| Manuel Rodrigues Horta | |
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| Birth: | 16 March 1908 Entroncamento, Santarem District, Portugal |
| Death: | 22 August 2016 Entroncamento, Santarem District, Portugal |
| Age: | 108 years, 159 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Centenarian | |
Manuel Rodrigues Horta (16 March 1908 – 22 August 2016) was a Portuguese centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Portugal since the death of 109-year-old Manuel dos Santos on 16 May 2015, until his own death in August 2016.
Biography[]
Manuel Rodrigues Horta was born in Entroncamento, Santarem District, Portugal on 16 March 1908. He lived in his house in the parish of Our Lady of Fatima. He had two daughters, one granddaughter and four great-grandchildren. He was not a football fan, but he loved singing and playing drums.
On his 105th birthday in 2013, he had three living siblings: his younger brother was aged 97 and his two sisters were 93 and 90 years old at that time.
Rodrigues Horta died in Entroncamento, Santarem District, Portugal on 22 August 2016, aged 108 years, 159 days.
References[]
- 105th Birthday (video)
- Manuel Horta do Entroncamento celebrou 108 anos com uma festa O MIRANTE, 16-03-2016 19:25
- Morreu Manuel Horta, o homem mais idoso de Portugal O MIRANTE, 23-08-2016 19:17
| Portugal's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Augusto Ferreira da Silva • Manuel Antonio • Manuel Eduardo Figueira • Paulo Fernandes de Sa • Manuel de Sousa • Joao Sebastiao Ferreira • Jose Ferreira Andrade • Unknown • Jose Maria Hermano Baptista • Jose Luis Ladeira • Augusto Moreira de Oliveira • Antonio de Castro • Unknown • Manuel dos Santos • Manuel Rodrigues Horta • Albano Andrade • Alberto Andrade • Jose Martins • Vitorino Fernandes • Manuel Ferreira • Joaquim Varela |