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Bernard Delhom
Bernard Delhom
Birth: 9 July 1885
Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France
Death: 7 February 1996
Paris, France
Age: 110 years, 213 days
Country: FranceFRA
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Bernard Delhom (9 July 1885 – 7 February 1996) is a was a verified French supercentenarian. He was born in Pyrenees-Atlantiques, France on 9 July 1885 and died in Paris, France on 7 February 1996 at the age of 110 years, 213 days. On 29 December 1995, he became the oldest living man in France and Europe, following the death of Emile Fourcade. He was the last French survivor of the battle of Verdun, and retired as an officer of the Gendarmeria in 1943.

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