Antonije Mladenovic | |
Mladenovic (aged 104) in 1964 | |
Birth: | 30 June 1860 Bogdanovac, Babusnica, Principality of Serbia, (present-day Serbia) |
Death: | 29 December 1969 Bogdanovac, Babusnica, Yugoslavia, (present-day Serbia) |
Age: | 109 years, 182 days |
Country: | SRB |
Centenarian |
Antonije Mladenovic [Serbian: Антоније Младеновић] (30 June 1860 - 29 December 1969) was a Serbian centenarian who, at the time of his death, was the oldest known living person in Serbia. He is also the second-oldest man who ever lived in Serbia (behind Jovo Latinovic).
Biography[]
Antonije Mladenovic was born in the village of Bogdanovac, in the municipality of Babusnica, Pirot District, Principality of Serbia, (present-day Serbia) on 30 June 1860. His parents were Gmitar Mladenovic and Neda Mladenovic.
He spent his whole life in the countryside. He worked in agriculture, animal and husbandry and forestry. He always bred horses. Even at the age of 104, he could ride a horse.
In 1964, he came on horseback from Bogdanovac to Malo Bonjince for the wedding of his grandson Radivoje Nikolic.
He was the oldest known man who ever lived in Serbia, until in 2011 when he was surpassed by Jovo Latinovic, who lived to be 109 years, 240 days.
Mladenovic died in the village of Bogdanovac, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (present-day Serbia) on 29 December 1969, at the age of 109 years, 182 days.
References[]
- IN MEMORIAM Aleksandar Nikolić, (Bogdanovac) on Facebook, 3 February 2014
- Mention in text INFORMER, 9 July 2022