DEFAULTSORT OldestUniversities In ContinuousOperation Category Lists of universities and colleges ... New Zealand University of Otago , 1869 See also List of medieval universitiesList of oldest madrasahs in continuousoperation References Notes reflist spacing Refimprove date January 2010 Sources Cite ...POV date January 2012 Image Mediaeval universities.jpg thumb 375px Map of medieval universities This is a list of the oldest extant universities in the world. To be included in this table, an educational ... been founded before 1500 invariably in Europe or be the oldest university in a region universities ... Asia and Africa since 19th 20th century Founded before 1500 Main List of medieval universities ... It is the oldest university in operation in Spain. Although there are records of the University ... the fourth or even the third oldest European university in continuous operations. However, it was the first ... results 2007 overall rankings worlds oldestuniversities Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings 2007 World s oldestuniversities ref The University of Macerata Italian Universit degli ... universities Times Higher Education QS World University Rankings 2007 World s oldestuniversities ref ... of Aragon Crown of Aragon flagicon Spain Valencia, Spain University of Valencia Oldestuniversities by country or region after 1500 still in operation The majority of European countries had universities ... to the Vilnius Academy 1570, although its operation was not continuous the university was closed from ...&printsec frontcover A History of the University in Europe Volume 1, Universities in the Middle Ages ... university medieval universities can be traced to the Christian cathedral school s or monastic school ..., these aren t generally regarded as being universities as they largely didn t offer Academic degree degree s or they were culturally dissimilar from the European universities where the concept of the modern ... Volume 1, Universities in the Middle Ages , Cambridge University Press, 1992, ISBN 0 521 36105 ... more details
List of oldestuniversities in continuousoperation Use dmy dates date September 2010 Category Universities and colleges ...This is a list of Universities of the Islamic world Muslim world which have been operating continuously since their founding. Universities before 1500 border 2 cellpadding 4 cellspacing 0 style margin 1em 1em 1em 0 background f9f9f9 border 1px aaa solid border collapse collapse font size 95 bgcolor CCCCCC align center Year Current Location Name Other notes 859 Flag icon Morocco Fes , Morocco University of Al Karaouine Founded by Fatima al Fihri , originally as a mosque . In addition to a place for worship, the mosque soon developed into a place for religious instruction and political discussion, gradually extending its education to a broad range of subjects, particularly the natural sciences . Al Karaouine played, in medieval times, a leading role in the cultural exchange and transfer of knowledge between Muslims and Europeans. Pioneer scholars such as Ibn Maimun Maimonides , 1135 1204 , 6 Al Idrissi d.1166 AD , Abu Bakr ibn al Arabi Ibn al Arabi 1165 1240 AD , Ibn Khaldun 1332 1395 AD , Ibn al Khatib , Al Bitruji Alpetragius , Ibn Hirzihim , and Al Wazzan were all connected with the university either as students or lecturers. Among Christian scholars visiting Al Karaouine were the Belgian Nicolas Cleynaerts and the Dutchman Golius . Among the subjects taught, alongside the Qur an and Fiqh Islamic jurisprudence , are grammar, rhetoric, logic, medicine, mathematics, astronomy, chemistry, history, geography and music. The University is considered the oldest continuously operating degree granting institution in the world. ref The Guinness Book Of Records, Published 1998, ISBN 0 553 57895 2, p. 242 ref 970 972 Flag icon Egypt Cairo , Egypt Al Azhar University Founded by the Fatimid ... as the world s second oldest surviving degree granting institute. Citation needed date April 2010 In 1961 ... more details
The following is a list of the oldest buildings on Kansas college and university campuses , all of which were built prior to 1910. Twelve individual buildings and one complex of buildings are listed on the United States Department of Interior s National Register of Historic Places . Kansas State University has the most buildings on this list, with eleven. The list does not include buildings that were built elsewhere and subsequently relocated onto campuses, such as the Osborne Chapel at Baker University , which was built in England in 1864 and moved to the Baker campus in 1996. class sortable wikitable scope col width 230 Building Photo scope col width 150 Location Built class unsortable Notes Source Old Castle Hall Baker University 1858 Original home to Baker University, now located east of the main campus. The building predates the creation of the State of Kansas by three years. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places . ref Cite web title Historic Campus Architecture Project Old Castle publisher Council of Independent Colleges date 2006 url http hcap.artstor.org cgi bin library?a d&d p153 accessdate 2011 07 21 ref Stone House br now part of Hoeflin Stone House Kansas State University 1866 Originally built as a limestone house by the father of Samuel Wendell Williston in 1866, the walls of the original cabin are now just an interior decorative element in a much larger building. ref Cite web title Stone House From Small Beginnings publisher Manhattan Riley County Preservation Alliance date August 2001 url http preservemanhattan.org newsletters 2001 august.pdf accessdate ... s College, Kansas St. Mary s College 1871 All of the buildings on this list from the St. Mary s campus ... Oldest free standing building on the Kansas State University campus. ref name RegentsList ref Cite ... Hall File Spooner Hall.JPG 100px University of Kansas 1894 Oldest free standing building on the University ... Reflist Category Architecture in Kansas Category Buildings and structures in Kansas Category Universities ... more details
