maryportfuncity 9,983 Posted December 28, 2012 Well, he's done it. Jiroemon Kimura today overtook Christian Mortensen to become officially the oldest man in history. http://www.telegraph...-on-record.html Congrats to him! More to the point, congrats to anyone picking him next year cos this is one more reason for all the main news sources to cover his (non-too-distant) death. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 28, 2012 His next goal is to make it to next wednesday, when he will become the 10th oldest person ever verified. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_verified_oldest_people Christian Mortensen is the only man to make the top 10 list up till now,but he was bumped off by Dina Manfredini a couple of weeks ago .Kimura will avenge him by taking her place! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 30, 2012 Mariam Amash who claimed to be the worlds oldest person has died supposedly aged 124. http://www.ynetnews....4323052,00.html http://www.thesun.co...ies-at-124.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted December 31, 2012 Irelands oldest woman did not make it to 2013 http://www.irishtime...breaking29.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 4, 2013 Mamie Reardens gone http://www.edgefield...amie-j-rearden/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,360 Posted January 4, 2013 Mamie Reardens gone http://www.edgefield...amie-j-rearden/ Grace Jones at 15th now... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 4, 2013 4 teams will be waiting patiently for that obit.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Perfect Passing 277 Posted January 5, 2013 We are now down to our very last 30 living & verified Victorians! 13 have dropped in the last 18 weeks, November saw 5 of them off. 2013 could be the year we see single figures. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gmpr 0 Posted January 5, 2013 More significantly for me the last 15 born in the 19th century Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,848 Posted January 5, 2013 4 teams will be waiting patiently for that obit.. Cue the Daily Mail - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2257736/Oldest-living-U-S-citizen-dies-114.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 820 Posted January 5, 2013 I remember the Black Sox scandal. Shoeless Joe Jackson was never the same person again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
themaninblack 2,112 Posted January 6, 2013 4 teams will be waiting patiently for that obit.. Cue the Daily Mail - http://www.dailymail...n-dies-114.html Well done to those who picked her. That's 3 hits already. Better get shifting with these teams but I've made a lot of progress. Not promising anything but fingers crossed the list will be up fairly soon, possibly this week... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Adrian Stanley Posted January 6, 2013 There are 2 Victorians left in the UK and a further 28 worldwide. If they live to see the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby they will have lived through 8 royal generations - Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, royal baby. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
maryportfuncity 9,983 Posted January 6, 2013 There are 2 Victorians left in the UK and a further 28 worldwide. If they live to see the birth of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's baby they will have lived through 8 royal generations - Queen Victoria, Edward VII, George V, George VI, Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, Prince William, royal baby. All the more reason my "Pussy Perishes Last" team had to give 2012 a go as a DDP theme outfit. Mamie leaves 19 survivors. Incidentally: Mamie made the Huffington Post too: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/05/mamie-rearden-oldest-us-citizen-dead_n_2416529.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted January 6, 2013 Our cousins over at The 110 Club are reporting the death of Reg Dean. Reverend runs out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Death Impends 7,360 Posted January 6, 2013 Been a pretty busy winter for the more newsworthy supercentenarians Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
time 7,933 Posted January 6, 2013 Meantime, Marjorie Ruddle, one of the world's oldest siblings, has died aged 105. (On Boxing Day, so don't get too excited). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
adrian0719 210 Posted January 7, 2013 Our cousins over at The 110 Club are reporting the death of Reg Dean. Reverend runs out. Confirmed via the BBC. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Guest Posted January 8, 2013 The worlds oldest living politician Gerhard Helders has died at 107 http://en.wikipedia..../Gerard_Helders Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Magere Hein 1,397 Posted January 8, 2013 The worlds oldest living politician Gerhard Helders has died at 107 http://en.wikipedia..../Gerard_Helders Indeed he has: the news site of Dutch broadcaster NOS has the story, in Dutch. Interestingly, some anonymous editor already mentioned his death last Monday just after midnight, in a list of centenarians in the Dutch Wikipedia. I reverted his edit, because there was no conformation of Helders' death in the news then. Now the waiting game starts. Will UK media pick up the story and give me my first ever Theme Team points? regards, Hein Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Whitehouse 820 Posted January 8, 2013 The worlds oldest living politician Gerhard Helders has died at 107 http://en.wikipedia..../Gerard_Helders Indeed he has: the news site of Dutch broadcaster NOS has the story, in Dutch. Interestingly, some anonymous editor already mentioned his death last Sunday, in a list of centenarians in the Dutch Wikipedia. I reverted his edit, because there was no conformation of Helders' death in the news then. Now the waiting game starts. Will UK media pick up the story and give me my first ever Theme Team points? regards, Hein Damn, should have entered him. But I've had him in my personal top 50. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Spade_Cooley 9,001 Posted January 8, 2013 Anyone know who takes Reg Dean's crown as Britain's oldest man? Internets says that there are no male supercentenerians on these hallowed isles now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Dead Cow 620 Posted January 8, 2013 Anyone know who takes Reg Dean's crown as Britain's oldest man? Internets says that there are no male supercentenerians on these hallowed isles now. 109 year old Ralph Tarrant Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Octopus of Odstock 1,848 Posted January 8, 2013 Carl Berner, toymaker, litter-picker-up and 110 yeard old man has died - http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/carl-berner-queens-civic-leader-dies-110-article-1.1235859. Wonder if he was a pick on the DDP? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wildstorm 294 Posted January 12, 2013 115-year old Koto Okubo has lost her title of oldest living woman. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
