| Gheorghe Covaci | |
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| Birth: | 23 July 1905 Dej, Cluj County, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) |
| Death: | 15 January 2014 Turnu, Arad County, Romania |
| Age: | 108 years, 176 days |
| Country: |  ROU
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| Centenarian | |
Gheorghe Covaci (23 July 1905 – 15 January 2014) was a Romanian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Romania at the time of his death. At one time he was the oldest known Romanian man ever until 16 May 2017, when his age was surpassed by Dumitru Comanescu.
Biography
Gheorghe Covaci was born in Dej, Cluj County, Austria-Hungary (now Romania) on 23 July 1905. In 1940, he was enrolled in the army and participated on the Eastern Front in the battles from Cahul (today belongs to the Republic of Moldova). After 23 August 1944, he participated on the western front for the liberation of Transylvania and the battles for the liberation of Budapest. Covaci married Bizo Maria in 1931, with whom he had a child.
After the end of the World War II, he worked on repairing the Cluj-Turda railway and on other yards for three years. Then he returned home to Arad, where he worked for retirement at the Arad Sugar Factory. In 2004, he moved to Turnu.
He became the oldest known living man in Romania, following the death of 107-year-old Nicolae Pasculescu on 8 March 2013.
On 14 December 2013, he surpassed the age of Dumitrascu Lacatusu (1891–1999) – 108 years, 144 days and became the oldest known Romanian man ever.
Covaci died in Arad County, Romania on 15 January 2014 at the age of 108 years, 176 days. At the time of his death, he had four grandchildren, two great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren. Following his death, then 108-year-old Traian Grancea became the oldest known living man in Romania.
References
- A murit unul dintre cei mai vârstnici români. Gheorghe Covaci a trăit 108 ani Adevărul, 16 January 2014
- Cel mai batran barbat din judetul Arad a murit la 108 ani! Stiri Arad online, 16 January 2014
| Romania's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Marton Mihaly • Nicolae Dumitrescu • Nicolae Pasculescu • Gheorghe Covaci • Traian Grancea • Achile Zdru • Dumitru Comanescu • Vasile Stamateanu • Ioan Lascau • Ilie Ciocan |