In telecommunication , the term continuousoperation has the following meanings Operation in which certain components, such as nodes, facilities, circuits, or equipment, are in an operational state at all times. Continuousoperation usually requires that there be fully redundant computer configuration configuration , or at least a sufficient X out of Y degree of redundancy engineering redundancy for compatible equipment, where X is the number of spare components and Y is the number of operational components. In data transmission , operation in which the master station need not stop for a reply from a slave station after transmitting each message or transmission block . References FS1037C MS188 Category Telecommunications telecomm stub ... more details
Refimprove date December 2010 This is a list of wiktionary extant extant schools excluding universities and higher education establishments. The dates refer to the foundation or the earliest documented contemporary reference to the school. The list is a work in progress, and there will inevitably be many omissions, particularly for schools in non English speaking countries. Prior to the Sixth Century Chengdu Shishi High School , China 143 BC 141 BC , found by zh W n W ng , a Commandery China Perfecture Chief during the Eastern Han Dynasty ref http www.cdshishi.net its Shishi High School ref Jondi Shapour Gundeshapur , Persia 271 A.D. Sixth century The King s School, Canterbury , England 597 ref http www.kings school.co.uk document 1.aspx?id 1 31887&id 1 31658&id 1 31637 ref Private. The oldest continuously operating school. Seventh century The King s School, Rochester , England 604 ref cite web url http www.kings rochester.co.uk History.aspx title The History of King s Rochester publisher kings rochester.co.uk accessdate 13 November 2010 ref Private St Peter s School, York , England 627 ref Mortimore, M.J.A. Bridlington School A History , p. 13. Hutton Cranswick, East Yorkshire Alan Twiddle Publishing, 1999. ISBN 1 902508 03 3. ref Private Thetford Grammar School, Thetford , England ... List of the oldest schools in Australia List of the oldest schools in the United Kingdom List of the oldest public high schools in the United States Independent school UK Oldest independent schools in the UK The oldest independent schools in the UK List of oldestuniversities in continuousoperationList of Friends schools Expand list date August 2008 Category Educational institutions by year of establishment Category Lists of schools Oldest schools in the world, List of Category Lists of oldest buildings and structures Schools in the world, List of oldest ... evidence 1291 Private Eighth century Beverley Grammar School , England 700 Oldest state school ... more details
see also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Maryland in the United States of America , including the oldest houses in New Jersey and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology , architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must date from prior to 1776 or be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type church, government building, etc. , Expand list date August 2008 class wikitable sortable Building Image Location First Built Use Notes Cross Manor File Cross Manor Jul 09.JPG 100px St. Inigoes, Maryland 1643 earliest part House Possibly the oldest house in Maryland. Third Haven Meeting House File Thirdhaven.jpg 100px Talbot County, Maryland 1682 Religious Oldest building in Maryland. Oldest Quaker meeting house in the United States. Spring House Fort Lincoln Cemetery, Prince George s County, Maryland 1683 Spring House One of the oldest buildings in Maryland ref http www.waymarking.com waymarks WM4WV Marylands Oldest Spring House ref Burrages End File Burrages End Mar 10.JPG 100px Lothian, Maryland ca. 1690 earliest part Residence Fort Garrison File Fort Garrison Dec 09.JPG 100px Stevenson, Maryland ca. 1695 Fort Holly Hill ... Annapolis, Maryland 1772 Government Oldest state house in continuous use in the United States Pooles ... File DurhamParishChurch front 20110626.jpg 100px Nanjemoy, Maryland 1732 Religious Oldest Episcopal ... Lighthouse Oldest surviving lighthouse in Maryland Lloyd Street Synagogue Baltimore, Maryland 1840 Religious Oldest surviving synagogue building in Maryland, third oldest in U.S. See also Oldest buildings ... Category Architectural history Category Lists of oldest buildings and structures in the United States Maryland Category Architecture in Maryland Category Maryland related lists Buildings oldest Category ... more details
