| Sime Petrovic | |
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| Birth: | 1 October 1910 Zapuntel, Zadar County, Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia) |
| Death: | 23 January 2017 Zapuntel, Zadar County, Croatia |
| Age: | 106 years, 114 days |
| Country: |  CRO
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| Centenarian | |
Sime Petrovic [Croatian: Šime Petrović] (1 October 1910 – 23 January 2017) was a Croatian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Croatia at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Sime Petrovic was born in Zapuntel near city of Zadar, Zadar County, Austria-Hungary (present-day Croatia) on 1 October 1910. He was engaged in agriculture for most of his life, and he drove a tractor until he was 92 years old.
He became the oldest known living man in Croatia following the death of 106-year-old Nikola Barkovic on 4 May 2017.
Petrovic died in Zapuntel, Zadar County, Croatia on 23 January 2017 at the age of 106 years, 144 days. Following his death, then-105-year-old Josip Krsul became the oldest known living man in Croatia.
References[]
- ŠIME PETROVIĆ (1910–2017) Slobodna Dalmacija (Obituary)
- Zapuntelac poživio 106 godina zahvaljujući mirnom bodulskom životu Zadarski list, 7 February 2017 (Archived)
| Croatia's Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
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Ivan Jaklic • Egidije Foretic • Franjo Horvat • Mateo Palaversic • Andrija Prlic • Nikola Barkovic • Sime Petrovic • Josip Krsul • Dundo Bozo Kralj • Josip Pisnjak • Zdenko Premzl |