are in their 90’s now, several who will turn 100 in 2022-1923 including : 

- Marcel Boiteux (09/05/1922) : mathematician and economist (received it in 1992)

- Claude Alphandery (27/11/1922) : resistant and economist (received it in 2013) 

- Jacqueline Fleury (12/12/1923) : resistant (received it in 2013)

- Anne Marie Krug-Basse (24/03/1923) : resistant (received it in 1997)

The oldest of them all still alive are now Pierre Soulages (24/12/1919) and Léon Cligman (26/05/1920).

 

Maybe some good names in here for our french deadpoolers 

[Daniel-San 69]

Alfred L. "Al" Woodill, the much-beloved former executive director of the American Gem Society, has died at the age of 101:
https://www.nationaljeweler.com/articles/10092-big-al-woodill-who-helmed-ags-for-4-decades-dies-at-101

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Lucille Times, an active participant in the struggle for civil rights in Montgomery, Alabama, dies at 100:
https://www.wsfa.com/2021/08/19/montgomery-civil-rights-legend-lucille-times-dies-100/

[msc 18,442]

On 28/02/2021 at 15:28, Rhys said:

Britain's oldest prisoner, Ralph Clarke is due to turn 106 in March. He was sentenced to 13 years in prison in December 2016 for historical child sex offences.

 

The last articles about him are from October 2019, but assuming he hasn't croaked it - I'm wondering, will the sick bastard hold on until 2023 for his parole?

 

As he's a DDP pick, didn't someone on here discover evidence Clarke died off radar? Sure I recall reading that at the start of the year but now can't find it?

[Death Impends 7,972]

1 hour ago, msc said:

 

As he's a DDP pick, didn't someone on here discover evidence Clarke died off radar? Sure I recall reading that at the start of the year but now can't find it?

 

On 23/05/2021 at 15:10, Rhys said:

 

This tweet from the CEO of the Howard League for Penal Reform implies that he died off the radar back in February..

 

Doesn't explicitly mention Clarke by name but assumed to be him given the mention of an 105-year-old prisoner dying.

[msc 18,442]

1 hour ago, Death Impends said:

 

 

Doesn't explicitly mention Clarke by name but assumed to be him given the mention of an 105-year-old prisoner dying.

Thanks. Yeah AFAIK there was only one prisoner that age in the UK. List of the lost.

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[Lafaucheuse 4,046]

13 minutes ago, Donald said:

 

Put her on the damn list for next year !

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

13 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Put her on the damn list for next year !

Why though? She seems to be very healthy for a centenarian.

[drol 11,945]

Can someone report a fucking death on this fucking thread?

[Lafaucheuse 4,046]

1 minute ago, Ulitzer95 said:

Why though? She seems to be very healthy for a centenarian.

Yeah but... you know, at 100 yo every year is a challenge 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

2 minutes ago, Lafaucheuse said:

Yeah but... you know, at 100 yo every year is a challenge 

And at just 50 names, every DL spot is precious.

Sticking a bunch of healthy nonagenerians (Brooks, Van Dyke, Lansbury, QEII) hasn't done DL much good this year and the same rule applies (albeit to a lesser extent) to centenarians. Kirk Douglas and Olivia dH were on the list for years before they finally kicked the bucket.

Nehemiah Persoff would be a better shout IMO. Had health issues in the past and hasn't made appearances/been pictured in a while now.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 24/08/2021 at 10:31, drol said:

Can someone report a fucking death on this fucking thread?

Sure, have two at once:

Trygve Brudevold (wiki), Norwegian Olympic bobsledder (1952, 1956), dead at 100.

Ruth Apilado (wiki), American newspaper editor and anti-racism activist, dead at 113.

Apilado ofc was the last living person of note (for reasons other than age) born in 1908.

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Be interesting to see if Apilado gets a QO: part of me thinks she should via AP, but her death being reported in an announcements page and not a news story makes me wonder.

 

On a side note: if Eileen Ash makes it another two months, will she be the first British super-centenarian with claims to non-longevity fame? Jerzy Pajączkowski-Dydyński was born in modern-day Poland, George Frederick Ives was only famous for being the last surviving Boer War soldier and Katherine Plunket was born/died/lived entirely in modern-day Ireland. Am I missing someone?

[drol 11,945]

Boris Pahor is 108 today! 

 

Reportedly frail and homebound, but still able to deambulate and sound of mind.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

Crossposting the death of Arthur Hoyle Smith (wiki), the world's oldest living professional footballer, who was died in a care home in Bolton aged 106.

Also Tom Larkin (wiki), New Zealand's Ambassador to Japan (1972–1976), is dead at 103.

 

[arghton 6,726]

Who are the oldest notable people now?