century, oldest Islamic building in Afghanistan ref http whc.unesco.org pg friendly email.cfm?cid 326&id 1928& ref Australia see also List of mosques in Australia Central Adelaide Mosque , the oldest ... List of mosques in China Great Mosque of Xi an , built in 742, oldest mosque in China ref http books.google.com ... List of mosques in France Paris Mosque , built in 1926, oldest mosque in France Germany see also List ..., one of the oldest mosques in Indonesia Iran see also List of mosques in Iran Jameh Mosque of Ferdows ... ad Din Mosque , built in 1269, oldest mosque in Mogadishu Syria see also List of mosques in Damascus ... , built in 15th century, oldest mosque in UAE United Kingdom see also List of mosques in the United ... mosque, built in 7th century, possibly oldest mosque See also List of mosques List of mosques in Africa ... in Oceania Mosque List of the oldest buildings in the world Oldest churches in the world Oldest ... of the oldest mosque in the world requires careful use of definitions, and must be divided into two parts, the oldest in the sense of oldest surviving building , and the oldest in the sense of oldest mosque congregation . Even here, there is the distinction between old mosque buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques, and those that have been converted to other purposes and between buildings that have been in continuous use as mosques and those that were shuttered for many ... that have been in continuous existence, and early congregations that ceased to exist. To be listed here a site must be the oldest mosque in a country, large city top 50 , or oldest of its type denomination, architectural, etc. be the oldest congregation of its type denomination . Oldest mosques Expand list date November 2010 class wikitable sortable Building Image Location Country First Built Denomination Notes Quba Mosque File Masjid al Quba.jpg 100px Medina Saudi Arabia 622 Sunni Oldest mosque ... Sixty Dome Mosque , built in 14th century, one of the oldest mosques in Bangladesh Canada see also ... more details
see also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States of America , including the oldest houses in Pennsylvania ... Oldest house in Pennsylvania which has had continuous family residency, possibly the oldest stone ... 1743 Religious Oldest unchanged Lutheran church building in the United States in continuous use ... , architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must date from prior to 1776 or be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type church, government building, etc. , Expand list date August 2008 class wikitable sortable Building Image Location First Built Use ... 1650 House Possibly oldest log cabin or wooden house in Pennsylvania Wall House Elkins Park, Pennsylvania ... 100px Upland, Pennsylvania Upland 1683 House Oldest English built house in Pennsylvania. Only extant ... Montco FarmarMill.jpg 100px Fort Washington, Pennsylvania Fort Washington 1690 Mill Oldest surviving ..., Pennsylvania Germantown 1690 House Oldest house in Germantown Merion Friends Meeting House ... Merion Station 1695 Religious One of the oldest Quaker meeting houses in America Thomas Massey House File MasseyHouse.JPG 100px Broomall, Pennsylvania Broomall 1696, later additions House One of the oldest English houses in Pennsylvania, one of the oldest Quaker homes in the state Morton Homestead ... Dei Lutheran Church.jpg 100px Philadelphia 1700 Religious Oldest surviving church in Philadelphia ... Courhouse.JPG 100px Chester, Pennsylvania Chester 1724 Government This is the oldest public building in continuous use in the United States. Served as a courthouse from 1724 until 1851, town hall until ... in 1732 by Johann Conrad Beissel , it is one of the oldest religious communities in the United ... Fort Pitt Blockhouse File Bouquet blockhouse.JPG 100px Pittsburgh 1764 Defense Oldest structure ... more details
See also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Massachusetts in the United States of America , including the oldest houses in Massachusetts ... oldest church in continuous Ecclesiology ecclesiastical use in America. Cooper Frost Austin House ... oldest existing lighthouse in the USA after Sandy Hook Light , New Jersey. See also List of historic ... , architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. Expand list date August 2008 class wikitable Building ... house dedham.jpg 100px Dedham, Massachusetts ca. 1637 Oldest wood frame house in America, dated using dendochronology , and the oldest house in Massachusetts. ref http books.google.com books?id qhyxeOAKW5kC ... Oldest house in Swampscott. Richard Sparrow House File Richard Sparrow House in Plymouth Massachusetts.jpg 100px Plymouth, Massachusetts 1640 Oldest house in Plymouth. Wing Fort House File Wing Fort ... 1644 Oldest public library building in the country. Hatch Homestead File Hatch House in Marshfield MA.jpg 100px Marshfield, Massachusetts ca. 1647 Purportedly the oldest continuously occupied house ... 100px Dorchester, Massachusetts 1648 Oldest house in Boston. James Noyes House File Noyes.jpg ... Salem, Massachusetts.JPG 100px Salem, Massachusetts 1651 Oldest house in Salem, oldest house in U.S. ... 1662 Old Bridgewater Historical Society , the oldest parsonage and garrison house in the Americas ... Street behind the Peabody Essex Museum, the oldest continually opeated museum in America. The house abuts the Witch Memorial is also next to the 2nd oldest buring ground in America. Gedney House File Gedney House exterior Salem, Massachusetts.JPG 100px Salem, Massachusetts 1665 2nd Oldest house ... MA.jpg 100px Rowley, Massachusetts 1670 Chandler Bigsby Abbot House Andover, Massachusetts 1673 Oldest ... 1673 Oldest house in Lowell. Hoxie House File Hoxie House in Sandwich MA.jpg 100px Sandwich ... more details
