Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings

Annie Jennings, née ThomasFact|date=September 2008 (12 November, 1884 - 20 November, 1999) was a supercentenarian from the UK and the world's second-oldest person, after American Sarah Knauss, at her death aged 115. [ [http://www.grg.org/Adams/A.HTM " Chronological Listing Of All Supercentenarians"] , Gerontology Research Group, February 17 2007] Jennings hailed from Chesterfield, Derbyshire [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60945599.html "Quiet 114th for UK's oldest"] , Daily Record, 13 November 2000] where she celebrated her 114th birthday. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60613538.html "HAPPY 114th"] , Daily Mirror, 13 November 2000] She became the oldest person in the UK following the passing of Lucy Jane Askew in 1997. [ [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-60661383.html "How to stop the clock"] , Sunday Mirror, 22 March 1998] Jennings held the title for about two years and was succeeded as the oldest person in the UK by Eva Morris. A teacher who never married,Fact|date=September 2008 she is second only to Charlotte Hughes on the UK's all time list, and the 25th oldest person on record.

Jennings disliked being in the Guinness Book of Records. [ [http://www.independent.ie/world-news/world-digest-426793.html "World Digest"] , Irish Independent, 13 November 1998] She was the last surviving person documented as born in 1884.

References

ee also

* List of British supercentenarians
* List of the verified oldest people
* Oldest people
* Supercentenarian


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Annie Duke — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Annie Duke Annie Duke Apodo: Annie Legend, The Duke, The Duchess of Poker Ciudad natal …   Wikipedia Español

  • Annie Blackburn — Annie Blackburn, b. December 24, 1971 is a character in the Mark Frost and David Lynch television series, Twin Peaks . Heather Graham plays her. She is the sister of Norma Jennings, from whom she gets a job in the RR Diner.She appears in the… …   Wikipedia

  • Annie Sinigalia — Annie Sinigalia, née le 26 juin 1944, est une actrice française Sommaire 1 Théâtre 2 Filmographie 3 Voxographie 4 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Annie Duke — infobox poker player firstname=Annie lastname=Duke nickname=Annie Legend, The Duke, The Duchess of Poker caption=Annie Duke in the 2005 World Series of Poker hometown=Los Angeles, California wsop bracelet count=1 (+1) wsop money finishes=34 (+1)… …   Wikipedia

  • Annie Larsen affair — The Annie Larsen affair was a gun running plot in the United States during World War I.cite web author = publisher = HistoryLink.org url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file id=7753 title=U.S. Customs at Grays Harbor seizes the… …   Wikipedia

  • Oliver Burr Jennings — (June 3, 1825 – February 12, 1893) was an American businessman and one of the original stockholders in Standard Oil. Contents 1 Early life and family 2 Standard Oil 3 Death 4 …   Wikipedia

  • Norma Jennings — is a character from the television series Twin Peaks , created by David Lynch and Mark Frost.Norma (played by Peggy Lipton) owns the Double R Diner, which she runs with Shelly Johnson, a good friend of hers, and is organizer of meals on wheels,… …   Wikipedia

  • 34th Annie Awards — The ceremony for the 34th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation in 2006, was held on February 112007 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.The nominations were announced on December 42006.Winners are marked in bold… …   Wikipedia

  • List of British supercentenarians — This is a list of verified British supercentenarians (people from the United Kingdom who have attained the age of at least 110 years). There have been 118 verified supercentenarians from the United Kingdom.[1][2] The oldest person ever from the… …   Wikipedia

  • Anna Anderson — Born 16 December 1896 Borowihlas, West Prussia …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”