The GRG announces the age validation of Michalina Wasilewska. Michalina was born in Warsaw, Poland, which was then part of the Russian Empire, on December 21st 1898. She married, had two sons and a daughter, then was sadly widowed in 1939. From December 2008, Michalina became the oldest known living person in Poland. She was also the last known person in Poland born in the 1800’s. Michalina died in Warsaw, Poland, on January 3rd 2010, aged 111 years, 13 days.
Michalina’s age was verified by Poland correspondent Waclaw Jan Kroczek, later retroactively accepted as valid on May 19th 2016.
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