in 1604, Possibly the oldestcontinuous church congregation in China Roman Catholic San Agustin Church ... Church , USA, built in 1681, the oldest church building in continuous use in continental U.S., oldest ... Church building Oldest churches in the United States List of the oldest buildings in the world ... was built circa 550 on the traditional site of Jesus Christ s birth This article lists the oldest church building s. The oldest extant buildings identified as early sites of Christian worship ... Oldest Part Denomination type Notes Dura Europos house church File DuraEuropos Church.jpg 100px Dura Europos, Syria Syria 235 House church Several walls still standing, oldest images of Jesus discovered ... grounds in 2005, possibly oldest building constructed as a church ever discovered. Church of St .... Extensively reconstructed, with oldest surviving elements from 3rd 4th century. Panagia Ekatontapiliani File EKPYL 2881.jpg 100px Parikia Greece The church dates to 326 AD. Its oldest features likely ... remain in a mainly Romanesque architecture Romanesque building Oldest cathedral in Germany, still ... scale, which survives today. one of the oldest churches in Italy Monastery of Saint Anthony ..., originally built in the 2nd century, ruins uncovered in 1998, one of the oldest church buildings discovered in the world. cn date December 2011 Dura Eurpous, Syria, built in 235, and the oldest ... built in the 4th century, rebuilt several times, most recently in 17th century, Possibly oldest ..., One of Bulgaria s oldest church buildings, used as a mosque for a period Orthodox cn date December ... , founded in the 4th century, with additions made in the 7th and 9th century. Oldest church in Serbia ... reconstructed in 1143, One of the oldest churches in Italy Saint Pierre aux Nonnains basilica , built in 380 as a spa, church since 600, Oldest church building in France Roman Catholic Basilica of the Holy ... Country Oldest Part Denomination Notes Church of Saint Simeon Stylites Deir Semaan File churchofAleppo.jpg ... more details
Unreferenced type Geography date May 2008 Merge to List of cities and towns in Belarus date September 2009 This is a list of the oldest towns in Belarus , by date of establishment. Grodno 1127 Novogrudok 1212 Nesvizh 1223 Slonim 1251 Volkovysk 1252 Lida 1380 Minsk ??? Expand list date February 2011 DEFAULTSORT List Of Oldest Towns In Belarus Category Populated places in Belarus Oldest Category Lists of cities in Europe Belarus ... more details
Relation , the world s first newspaper first published in 1605 ref name Relation This list of the oldest ... published oldest extant North American paper 1764 Quebec Chronicle Telegraph English language English Qu bec, Quebec British North America Still published oldest surviving North American paper with continuous ... language English Rutland town , Vermont Rutland, Vermont United States Still published. The Herald is the oldest family owned newspaper in continuousoperation, published under the same name in the same ...Expand list date January 2011 File Relation Aller Fuernemmen und gedenckwuerdigen Historien 1609 .jpg .... Universality It covers a range of topics. List The following entries present a selection Europe File Aviso Nr.1 Januar 1609.jpg thumb right 150px Avisa Relation oder Zeitung , the second oldest newspaper File Poit.nr15.1645 04 09.jpg thumb right 150px Ordinari Post Tijdender , the world s oldest newspaper .... Defunct 1664 1645 Ordinari Post Tijdender Swedish language Swedish Stockholm Sweden Oldest still published ... World s Oldest Newspaper Goes Purely Digital . Associated Press 2007. ref 1656 ref name museumenschede ... German Hildesheim Germany Oldest surviving in newspaper in Germany, nowadays published as Hildesheimer ... Still published oldest English language daily newspaper still in existence 1749 Berlingske Tidende ... 00001.jpg thumb 150px First issue of the New England Courant , the oldest newspaper in the Americas File DP numero1.jpg thumb 150px First edition of Diario de Pernambuco , the oldest continuously ... 1825 Diario de Pernambuco Portuguese language Portuguese Recife Brazil Still published. Oldest continuously ... index.php?option com content&view article&id 237&Itemid 183 ref and oldest continuously circulating ... Japan s first newspaper in any language, the English language Nagasaki Shipping List and Advertiser , published by an Englishman, Albert W. Hansard, from June 1861. ref Nagasaki Shipping List and Advertiser ... are unknown. See also List of newspapers List of early modern journals References Reflist ... more details
see also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Florida in the United States of America , including the oldest houses in Florida and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendochronology , architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must date from prior to 1776 or be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type church, government building, etc. , Expand list date May 2011 class wikitable sortable Building Image Location First Built Use Notes Castillo de San Marcos File Fort2.jpg 100px St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine 1672 1695 Government Oldest masonry fortification in the United States Fort Matanzas National Monument Fort Matanzas File Ft Matanzas 2008.JPG 100px St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine 1740 circa Government Spanish fort Gonzalez Alvarez House File St Aug NHL Gonzalez Alvarez01.jpg 100px St. Augustine, Florida St. Augustine 1723 circa House Oldest house in St. Augustine, the oldest continuously occupied European established city in the continental United States. 2 ref name fhtic cite web url http www.flheritage.com services sites fht record t.cfm?ID 754&type c&index 55 title Oldest House Museum date 2007 09 23 work Florida Heritage Tourism Interactive Catalog publisher Florida s Office of Cultural and Historical Programs ref See also Oldest buildings in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Florida References Reflist Category Architectural history Category Architecture in Florida Category Buildings and structures in Florida Buildings and structures in Florida Category Florida related lists Buildings oldest Category Lists of oldest buildings and structures in the United States Florida ... more details
