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| − | '''Alfred Date '''(born 8 November 1905) is an [[List of Australian supercentenarians|Australian supercentenarian]], who is,currently the [[Oldest living men|oldest living man]] in Australia<ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/news/live-every-day-like-its-your-best-pearls-of-wisdom-from-alfred-date-australias-oldest-man/story-fngr8gwi-1226981536261 Pearls of wisdom from Alfred Date, Australia's oldest man] Daily Telegraph. 9 July 2014</ref> and overall the |
+ | '''Alfred Date '''(born 8 November 1905) is an [[List of Australian supercentenarians|Australian supercentenarian]], who is,currently the [[Oldest living men|oldest living man]] in Australia<ref>[http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/news/live-every-day-like-its-your-best-pearls-of-wisdom-from-alfred-date-australias-oldest-man/story-fngr8gwi-1226981536261 Pearls of wisdom from Alfred Date, Australia's oldest man] Daily Telegraph. 9 July 2014</ref> and overall the second [[List of oldest living people in Australia|oldest living person in Australia]]. |
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Alfred Date (born 8 November 1905) is an Australian supercentenarian, who is,currently the oldest living man in Australia[1] and overall the second oldest living person in Australia.
Biography
Date was born in London, England, on 8 November, 1905. He moved with his parents, George and Harriet, to Australia in 1911, to escape the looming trouble in Europe.[2]
He also has a hobby for knitting which he learnt from his sister-in-law in the 1930's. In recent years, he has knit jumper sweaters for penguins living in Phillip Island as a volunteer for a penguin foundation.[3]
He mentioned on his 108th birthday that he wanted two more birthdays.[2]
On his 110th birthday, he was visited by Australian Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove[4]
References
- ↑ Pearls of wisdom from Alfred Date, Australia's oldest man Daily Telegraph. 9 July 2014
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Classic Encounters Paris Apple Hotel. 8 November 2015
- ↑ Australia's oldest man Alfie Date, 109, knits sweaters for penguins MailOnline. February 11 2015
- ↑ How do you live to be over 100? Alf Date knows how Daily Telegraph. 10 November 2015