People who were the oldest known living in their areas – Page 2 – Honorable Mentions

diego · 2024-12-09T14:15:58Z

Recently the oldest living state leader died.He was César Yanes Urias born on April 24, 1920 and died on December 4, 2024, he was a member of the Government Junta, which governed El Salvador from October 26, 1960 to January 25, 1961 and was also a member of the Salvadoran naval forcesHe was now succeeded by Guillermo Antonio Rodríguez Lara who was dictator of Ecuador from February 15, 1972 to January 11, 1976 and was born on November 4, 1923Today we had the sad news of the death of Arnold Yarrow born on 17 April 1920, best known for his brief role as Jewish bricklayer Benny Bloom in the soap opera EastEnders. Like the character, he is Jewish, also known for appearing in Doctor Who playing the diminutive leader of Exxilon, Bellal, in the 1974 series Death to the Daleks, being the oldest living actor to appear in Doctor Who, as well as several others rolesNow the distinction of oldest living actor, as far as I know, goes to Ray Anthony (20 Jan 1922), who despite being best known for being a musician, had a brief career as an actorFilmography Arnold YarrowFilmography Ray Anthony:Edit: I don't know why the links aren't working, I'll put the Wikipedia link here(Cesar Yanes)(Arnold Yarrow) (His death has not yet been reported by the press, but confirmed by a relative who lives in Israel on Facebook)

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Topic starter 02/05/2025 11:30 pm

Carl-Göran Ekerwald was born in Sweden on December 30, 1923 and died on April 8, 2025. He was the oldest living forestry worker and oldest notable professor. He was also a novelist and literary critic, but not older in these professions. The oldest living notable professor is Bernard Garfield (USA), born on May 27, 1924.

https://www.dn.se/kultur/forfattaren-carl-goran-ekerwald-ar-dod/

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Topic starter 03/05/2025 12:00 am

Barbara Yeaman was born on 16 Dec 1924 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA and died on 6 Apr 2025 and was the oldest living notable environmental conservationist.

https://delawarehighlands.org/barbarayeaman/

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Topic starter 03/05/2025 12:07 am

Argentine Ronald David Scott was born on October 20, 1917 in Villa Devoto, Buenos Aires, and was the oldest living notable aviator, he died on April 17, 2025, he was part of the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World War II. Now the oldest living aviator is Nancy Stratford born on June 12, 1919 in the USA.

https://www.clarin.com/sociedad/107-fallecio-ronnie-scott-leyenda-aviacion-lucho-voluntario-segunda-guerra-mundial_0_3BTMWpZ71q.html

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