see also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings surviving in the state of Delaware in the United States of America , including the oldest houses in Delaware and any other surviving structures. Some dates are approximate and based upon dendrochronology , architectural studies, and historical records. Sites on the list are generally from the First Period of American architecture or earlier. To be listed here a site must date from prior to 1776 or be the oldest building in a county, large city, or oldest of its type church, government building, etc. , Expand list date August 2008 class wikitable sortable Building Image Location First Built Use Notes Block House File Block house01.jpg 100px Claymont, Delaware 1654 Defense Possibly the oldest building in Delaware, however, some date the building to ca. 1723 Ryves Holt House Lewes, Delaware 1665 Residence Likely the oldest house in Delaware Lombardy Hall File Lombardy Hall.JPG 100px Wilmington, Delaware 1683 earliest part Residence National Historic Landmark NHL , home to Gunning Bedford, Jr. , a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and a signer of the U.S. Constitution. Belmont Hall Smyrna, Delaware Belmont Hall File Belmont Hall Smyrna DE1.jpg 100px Smyrna, Delaware 1685 earliest part Residence large Georgian addition built about 1753 by Thomas Collins governor Thomas Collins , who ... Oldest Swedish Church in the United States Barratt s Chapel File Old Barratt s Chapel Methodist ... Oldest Methodist church building in the U.S. New Castle County Court House File Habs new castle county court house.jpg 100px New Castle, Delaware 1775 Government One of the oldest continuously used courthouses in America See also Oldest buildings in the United States National Register of Historic Places listings in Delaware References Reflist Category Architectural history Category Lists of oldest ... Delaware related lists Buildings oldest Category Buildings and structures in Delaware Buildings and structures ... more details
see also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest extant buildings in the state of Virginia built by European ethnic groups Europeans English, French and Native Americans in the United States Native Americans . Expand list date August 2008 class wikitable Building Image Location First Built Notes St. Luke s Church Smithfield, Virginia St. Luke s Church Image Newport parish west facade.jpg 100px Smithfield, Virginia ca. 1632 more likely 1682 may be oldest surviving church building in United States, Episcopal Anglican Adam Thoroughgood House File AdamThoroughgoodHouse1957.jpg 100px Virginia Beach , Virginia ca. 1636 recent research suggests a date closer to 1720 ref name nhlsum cite web url http tps.cr.nps.gov nhl detail.cfm?ResourceId 700&ResourceType Building title Thoroughgood, Adam, House accessdate 2008 06 27 work National Historic Landmark summary listing publisher National Park Service ref Jamestown Church File Jamestown 2007 07 03.jpg 100px Jamestown, Virginia 1639 1641 possibly as late as 1686, church tower is the oldest remaining structure in Jamestown ref Historic Churches of America Page 8 by Nellie Urner Wallington 1907 ref Bacon s Castle File Bacons Castle 2006.jpg 100px Surry County, Virginia 1665 associated with Bacon s Rebellion Old Mansion Caroline County, Virginia 1669 oldest house in the region although tree ring analysis of some beams yielded a date of 1741 Rural Plains Hanover County, Virginia 1670 Oldest home in America continuously occupied by one family site of Patrick Henry s wedding Belle Air Plantation Charles City County ... 100px Williamsburg, Virginia 1690 Oldest school building in America, original College of William and Mary ... Tucker Hill, Virginia 1706 National Historic Landmark See also Oldest buildings in the United States List of National Historic Landmarks in Virginia List of Registered Historic Places in Virginia Historic houses in Virginia References Reflist Virginia collapsed Category Lists of oldest buildings and structures ... more details
This is a list of the oldest dogs in the world. All are or were 20 years of age or older. Aging in dogs depends on breed and size. Oldest dogs The oldest verified dog and several without strong evidence ... article view.asp?no 385348&rel no 1 Shackle, Eric, World s Oldest Dog Fight , OhMyNews.com, 13 ... world 2004 jul 12 australia.davidfickling title Oldest dog heads for 27th birthday publisher ... web url http news.google.co.uk newspapers?id PCEbAAAAIBAJ&sjid 20sEAAAAIBAJ&pg 5100,4494667&dq oldest ... 3 Bella ref cite news last Knapton first Sarah url http www.telegraph.co.uk news uknews 2707307 Oldest dog Bella the Labrador dies aged 29.html title Oldest dog Bella the Labrador dies aged 29 publisher ... news article 1053471 The worlds oldest dog dies age 203 canine years.html title The world s oldest dog dies at the age of 203 in canine years publisher Daily Mail date 2009 09 09 accessdate ... www.dailymail.co.uk news article 1205517 Max terrier worlds oldest dog celebrates 26th birthday.html ixzz0R12TpHoB title Max the terrier becomes world s oldest dog as he celebrates 26th birthday publisher ... url http www.highbeam.com Search.aspx?q Bramble oldest dog died yesterday title Dog dies aged 26. publisher ... World s Oldest Dog Turns 21 publisher WUSA9 date 2009 05 06 accessdate 2011 04 01 last Ewing first ... 99FF99 8 Minius ref Cite web url http www.poznan life.com news news 53 Poland s Oldest Dog Celebrates Birthday title Poland s Oldest Dog Celebrates Birthday publisher Poznan Life date 2010 01 18 accessdate ... breed flag Poland 9 Pusuke ref http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 2070637 Worlds oldest living ... news humaninterest article1005572.ece title St. Petersburg man says he owns the world s oldest dog ... 5501,2247868&dq sugar 25 oldest dog&hl en title Oldest dog to turn 25 publisher Herald Journal ... news regionalnews oldest dogs a senior wiener 167831.htm title OLDEST DOG S A SENIOR WIENER publisher ... 31 worlds oldest dog chanel dies at age 21.html title World s oldest dog record holder, Chanel, dies ... more details
