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Felix Van Dam
Felix Van Dam
Birth: 31 January 1906
Borgerhout, Antwerp, Belgium
Death: 1 April 2014
Caracas, Venezuela
Age: 108 years, 151 days
Country: BelgiumBELVenezuelaVEN
Centenarian

Felix Van Dam (31 January 1906 - 1 April 2014) was a Belgian-Venezuelan Centenarian who was the oldest known person in Venezuela after the death of Carmen Pacheco de Carrasco from 16 January 2013 until his own death over a year later.

Biography[]

Felix Van Dam was born on 31 January 1906 as the second-oldest of five children to Mourits van Dam (1879-1972) and Johanna Oppenheimer (1875-?).

Felix Van Dam married Judith van Beever (1907-2000). They had 2 children.

At some point in his life, he emigrated from Belgium to the department of Caracas, Venezuela where he lived for the rest of his life.

Felix van Dam died on 1 July 2014 at the age of 108 years, 151 days. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living man and person in Venezuela.

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