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RE: Top 10 Oldest Living Men in France

Ale76 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 10:15:41 +0000

Mr. Roger Louis-Tardieu of Saint-Paul-en-Jarez, Loire (FRA) sadly passed away on 15 July 2026, aged 106.

https://www.libramemoria.com/defunts/louis-tardieu-roger/72850774e608486da06fc9e7cf1647c2

He was born on 28 October 1919.

He was the 11th known OLM in France.

Rest in peace.

RE: Birthday Topic

MMNMADV91 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:58:56 +0000

Happy Birthday, Follower88! 🥂

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

MMNMADV91 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:56:34 +0000

@diego If I remember correctly, Brazil's naming laws aren't as strict, so you can still have children named "Manoel", "Izabel", etc. over there in the present day. Over here, naming laws are stricter and we have a list of allowed names (in fact, the first list of this kind was created in 1911, during the time of the First Portuguese Republic, but I believe that particular list has been lost to posterity), that does not include archaic spellings such as "Manoel" or "Izabel", just the modern ones ("Manuel" and "Isabel" regarding these specific examples I noted, but there are many more, of course).

RE: Shizuka Yamazaki (JPN, 1915-fl.2026)

Billy Robinson — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:56:35 +0000

Her page on LQ hasn't been updated to reflect her limbo status (not trying to force anyone though)

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RE: Supercentenarians Confirmed Alive in 2026

Ale76 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 07:06:40 +0000

Marie Rosa (CAN, almost 111) recently confirmed as the oldest living Canadian:

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RE: Birthday Topic

Ale76 — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:45:35 +0000

This topic keeps track of the birthdays of our forum members. Feel free to post your birthday here, so we can add it to this opening post.

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19 July 1988 - Follower88

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Happy 38th Birthday, Fl.!

RE: Duane Brewton (USA, 1917-2026)

ChrisR — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 23:41:49 +0000

Rest in peace Mr Brewton.

RE: Top 20 European Oldest Living People

diego — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:53:06 +0000

May 14th was the last list featuring 19 people aged 112+.
We are five days away from Ilse Neumann turning 112, which will complete the list with 20 people aged 112+.

RE: Duane Brewton (USA, 1917-2026)

diego — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:50:17 +0000

He is the 15th-oldest man in Florida's history.

RE: Oldest Living Men in Portugal (Age 105+)

diego — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:34:28 +0000

I've always found it so interesting how you (a generalised "you", I mean) there in Brazil kept the archaic spellings of so many names and surnames ("Manoel" instead of Manuel", "Souza" instead of "Sousa", etc.). Over here, the archaic form "Manoel" is no longer in use.

You're absolutely right about that; in fact, many people here consider "Manuel" archaic and think "Manoel" is the more correct spelling.
These spelling differences are often due to the clerks, as many make mistakes when writing down the name.
In some cases, however, parents simply prefer one form over the other and specifically request that spelling.