about corporate.asp . ref He is the oldest CEO amongst Fortune 500 companies and was ranked 86 on Forbes magazine s list of the hundred richest people in the world in 2007, with an estimated ... Run Shaw Chief executive officer Oldest people References reflist External links http www.hiresmart.com ... A. Weil oldest CEO http money.cnn.com magazines fortune fortune archive 2005 04 18 8256995 index.htm Sumner Redstone oldest CEO of Fortune 500 company http jnonline.us Formlayout.asp?Formcall 30&SectionID ... Category Lists of oldest people ... more details
This list of the oldest companies includes brands and companies, excluding associations, List of oldestuniversities in continuousoperation educational , government or religious organisations. This list is taken from one restricted and geographically biased source, and because of the difficulty given the vast change of the concept over the centuries, of giving an absolute definition of what constitutes a company, or giving an absolute date of its foundation, no such list can ever be fully satisfactory. However, to be listed, a brand or company name must remain, either in whole or in part, since inception. If the original name has subsequently changed because of acquisition or renaming, this must be verifiable. In 2009, Japanese survey firm, Tokyo Shoko Research, searched the years of foundation of 1,975,620 firms in their database. ref http www.tsr net.co.jp english index.html English site of Tokyo Shoko Research ref They found 21,666 companies which have existed for over 100 years. ref name AssociatedPress http www.breitbart.com article.php?id D9A1DDVG0&show article 1 Over 20,000 firms in Japan aged 100 or older survey Associated Press, Aug 12, 2009 ref ref name SankeiShimbun http sankei.jp.msn.com economy finance 090812 fnc0908121743010 n1.htm Sankei Shimbun, 2009.8.12 17 43 6 Genda Shigyo Kyoto city Bag Manufacturing 1238 years at the oldest 10 companies ref According to the Bank of Korea , there are 3,146 firms founded over 200 years ago in Japan, 837 in Germany, 222 in the Netherlands and 196 in France. There are 7 companies in Japan over 1,000 years old 89.4 of the companies with over 100 years of history are businesses employing fewer than 300 people. ref name KoreanTimes http www.koreatimes.co.kr www news biz 2008 05 123 24196.html Centennial Firms Dry up in Korea Korea Times, Kim Jae kyoung 05 14 ... records 1 oldest hotel title Oldest Hotel publisher Guinness World Records accessdate ... more details
This is a list of the oldest Test cricketers . Oldest Test cricketers still living Image R.T.Simpson.png thumb right Reg Simpson, England s oldest Test cricketer, glancing the ball class wikitable Name Country Date of birth Debut Last match Age as at br date Norman Gordon South Africa 6 August 1911 24 December 1938 3 March 1939 age in years and days 1911 08 06 Lindsay Tuckett South Africa 6 February 1919 7 June 1947 5 March 1949 age in years and days 1919 2 6 Reg Simpson England 27 February 1920 16 December 1948 25 March 1955 age in years and days 1920 02 27 Andy Ganteaume West Indies 22 January 1921 11 February 1948 16 February 1948 age in years and days 1921 01 22 Arthur Morris Australia 19 ... ci content records 283742.html Cricinfo Oldest living players ref Oldest player by country ... 01 22 Zimbabwe Oldest Test cricketers currently playing at that level class wikitable Name Country ... Rahul Dravid, the oldest current Test cricketer Note The previous record holder, Muttiah Muralitharan ... 1972 4 17 2010 7 22 . Oldest player by country Australia Ricky Ponting age in years and days 1974 ... and days 1974 8 16 Oldest Test cricketers now deceased class wikitable Name Country Date of birth Debut ... players ref ref http www.rediff.com cricket 2003 dec 22old.htm Rediff Oldest Test cricketers at the time of death ref Oldest Test cricketers on debut Image James Southerton.JPG thumb right James Southerton, the oldest player on debut England James Southerton age in years and days 1827 11 16 1877 ... Test Match Special, Ask Bearders Can you tell me who is the oldest cricket player to make a Test match debut ref Note The oldest person to make his first class cricket first class debut as well as to play ... india content story 304620.html Cricinfo Ripe old age ref Oldest Test cricketers at last ... Oldest players ref References reflist Category Lists of cricketers Oldest Category Test cricket records Oldest Category Lists of oldest people ... more details
