Stepan Dobricanovic | |
Stepan Dobricanovic at the age of 103 | |
Birth: | 5 February 1914 Rudna Glava, Majdanpek, Kingdom of Serbia (now Serbia) |
Death: | 20 June 2020 Negotin, Serbia |
Age: | 106 years, 135 days |
Country: | SRB |
Centenarian |
Stepan Dobricanovic [Serbian: Степан Добрицановић] (5 February 1914 – 20 June 2020) was a Serbian centenarian who was the oldest known living man in Serbia at the time of his death.
Biography[]
Stepan Dobricanovic was born in Rudna Glava, Majdanpek, Kingdom of Serbia (now Serbia) on 5 February 1914. He worked as a miner in the Majdanpek Copper Mine.
He read the newspaper without glasses until he was 104 and persistently took care of himself. For the last two years, he has lived with his niece Snezana Ivanovic.
He became the oldest known living man in Serbia, following the death of 104-year-old Vitomir Bozic on 20 May 2017.
Dobricanovic died in Negotin, Serbia on 20 June 2020 at the age of 106 years, 135 days. He was buried in his native village of Rudna Glava. Following the his death, then-105-year-old Radivoje Stevanovic of Belgrade became the oldest known living man in Serbia.
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References[]
- Deda od 103 godine YouTube, 28 December 2016
- 104 rođendan,5 februar Stepan Dobricanović Selo Jabukovac & Okolina (Facebook), 7 February 2019
- STARINA STEPAN (105) SA RUDNE GLAVE PREGAZIO VEK I IMA SAVET ZA SVE NAS: Ne pijem ni lekove ni rakiju! Važno je da uvek imam ljute paprike i gunj na leđima! INFORMER, 28 October 2019
- OTIŠAO DEKA STEPAN (106), JEDAN OD NAJSTARIJIH SRBA: Nije mogao bez bureka i piva, a u svako jelo stavljao ovaj ELIKSIR KURIR, 22 June 2020
- ZBOGOM, STARINO! U Negotinu, u 106. godini, preminuo deka Stepan iz Rudne Glave, jedan od najstarijih žitelja Srbije! INFORMER, 22 June 2020
Serbia’s Oldest Living Man Titleholders (V • E) |
Rade Grujicic • Jovo Latinovic • Ilija Trifunovic • Milivoje Matejic • Branko Kurjacki • Vitomir Bozic • Stepan Dobricanovic • Radivoje Stevanovic • Simo Ivosevic • Zivan Popovic • Zivorad Markovic |