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This is a list of people born on leap day (February 29th) who lived at to least 108, or in their terms 27 years old. 
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This is a list of people who born on leap day (29 February), which happens every four years, who lived at to least 108, or in their terms 27 years old.
   
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[[File:Mary Norris.JPG|thumb|409x409px|Mary Norris, the oldest validated person ever to be born on 29 February.|alt=]]
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==born==
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|29 Feb 1892||12 Sept 2002
 
|27 years, 826 days
  
|27 years, 826 days
 
|110 years, 195 days
  
|110 years, 195 days
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|29 Feb 1892
  
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|12 Sept 2002
  
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|Ethel Nickens
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|[[Ethel Nickens]]
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|29 Feb 1888||30 Mar 1998
 
|27 years, 761 days
  
|27 years, 761 days
 
|110 years, 30 days
  
|110 years, 30 days
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|29 Feb 1888
  
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|30 Mar 1998
  
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|Hirsch Smulowitz <ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1933/09/10/archives/hirsch-smulowitz-dead-at-age-of-109-born-on-feb-29-had-only-27.html HIRSCH SMULOWITZ DEAD AT AGE OF 109; Born on Feb. 29, Had Only 27 Birthdays -- Demanded and Got Party This Year. BLIND ABOUT 40 YEARS Native of Russia, He Was Once Tailor Here -- Recently Lived at Yonkers Guild for Blind.] The New York Times, 10 September 1933 • [https://www.nytimes.com/1933/10/12/archives/patriarch-picked-in-home-for-blind-but-zeder-finkelstein-nearly-100.html PATRIARCH PICKED IN HOME FOR BLIND; But 'Zeder' Finkelstein, Nearly 100, Successor to Old Friend, Is Unaware of the Honor. NOT TOLD OF THE DEATH. Oldest Inmate of Institution Confident 'Reb' Smulowitz Will Return Soon.] The New York Times, 12 October 1933</ref><ref>[https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGZ2-JRJY State Death Index] FamilySearch • [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/119365662/hirsch-schmulowitz Hirsch Schmulowitz] Find A Grave</ref>
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|Hans Schornack
  
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|27 years, 215 days
  
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|29 Feb 1824||9 Sept 1933
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|108 years, 215 days
  
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|27 years, 558 days
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|29 Feb 1912
  
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|109 years, 193 days
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|[[Hans Schornack]] <ref>[https://www.lokalkompass.de/essen-nord/c-ratgeber/104-jaehriger-verlaesst-gesund-und-munter-das-marienhospital_a658205 104-Jähriger verlässt gesund und munter das Marienhospital] Lokalkompass, 17 May 2016</ref>
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|Margarete Knapp
  
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|27 years, 215 days
  
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|108 years, 215 days
  
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|29 Feb 1912
  
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|Margarete Knapp <ref>[https://www.volkssolidaritaet.de/fileadmin/content/berlin_media/CMS/Wir_ueber_uns/Publikationen/IF_2-2019_web_III.pdf Ur-Berlinerin Margarete Knapp feierte zu Hause ihren 107. Geburtstag] Volkssolidarität Berlin (page 8), 2019</ref>
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|Miyoko Take
  
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|27 years, 215 days
  
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|29 Feb 1912||31 Jan 2021
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|108 years, 215 days
  
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|27 years, 337 days
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|29 Feb 1912
  
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|108 years, 337 days
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|Miyoko Dake <ref>[https://www.facebook.com/ayako.dake.3/posts/3426078647515510 Death mention] Facebook Post, 29 December 2020</ref>
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|Eugene Florence
  
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|29 Feb 1912||c.29 Dec 2020
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|27 years, c.304 days
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|108 years, c.304 days
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|Eugene Florence <ref>[https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/dfw/obituary.aspx?pid=159900063 Eugene Florence Obituary] Legacy.com</ref>
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|29 Feb 1904||12 Sept 2012
 
|27 years, 196 days
  
|27 years, 196 days
 
|108 years, 196 days
  
|108 years, 196 days
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|29 Feb 1904
  
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|12 Sept 2012
  
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|[[Elena Siriteanu]]
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|29 Feb 1908||c.25 July 2016
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|27 years, c. 147 days
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|108 years, c.147 days
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|{{ROU}}
 
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This is a list of people who died on leap day (29 February) who lived at to least 108.
   
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[[File:Violet Wood.jpg|thumb|Violet Wood, the oldest validated person ever who died on 29 February.|alt=]]
   
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|Halum Al-Danaawi <ref>[http://alwatan.kuwait.tt/articledetails.aspx?id=176255&yearquarter=20121 أكبر معمرة لبنانية توفيت عن 113 عاماً]</ref>
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|1898/1899?||29 Feb 2012
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|113 years, 0+ days?
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|2 Sept 1899||29 Feb 2012
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|112 years, 180 days
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|Chisato Ito
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|1 Mar 1896|| data-sort-value="7 Feb 2008" |7/29 Feb 2008
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|111 years, 343-365 days
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|[[Adam Ozelis]]
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|24 Dec 1852?||29 Feb 1964
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|111 years, 65 days?
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|[[Marie-Rose Theriault]]
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|8 Sept 1889||29 Feb 2000
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|110 years, 174 days
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|[[Gertrude Schultz]]
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|21 Feb 1862||29 Feb 1972
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|110 years, 8 days
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|Pierre-Paul Marchelli <ref>[https://www.dansnoscoeurs.fr/pierre-paul-marchelli/2976668 Pierre Paul Marchelli Obituary] Dans Nos Coeurs</ref>
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|6 Oct 1910||29 Feb 2020
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|109 years, 146 days
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|George Clifford Hughes
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|23 Feb 1899||29 Feb 2008
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|109 years, 6 days
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|Telesphore Beaudry <ref>[http://deeprootstalltrees.com/pedigree/ped.php?personID=131259 Telesphore Beaudry] Deep Roots, Tall Trees<br>[https://youtu.be/Xj4uJyeX6TI Telesphore Beaudry's 108th Birthday - Chelmsford, Ontario 2003 - CTV News] YouTube</ref>
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|24 June 1895||29 Feb 2004
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|108 years, 250 days
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| Sørensen |Ane Soerensen
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|16 Jan 1892||29 Feb 2000
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|108 years, 44 days
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Right: Mary Norris, the oldest person ever to be born on February 29th
  
