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Thomas Peter Thorvald Kristian Ferdinand Mortensen (August 16, 1882 – April 25, 1998), known as Christian Mortensen, was a Danish-American supercentenarian who resided in California. [1] When he died, his age of 115 years and 252 days was the longest verified male lifespan at the time, until Jiroemon Kimura surpassed him in 2012. [ 2 ]
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 ]
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.
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 ...
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He had already been the world's oldest man from November 19, 2004, upon the death of Fred Harold Hale. [1] [2] At the time of his death in January 2007, aged 115 years and 156 days, Mercado was the second oldest fully validated male ever, behind Danish-American Christian Mortensen's record of 115 years 252 days. [3]
Only Theatre of Pain is the debut studio album by the American rock band Christian Death, released on March 24, 1982, by the Frontier record label.. It is considered by most critics to be the harbinger of the deathrock style of music, as well as being highly influential on the American gothic music scene.