Eugénie Blanchard, French super-centenarian (d. 2010)
French supercentenarians are citizens, residents or emigrants from France who have attained or surpassed 110 years of age. As of January 2015, the Gerontology Research Group (GRG) had validated the longevity claims of 161 French supercentenarians. France was home to the oldest human being ever whose longevity is well documented, Jeanne Calment, who lived in Arles for her entire life of 122 years and 164 days.The oldest living French person is Lucile Randon, a nun born 11 February 1904, aged 118 years, 46 days as of 29 March 2022. Randon is also the second oldest living person in the world behind 119-year-old Japanese woman Kane Tanaka. The oldest verified Frenchman ever is Maurice Floquet, a veteran of World War I who lived 111 years and 320 days across three centuries (1894–2006).
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Events on 1896
- 28Jan
Speed limit
Walter Arnold of East Peckham, Kent, becomes the first person to be convicted of speeding. He was fined one shilling, plus costs, for speeding at 8 mph (13 km/h), thereby exceeding the contemporary speed limit of 2 mph (3.2 km/h). - 26May
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Charles Dow publishes the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. - 16Aug
Klondike Gold Rush
Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush. - 21Sep
Horatio Kitchener, 1st Earl Kitchener
Mahdist War: British forces under the command of Horatio Kitchener takes Dongola in the Sudan. - 22Sep
George III of the United Kingdom
Queen Victoria surpasses her grandfather King George III as the longest reigning monarch in British history.