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== References ==
  
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https://grg.org/Adams/A.HTM
  
   
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{{Reflist}}
 
[[Category:Lists]]
  
[[Category:Lists]]
 
[[Category:Supercentenarians born on leap day]]
  
[[Category:Supercentenarians born on leap day]]

Revision as of 16:44, 2 April 2021

This is a list of people who born on leap day (29 February), which happens every four years, who lived at to least 108, or in their terms 27 years old.

Mary Norris

Mary Norris, the oldest validated person ever to be born on 29 February.

born

      Deceased (Validated) / Under 110       Living

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Other Age Country
1 Mary Norris F 29 Feb 1892 12 Sept 2002 27 years, 826 days 110 years, 195 days United StatesUSA
2 Ethel Nickens F 29 Feb 1888 30 Mar 1998 27 years, 761 days 110 years, 30 days United StatesUSA
3 Hirsch Smulowitz [1][2] M 29 Feb 1824 9 Sept 1933 27 years, 558 days 109 years, 193 days RussiaRUSUnited StatesUSA
4 Hans Schornack [3] M 29 Feb 1912 Living 31 years, 49 days 112 years, 49 days GermanyGER
5 Margarete Knapp [4] F 29 Feb 1912 31 Jan 2021 27 years, 337 days 108 years, 337 days GermanyGER
6 Miyoko Dake [5] F 29 Feb 1912 c.29 Dec 2020 27 years, c.304 days 108 years, c.304 days JapanJPN
7 Eugene Florence [6] M 29 Feb 1904 12 Sept 2012 27 years, 196 days 108 years, 196 days United StatesUSA
8 Elena Siriteanu F 29 Feb 1908 c.25 July 2016 27 years, c. 147 days 108 years, c.147 days RomaniaROU

This is a list of people who died on leap day (29 February) who lived at to least 108.

Violet Wood

Violet Wood, the oldest validated person ever who died on 29 February.

died

      Deceased / Under 110       Limbo       Age Questionable       Unvalidated

Rank Name Sex Birth Death Age Country
– Halum Al-Danaawi [7] F 1898/1899? 29 Feb 2012 113 years, 0+ days? LebanonLBN
1 Violet Wood F 2 Sept 1899 29 Feb 2012 112 years, 180 days United Kingdom UK
2 Chisato Ito F 1 Mar 1896 7/29 Feb 2008 111 years, 343-365 days JapanJPN
– Adam Ozelis M 24 Dec 1852? 29 Feb 1964 111 years, 65 days? LithuaniaLTUUnited StatesUSA
3 Marie-Rose Theriault F 8 Sept 1889 29 Feb 2000 110 years, 174 days CanadaCAN
4 Gertrude Schultz F 21 Feb 1862 29 Feb 1972 110 years, 8 days GermanyGERUnited StatesUSA
5 Pierre-Paul Marchelli [8] M 6 Oct 1910 29 Feb 2020 109 years, 146 days CanadaCAN
6 George Clifford Hughes M 23 Feb 1899 29 Feb 2008 109 years, 6 days United StatesUSA
7 Telesphore Beaudry [9] M 24 June 1895 29 Feb 2004 108 years, 250 days CanadaCAN
8 Ane Soerensen F 16 Jan 1892 29 Feb 2000 108 years, 44 days DenmarkDEN

References

  1. ↑ HIRSCH SMULOWITZ DEAD AT AGE OF 109; Born on Feb. 29, Had Only 27 Birthdays -- Demanded and Got Party This Year. BLIND ABOUT 40 YEARS Native of Russia, He Was Once Tailor Here -- Recently Lived at Yonkers Guild for Blind. The New York Times, 10 September 1933 • PATRIARCH PICKED IN HOME FOR BLIND; But 'Zeder' Finkelstein, Nearly 100, Successor to Old Friend, Is Unaware of the Honor. NOT TOLD OF THE DEATH. Oldest Inmate of Institution Confident 'Reb' Smulowitz Will Return Soon. The New York Times, 12 October 1933
  2. ↑ State Death Index FamilySearch • Hirsch Schmulowitz Find A Grave
  3. ↑ 104-Jähriger verlässt gesund und munter das Marienhospital Lokalkompass, 17 May 2016
  4. ↑ Ur-Berlinerin Margarete Knapp feierte zu Hause ihren 107. Geburtstag Volkssolidarität Berlin (page 8), 2019
  5. ↑ Death mention Facebook Post, 29 December 2020
  6. ↑ Eugene Florence Obituary Legacy.com
  7. ↑ أكبر معمرة لبنانية توفيت عن 113 عاماً
  8. ↑ Pierre Paul Marchelli Obituary Dans Nos Coeurs
  9. ↑ Telesphore Beaudry Deep Roots, Tall Trees
    Telesphore Beaudry's 108th Birthday - Chelmsford, Ontario 2003 - CTV News YouTube
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