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Matilda Bracun

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Matilda Bracun
Matilda Bracun
Birth: 24 September 1913
Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia)
Death: 11 March 2024
Ljubljana, Slovenia
Age: 110 years, 169 days
Country: SloveniaSVN
Unvalidated

Matilda "Tilka" Bracun (Slovene: Matilda "Tilka" Bračun; 24 September 1913 – 11 March 2024) was a Slovenian supercentenarian who was one of the oldest survivors of COVID-19, having recovered from the disease at the age of 106. At the time of her death, she was the second-oldest living person in Slovenia, behind Julijana Zakrajsek. Her age is currently unvalidated by the Gerontology Research Group (GRG).

Biography[]

Matilda Bracun was born in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (now Slovenia) on 24 September 1913.

After finishing primary school in Ljubljana she trained to be a knitter. She got a job in Pletenina textile factory and later worked in Saturnus factory. In retirement, she continued knitting and sewing tapestries.

She was married and had a son whom she outlived.

Bracun lived independently at home in Ljubljana until 2017, when, at age 103, she moved to a retirement home in Horjul.

During the coronavirus pandemic, she was infected with COVID-19; however, as of 8 January 2021, she successfully recovered, making her one of the oldest known survivors of the disease.

In September 2023, she celebrated her 110th birthday and became a supercentenarian. On her 110th birthday, she was visited by the former president of Slovenia Borut Pahor and then Slovenian president Nataša Pirc Musar.

Matilda Bracun died at a nursing home in Horjul, Inner Carniola, Slovenia on 11 March 2024 at the age of 110 years, 169 days.

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