The 100 Club

[Alex B 83]

Rest in peace to Lim Kean Chye, who fought for the freedom and independence of then British Malaya and British Hong Kong, now just Malaysia and Hong Kong. 

https://www.thestar.com.my/news/nation/2023/06/09/independence-fighter-and-politician-lim-kean-chye-dies-at-103

[arghton 6,693]

On 05/01/2022 at 13:04, drol said:

So now India is left with:

 

1)Three fraudsters clearly exaggerating their ages: Fauja Singh, Saalumarada Thimmakka and Pappammal. Despite this all three seem on their way out, with Fauja now almost unable to walk and dangerously thin, Thimmakka in & out of hospital for years and Pappammal on a wheelchair and visibly frail.

2)The mighty Shyam Saran Negi, whose age is even likely true. Rumoured dead at least six times, seriously ill since January 2020, but is the last original Indian geezer with a realistic age, so kudos to the old guy.

3)Two politicos born in 1919. Not heard anything from Paramasivan in years, doubt he is even still alive. Venkatrao is unexplicably alive, having looked like a cadver for years and lost his whole family in 2021.

4)A bunch of youngsters: Mani Kumar Chetri, Thanga Darlong, B. B. Lal, N. Sankaraiah, C. R. Rao, Pravrajika Bhaktiprana (who is likely a fraudster), all with their share of health issues.

5)The upcoming, most notably rationalist Ravipudi Venkatadri, who has seemingly started to decompose while still breathing.

 

The decline in the last year has been swift.

103-year-old perennially frail/ill Indian cardiologist and padma shri Mani Kumar Chetri rumored dead this week, but according to son "in the pink of health":

 

[Alex B 83]

WW2 veterans Bob Putnam (1918-) and George "Truman" Waters (1921-) turned 105 and 102 on June 12th.

https://www.yourconroenews.com/neighborhood/moco/news/article/conroe-world-war-ii-vets-share-june-12-birthday-18140155.php

[Gisooo 3,296]

Italian-born Canadian educator and administrator Frank A. DeMarco (Wiki) who had a central role in the founding of the University of Windsor in Canada dead at 102

 

[Gisooo 3,296]

Charles Carey (IMDb), American director and producer, nominated for an Academy Award in 1961 for Best Documentary (short subject), dead at 102.

 

[YoungWillz 21,023]

On 27/05/2023 at 16:04, Alex B said:

Here is a list i compiled of WW2 veterans, ranging from soldiers, Resistance members, and people who experienced firsthand the horrors of the war that were born in the 1910s era.

Rudy Thompson [United States Army].

(1912-)

Rudy Thompson reportedly dead (paywalled): https://www.theunion.com/news/supercentenarian-rudy-thompson-dies-at-110-years-old/article_406a5da4-0ca7-11ee-887b-6ffa9feecd4a.html

[arghton 6,693]

On 16/03/2023 at 00:16, arghton said:

Time for a new list of Indian centenarians/notable centenarian claimants, this time a smaller and "frailer" list than the one I posted in October 2021:

 

Up to 1919

Swami Sivananda (1896, probably ca. 1925-1935) Yoga teacher, once in a while hospitalised for "checkups". No matter how old he is, he isn't immune to aging and has been getting frailer.

Saalumarada Thimmakka (1910/1911/1913/1919/likely ca. 1928-) Environmentalist. Very frail with a health history but now attending events nearly every week. Impressive even though she's much younger than she claims to be. 

Fauja Singh (1st of April 1911/likely ca. 1928-) Runner. Frail and skeletal for multiple years.

Kewal Krishan (27th of July/4th of August 1913-) member of the drafting committee of the Constituent Assembly of India. Hospitalised for surgery in 2019, hasn't apparently left his house nearly at all during the pandemic. Can't find much recent news.

Pappammal ("1914", likely later-) Organic farmer, frailish. Probably born 20 years later. Wheelchairbound.

1920-1921...

Kewal Krishan, Indian minor politician, died in April at 109 according to his Geni. While Geni tends to be inaccurate I think this is true - he had repeated strokes in his centenarian years. He was additionally India's oldest even somewhat verifiable man.