This article attempts to list the oldest extant freestanding buildings constructed in the world, including on each of the continents and within each country. Expand list date February 2011 class wikitable sortable Building Image Country Continent First Built Use Notes Megalithic Temples of Malta File Malta Hal Tarxien BW 2011 10 04 12 42 32.JPG 100px Tarxien Temple Malta Europe 3500 2500 BC Religious Temples Described by Colin Renfrew as the oldest free standing monuments in the world . ref http whc.unesco.org en list 132 Megalithic Temples of Malta UNESCO World Heritage Centre ref Knap of Howar File Knapofhowarinsun.jpg 100px Scotland Europe 3500 3100 BC House Oldest preserved stone house in northern Europe ref http www.paparproject.org.uk orkney3.html Broch of Burrian Archaeology The Papar Project ref Newgrange File Newgrange.JPG 100px Ireland Europe circa 3100 and 2900 BC Burial One of the oldest passage tombs in the world. ref O Kelly, Michael J. 1982. Newgrange Archaeology, Art and Legend. London Thames and Hudson. Page 13. ref Hulbjerg J ttestue File Hulbjerg Jaettestue Langeland ... also Oldest buildings in the United Kingdom List of the oldest buildings in the United States Oldest churches in the world Oldest mosques in the world Oldest synagogues in the world References Reflist ... Caral File Piramide de Caral.jpg 100px Peru South America 2600 BC Pyramid Oldest building in South ... 125 AD Religious Oldest standing building still in regular use. ref Pantheon , Oxford English Dictionary ... gate north of the Alps. ref http whc.unesco.org en list 367 ref Aula Palatina File Trier Konstantinbasilika ... en list 367 ref Ancient Pueblo Peoples Ancestral Puebloan communities Image Dark Canyon Ruin.jpg ... Villages Oldest standing buildings in U.S.A. Majority of settlements abandoned, but some very ..., the Crypt is the oldest ecclesiastical building in Aarhus, as well as being the oldest arched space ... history Category Historic preservation Category Culture related timelines Category Lists of oldest ... more details
see also Oldest buildings in America This article attempts to list the oldest buildings extant in the U.S. state of Connecticut , including the oldest houses and any other surviving structures. Construction dates are based upon tax records, dendochronology , architectural studies or other public records. If the exact year of initial construction is estimated, it will be shown as a range of dates. Location used is the original township when building was first constructed. Expand list date May 2009 class wikitable sortable Building class unsortable Image Location First Built Notes Henry Whitfield House File Henry whitfield house ct.png 100px Guilford, Connecticut Guilford 1639 Oldest surviving stone American Colonial house in New England , museum since 1899. ref Historic Houses of Early America, Elsie Lathrop, Kessinger, New York, 2006 page 305 http books.google.com books?id qhyxeOAKW5kC&pg PA298&dq lathrop historic house early america whitfield&as brr 0 ref Captain David Judson House File Judson House Stratford CT.jpg 100px Stratford, Connecticut Stratford 1639 1723 Stone fireplace and foundation cellar from 1639, later Georgian Architecture modifications, Stratford Historical Society museum. ref History of the Old Town of Stratford, Connecticut, Samuel Orcutt, Fairfield Historical ... Windsor, Connecticut Windsor 1640 1688 Ell from 1640, main house from 1688, oldest wooden house ... 1680 Core from 1644, expanded 1680, oldest house in Bridgeport, Connecticut Bridgeport Black Rock ... 1645 1646 Oldest wooden saltbox residence in Connecticut, oak clapboard in lean to attic , residence ... Lyme 1660 1664 Began as a one room house, oldest wooden saltbox still in its primitive state, museum ... to attic, oldest house in village of Nichols, Connecticut Nichols . ref name ReferenceA Geoffrey Rossano ... ref Thomas Lyon House Greenwich, Connecticut Greenwich 1690 Oldest unaltered saltbox house in Greenwich ... Culture related timelines Buildings Category Lists of oldest buildings and structures in the United ... more details
References Reflist 2 Longevity DEFAULTSORT List Of Oldest Trees Category Lists of trees Oldest Category ... , is the oldest known living individual clonal tree There are three tables of trees, which are listed ... of these trees may be even older than their listed ages, but the oldest wood in the tree has rotted ... States , is considered one of the oldest and largest organisms in the world. The colony has been estimated ... States Oldest currently living tree. ref name RMTRR ? 3,622 Fitzroya Patagonian cypress br Fitzroya ... enlightened. It was planted in 288 BC and is the oldest living human planted tree in the world with a known ... news science at 13000 years tree is worldrsquos oldest organism 1848009.html At 13,000 years, tree is world s oldest organism , The Independent newspaper , United Kingdom, December 23, 2009 ... title Swedes find world s oldest tree date 2008 04 17 publisher BBC News ref ref cite web url http news.nationalgeographic.com news 2008 04 080414 oldest tree.html title Oldest Living Tree Found ... title World s oldest living tree discovered in Sweden date 2008 04 16 publisher Swedish Research Council ... s oldest tree discovered in Sweden author Roger Highfield date 2008 04 17 publisher The Daily Telegraph ... ref http www.abc.net.au abccontentsales s1201471.htm Oldest Living Tasmanian, The The Huon Pine ref 10,000 ref http news.nationalgeographic.com news 2008 04 080414 oldest tree 2.html Tasmanian ... da Floresta 3,000 Cariniana legalis Brazil Probably the oldest non conifer in Brazil. Its name translates ... Ballyconnell , Annagh , Ireland Oldest tree in Ireland and possibly in Europe Reference necessary ... , Crete , Greece Oldest olive tree in the world. Its name translates as Olive tree of Vouves . ref ... Zealand Oldest tree in New Zealand. Its name translates as Father of the Forest . Ankerwycke Yew 2,000 ... Karabakh , Azerbaijan Oldest tree in Azerbaijan. Its trunk is hollow. Also known as Sose s Tree ... , United States Oldest oak tree in the United States, possibly in the world. ? 2,000 Olive br Olea ... more details
