Mr. Michele Gai of Diano Castello, Imperia, Liguria Region (ITA) turns 110 y.o. today!
He is the Oldest Living Man in Liguria Region, 20th OLP in Italy, 10th Oldest Living Man in Europe.
He was born on 23 December 1915 in Turin, Piedmont Region (ITA).
Augurissimi Sig. Gai!
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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Congratulations to him! I enjoyed the video of him from two weeks ago; he seems like a cheerful person.
@Ale76 I'm glad your region now has its second male SC, after Giovanni Ligato (1901-2012).
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He stopped driving at 104 y.o.
Picture at 110:
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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New video at 110: https://www.ilsecoloxix.it/imperia/2025/12/23/video/michele_gai_compie_110_anni_e_il_piu_longevo_in_liguria-15445319/
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Nice to see him embracing technology in the above picture !
Another video: https://mediasetinfinity.mediaset.it/video/studioaperto/ecco-michele-nonno-da-record_F313662501716C05
Pictures:
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https://longeviquest.com/2025/12/michele-gai-italys-second-oldest-man-turns-110/
Michele Gai, the second-oldest living man in Italy, celebrated her 110th birthday today in Diano Castello, Liguria, according to la Repubblica.
Michele Gai was born in Turin, Piedmont, Italy, on 23 December 1915. For 35 years in Turin, he pursued a military career as a non-commissioned officer in the Army. In 1972, after being discharged, he moved to Liguria and settled in Cervo. There he began working as a pharmaceutical representative and commercial agent. He also served as secretary of the bocce club in San Bartolomeo al Mare.
He continued to drive without difficulty until the age of 104.
At the moment, he is the nation’s second-oldest living man, after Vitantonio Lovallo.
http://www.supercentenariditalia.it/persone-viventi-piu-longeve-in-italia.
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