 

Couldn't find more articles, but here's some further proof online:

 

Edit: Here's him in 1947 when he was a member of the drafting committee of the Indian constitution (back row, on the right)

[harrymcnallysblueandwhitearmy 1,684]

Liz Mitchell from Boney M was just on TV with her dad Norman, who's an MBE, a Windrusher, and 102 years old. Not sure he's been mentioned before, but he was looking pretty chipper anyway.

[chilean way 1,895]

On 15/03/2023 at 19:16, arghton said:

More on Karthyayani Amma's condition: Apparently she's somewhat recently suffered a stroke and she's now completely bedbound and partially paralysed.

 

Time for a new list of Indian centenarians/notable centenarian claimants, this time a smaller and "frailer" list than the one I posted in October 2021:

 

P. Sabanayagam (7th of June 1922-) Politician. Diabetes for half a decade and now wheelchairbound, suffering from complications.

 

Dead

[Gisooo 3,296]

On 25/07/2022 at 11:41, Gisooo said:

German-born American scientist and Nobel Prize Winner John B. Goodenough (Wiki) turns 100 today

 

 

Dead at 100

[Gisooo 3,296]

Indian writer P. Chitran Namboodirippad (Wiki) dead at 103

 

He is a National Award-winning educationist and also a mountain man who trekked in the Himalayas for the 29th time even at his age of 99.

[Alex B 83]

German equestrian Wilhelm Büsing, who was notable for competing at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, winning the silver and bronze medals, and also winning a silver medal at the 1954 European Championships, has died at 102.

https://www.horses.nl/overige-disciplines/eventing/eventing-overig/dr-wilhelm-busing-102-overleden/

[drol 11,908]

On 17/10/2022 at 13:08, Gisooo said:

Bulgarian screenwriter Angel Wagenstein (Wiki) turns 100 today

 

 

Angel Wagenstein finally dead at 100.

[John "요한" Sulu 419]

Norwegian real estate magnate Olav Thon is 100 today.

 

Photo Credit: Ulf Larsen per Creative Commons license

[drol 11,908]

On 27/05/2023 at 17:04, Alex B said:

Irena Siła-Nowicka [The Holocaust].

(1913-)

 

Irena Siła-Nowicka dead at 110.

[Gisooo 3,296]

Polish medical doctor and anti-communist Joanna Muszkowska-Penson (Wiki) dead at 102

 

[Captain Hemlock 737]

On 30/03/2023 at 05:54, Captain Hemlock said:

The other Frank Field, legendary New York television meteorologist turns 100 today.

 

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Field_(meteorologist)

The other Frank Field has died

 

https://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/pioneering-former-wnbc-meteorologist-dr-frank-field-dies-at-100/4471040/?amp=1

 

 

[Gisooo 3,296]

On 13/02/2023 at 21:36, tracy said:

1930s child/teen actor Paul Nichols (imdb) is still around. On his 100th last year:

 

Child actor Paul Nichols dead at 100

[Ulitzer95 12,574]

17 minutes ago, Gisooo said:

 

Child actor Paul Nichols dead at 100

"Actor" is a bit of a stretch. Had 4 uncredited roles as "boy". 

"Child extra" seems more appropriate.

[TomTomTelekom 3,727]

Norwegian Olympic swimmer Bea Ballantijn died at 100 years:

https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/49540

[Ulitzer95 12,574]

On 06/04/2022 at 16:29, Gisooo said:

Tomorrow Margia Dean (Wiki) turns 100 and became a centenarian, the first American actress who was born in 1922 to reach 100 so far

 

            

Margia Dean (wiki) dead at 101.

As reported by SAG-AFTRA on Twitter and Instagram.

[Gisooo 3,296]

Updated also here http://www.glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com/show/62/Margia+Dean/index.html

[TomTomTelekom 3,727]

British olympic diver Edna Child died at 100 years:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137782/team-gb-oldest-living-olympian-dies-100

[Ulitzer95 12,574]

2 hours ago, TomTomTelekom said:

British olympic diver Edna Child died at 100 years:

https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1137782/team-gb-oldest-living-olympian-dies-100

As reported by @YoungWillz on June 9th.

[Gisooo 3,296]

Muriel Spurgeon Carder (Wiki), Canadian Baptist who was the first woman ordained as a Baptist minister in Ontario and Quebec dead at 100