South African elderly, described by local media 'unofficially' world's oldest man, dies after surviving Spanish flu, two world wars and apartheid
In this file photo taken on May 8, 2020 Fredie Blom talks about his recollections as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his home in Delft, near Cape Town.
A 116-year-old survivor of the 1918 Spanish Flu believed to be among the world's oldest people has died in South Africa.Born on May 8, 1904, Blom had "lived this long because of God's grace," he told AFP news agency this year.lists the oldest currently living man as Briton Bob Weighton, aged 112, but South African media have described Blom as "unofficially" the world's oldest.
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