Jimmy Carter, longest-lived president in the U.S. history, celebrated his 100th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to announce that Mr. James Carter who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, celebrated his 100th birthday in Plains, Georgia, USA on 1 October 2024, becoming the…
Denise Waelbers, Belgium’s oldest living person, celebrated her 109th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to announce that Mrs. Denise Waelbers, the oldest living person in Belgium, celebrated her 109th birthday in Mortsel, Antwerp Province, Belgium on 26 September 2024. Denise Waelbers was born in the hamlet of Kerkhoven,…
Paressa Orfanidou, Greece’s oldest living person, celebrated her 109th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to announce that Mrs. Paressa Orfanidou, the oldest living person in Greece, celebrated her 109th birthday in Serres, Central Macedonia, Greece on 16 September 2024. Paressa Orfanidou was born in a Greek Pontic family…
Gunnel Stenbäck, Finland’s oldest living person, celebrated her 110th birthday
The Gerontology Research Group is pleased to announce that Mrs. Gunnel Stenbäck, the oldest living person in Finland, celebrated her 110th birthday in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland on 21 September 2024. Gunnel Stenbäck was born in Lumparland, Åland Islands, Russian Empire…
Tomiko Itooka, world’s oldest living person, receives GWR certificate on Respect for the Aged Day
Respect for the Aged Day is a Japanese public holiday celebrated annually on 16 September to honour the country’s elderly citizens. Guinness World Records marked the occasion this year by visiting the world’s oldest living person, Mrs. Tomiko Itooka (b.…