 

?. Virginia McLaurin (born 1909 or 1916/1917) Community volunteer, famous for meeting the Obamas in 2016. Some birth records mention that she was born in 1916/1917.

1. Stanisław Kowalski (born 1910) Masters Athlete known for being an athlete at an old age and the reason why WMA created the M105 division.

2. Ruthie Thompson (born 1910) Animator, camera technician, artist known for working on Disney's early films, most notably Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

 

Also, here's a (probably) new interview of Boris Pahor from yesterday. He's 108 today. Compared to the 107th birthday interview, he looks better but sounds worse.

I wonder what happened right after the filming of this video. Looked like he was going to sneeze, cough or something else.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 15/07/2021 at 12:41, Ulitzer95 said:

I count slightly more

1908: Ruth Apilado
1909: Virginia McLaurin (age in question)
1910: Stanislaw Kowalski, Ruthie Tompson
1911: Marita Camacho Quiros, Fauja Singh (age in question), Eileen Whelan
1912: Jesse Lichauco, Dagny Carlsson, Draja Mickaharic (age in question)
1913: Boris Pahor

@arghton

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[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 29/09/2020 at 20:03, Ulitzer95 said:

James F. Leonard, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (1977–1979), died in August aged 100.

Another one from my old politico watchlist. I believe George S. Vest is now the only U.S. ambassador who is also a centenarian.

George S. Vest (wiki), U.S. Ambassador to the E.U. (1981–1985) dead at 102.

Washington Post obit.

His successor to the post was J. William Middendorf (wiki), who was also Secretary of the Navy under Nixon and Ford. He turns 97 next month.

[arghton 6,726]

On 12/03/2021 at 19:26, arghton said:

Alive centenarians from countries and dependencies with smaller populations.  (under 20 million)

...

Belgium: (11,5 million)

Anne Buydens, Kirk Douglas's widow (born 23rd of April 1919)

Henri Vernes, author and creator of Bob Morane (born 16th of October 1918, alive as of 2018)

Georges Joris, politician (dutch wiki) (born 9th of February 1921, alive as of 2021)

Eva Fastag, WWII person (french wiki) (born 3rd of April 1917, alive as of 2021)

...

Eva Fastag, Mechelen transit camp survivor dead:

https://www.vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2021/08/13/eva-fastag-de-typiste-van-de-dossinkazerne-is-overleden/

Died on the 12th of August in Israel.

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

Cecil Souders (wiki), American NFL player (Detroit Lions, 47–49), dead at 100.

There is one other centenarian NFLer still alive: Ken Casanega (wiki), b. Feb 1921, played for the San Fran 49ers.

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On 24/08/2021 at 05:38, Ulitzer95 said:

Nehemiah Persoff would be a better shout IMO. Had health issues in the past and hasn't made appearances/been pictured in a while now.

 

Wrote an autobiography and his wife, Thia, passed away earlier this year apparently

 

https://www.sanluisobispo.com/entertainment/movies-news-reviews/article253750243.html

 

[Ulitzer95 12,596]

On 04/08/2021 at 20:51, Ulitzer95 said:

A summary of Indian centenarians (those who have Wiki pages)

Living in India (14):

b. 1910/1911?: Saalumarada Thimmakka, environmentalist
b. 24 May 1914: Aiyappan Pillai, lawyer
b. ??  ??  1914: Pappammal, organic farmer
b. 01 Jul 1917: Shyam Saran Negi, the first person to cast a vote in India's first election in 1951
b. 26 Feb 1919: S. K. Paramasivan, politician
b. 16 Dec 1919: Yadlapati Venkatarao, politician
b. 08 Oct 1919: V. M. M. Nair, civil servant and diplomat
b. 20 Jul 1920: Thanga Darlong, folk musician
b. ?? Oct 1920: Pravrajika Bhaktiprana, Hindu nun
b. 21 Nov 1920: Raghunath Chandorkar, world's oldest living first-class cricketer
b. 11 Dec 1920: Prithipal Singh Gill, the only officer to have served in all 3 branches of India's military
b. 02 May 1921: B. B. Lal, archaeologist
b. 15 Jul 1921: N. Sankaraiah, politician and independence activist
b. 29 Jul 1921: Balwant Moreshwar Purandare, writer and historian
(no others turning 100 in 2021 to my knowledge)

Living Indian emigrants (2):

b. 01 Jul 1911: Fauja Singh, marathon runner [now a U.K. citizen]
b. 10 Sep 1920: C. R. Rao, mathematician [now a U.S. citizen]

Chandorkar dead at 101 according to Wiki. Can anyone find a source?

 

Who is the world’s oldest first-class cricketer now?