| Manuel dos Santos | |
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| Birth: | 23 December 1905 Asseiceira, Santarem District, Portugal |
| Death: | 16 May 2015 Grou, Santarem District, Portugal |
| Age: | 109 years, 144 days |
| Country: |  POR
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| Centenarian | |
Manuel dos Santos (23 December 1905 — 16 May 2015) was a Portuguese centenarian who was the oldest living man in the country at the time of his death.
Biography
Dos Santos was born in Asseiceira, Santarem District, Portugal on 23 December 1905. He lived alone in his house in the village of Grou. He had two children, six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. He never smoked nor drank alcohol, and didn't take any medications. He had poor vision and hearing and usually talked in simple words. He would wake up early, eat his breakfast and will go back to his bed to sleep some more. He would also dress himself up and shave with help. He also had multiple cats that visited his back yard, and everyday he went out to feed them.
Dos Santos died in Grou, Santarem District, Portugal on 16 May 2015 at the age of 109 years, 144 days. His successor as Portugal's oldest man may have been Manuel Rodrigues Horta, who died in 2016 aged 108.
References
| 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 |