From NewsAhead World News Forecast:
29 Jun 2005. Dutch widow, world’s oldest person, turns 115Is this something they should forecast a month in advance? Let's hope she keeps her passion in check until then.
HOOGEVEEN, THE NETHERLANDS. 29 Jun 2005. Hendrikje van Andel-Schipper turns 115 on Jun 29. It will be the retired needlework teacher’s second year as the world's oldest woman -- and person. The Guinness World Records awarded her the crown in 2004 at the death of the previous titleholder, 114-year-old Ramona Trinidad Iglesias Jordan of Puerto Rico.
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The lifetime of the Dutch woman, who is the biggest celebrity in the northern town of Hoogeveen, links three centuries. She is reported to have a passion for the Dutch soccer team, Ajax Amsterdam.
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