Adriana (Jaan) Hartog-van den Berg, a resident of Baarn, Utrecht, Netherlands, is celebrating her 111th birthday today.
Adriana Hartog-van den Berg was born in Woudenberg, Utrecht, on 26 September 1915. In 1941, during World War II, she married Henk Hartog from Baarn, where she moved to in 1953.
At the moment, she is the nation’s second-oldest known resident, after Elizabeth Philippina van Boven-Smaal.
LongeviQuest extends warm congratulations to Jaan Hartog-van den Berg on her 111th birthday
https://longeviquest.com/2026/09/dutch-woman-jaan-hartog-van-den-berg-turns-111/
Happy Birthday, Ms. Hartog-van den Berg! 🌻
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