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Christian Mortensen was born to tailor Jens Karl Martinus Mortensen and his wife Maren Therkelsen Thybo in the village of Skårup in Fruering parish near the city of Skanderborg, Denmark, on August 16, 1882. He began work as a tailor's apprentice in Skanderborg at age 16, in 1898, and later took work as a farmhand. [2]
This list comprises Danish supercentenarians (people from Denmark who have attained the age of at least 110 years), according to the Gerontology Research Group (GRG). The oldest Dane is Christian Mortensen, who emigrated to the United States in 1903, where he died on 25 April 1998, aged 115 years, 252 days.
Chris Mortensen was a Christian, and lived in Bella Vista, Arkansas. [1] [16] On January 15, 2016, Mortensen announced via an ESPN statement that he had been diagnosed with stage IV throat cancer and would consequently be taking a leave of absence from his on-air work at the cable network. [18]
Mortensen first joined ESPN in 1991, and quickly became one of the top NFL reporters in the country. He was a regular on the network’s top shows and frequently broke some of the biggest news ...
Longtime ESPN commentator Chris Mortensen has died at age 72, the cable sports channel announced Sunday. "Mort was widely respected as an industry pioneer and universally beloved as a supportive ...
Christian Mortensen [5] M 16 August 1882 25 April 1998 115 years, 252 days Denmark: United States 3 Augusta Holtz [5] F 3 August 1871 21 October 1986 115 years, 79 days Germany [a] United States 4 Goldie Steinberg [8] F 30 October 1900 16 August 2015 114 years, 290 days Moldova [b] United States 5 Grace Clawson [5] F 15 November 1887 28 May 2002
Chris Mortensen, an award-winning journalist and longtime NFL insider for ESPN, has died, the network announced. He was 72. Mortensen was a fixture on ESPN for three decades, appearing on ...
Christian Mortensen [1] M. August 16, 1882 April 25, 1998 115 years, 252 days Denmark: California 15 Hester Ford [5] F. August 15, 1905 April 17, 2021 [12] 115 years ...