This is a chronological list of lacrosse clubs since their formation. Expand list date May 2010 Nineteenth century class wikitable sortable style font size 95 Year Team Town City State Province County Country League Notes 1842 ref http bcla.centraldesktop.com spirit2 doc 1942279 w HistoryOfLacrosse ref Montreal Olympic Athletic Club Montreal Quebec Canada defunct 1852 ref http www.ottawalacrosseclub.com about ref or 1862 ref http bcla.centraldesktop.com spirit2 doc 1942279 w HistoryOfLacrosse ref Ottawa Lacrosse Club Ottawa Ontario Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association defunct, reformed in 1980s 1856 ref http www.e lacrosse.com laxhist5.htm ref Montreal Lacrosse Club Montreal Quebec Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association defunct, new club formed in 2006 1867 Upper Canada College Toronto Ontario Canada Canadian Lacrosse Association 1868 Mohawk Lacrosse Club Troy, New York Troy New York United States United States National Amateur Lacrosse Association oldest lacrosse team in the United States ref http www.mohawklacrosseclub.org ref 1871 ref http bcla.centraldesktop.com spirit2 doc 1942279 w HistoryOfLacrosse ref Prince Rupert Lacrosse Club Winnipeg Manitoba Canada defunct 1876 Melbourne Lacrosse Club Melbourne Victoria, Australia Victoria Australia Victorian Lacrosse Association defunct 1876 ref http www.pitchero.com clubs stockportlacrosseclub ?primary theclub&secondary history ref Stockport Lacrosse Club Stockport Cheshire England North of England Men s Lacrosse Association oldest ... Cambridgeshire England South of England Men s Lacrosse Association Oldest college lacrosse team in the United ..., Australia Victoria Australia Lacrosse Victoria oldest extant lacrosse club in Australia br oldest ... and National Hall of Fame as oldest active lacrosse team in the United States ref http www.nyac.org ... www.laxmap.org list clubs.asp ref Lacrosse Club Custodes Sokol Radot n Prague Czech Lacrosse Union ... of International Lacrosse References Reflist Category Lacrosse teams Oldest lacrosse teams ... more details
The following is a list of the oldest twin s ever. Oldest living twins 100 years legend2 9F9 Official Guinness World Record holders border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 F9F9F9 Confirmation report within last year border 1px solid AAAAAA legend2 FBCEB7 No confirmation report within last year border 1px solid AAAAAA class wikitable style font size 90 No. Names Sex es Birth date Age as of date Country or countries ... url http www.dailymail.co.uk news article 2062407 Britains oldest twins reveal secrets long life.html title A good man, a good family and hard work At 102, Britain s oldest twins reveal the secrets ... s oldest 91466 27401522 title Welsh twins claim the record as world s oldest publisher Western Mail ... Ena Pugh Lily Millward clock 101 years worlds oldest twins.html title Sisters clock up 101 years to become world s oldest twins... and say it s all down to sharing jokes together publisher Daily ... community.guinnessworldrecords.com New Oldest Twins Announced blog 2929169 7691.html Announcement by Guinness World Records British twins names world s oldest living twins ref align center F 4 January ... oldest fraternal twins turn 100 publisher KWCH DT date 1 May 2011 last Pettit first Melody ref align ... and days 1911 8 27 United Kingdom ? Oldest twins ever 102 years each The following twins have been organized ... s oldest twins turn 105 page 20 publisher Weekly World News date 7 March 1989 ref align center F ... ref name GRG citeweb url http www.grg.org EAKralTwins.htm title Oldest Singleton Twins in History ... CNEWS WeirdNews 2007 06 02 4228915 sun.html title Oldest twins mark 105 publisher Canadian Online ... hfmotc March 2008.pdf title Oldest Twins Die at 105 page 3 publisher Double Scoop date March 2008 accessdate ... last Kuiper first Gert Jan ref ref cite news title Former oldest twins both passed away now... publisher ... nhca citeweb url http www.nehca.org pdfs OldestTwinsinNebraskaHistory.pdf title Oldest Twins in Nebraska ... Lists of oldest people ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Incomplete date March 2009 This is a list of the oldest surviving buildings a structures in each province of Canada. Alberta First Nations peoples in Alberta were generally nomadic and did not create permanent structures, however they did often occupy the same site annually for many generations, and created permaneny markers in the form of tipi rings and medicine wheels . The first Europeans to build in Alberta were the fur trade rs of the North West Company who constructed the first trading post s in Alberta at Fort Chipewyan, Alberta Fort Chipewyan and Fort Vermilion, Alberta Fort Vermilion in 1788. The oldest building in Alberta still on its original foundations is the clerk s quarters at Fort Victoria, Alberta Fort Victoria , which dates from 1865. ref http www.rewedmonton.ca content view2?CONTENT ID 117 Real Estate Weekly Bot generated title ref Few buildings from the fur trade era remain. Most buildings considered historic in Alberta are from the post railway era e.g. after 1885 in Calgary, after 1891 in Edmonton, etc. class wikitable sortable style text align left width 200px Building or Complex Location Constructor Year built Notes Rocky Mountain House Rocky Mountain House, Alberta Rocky Mountain House Hudson s Bay Company 1799 Citation needed date ... d5a7 4e80 9674 54a885d0cb6e Canada.com A Top 40 list of B.C. s oldest buildings Access Date 2009 ... and Schofield File Hotel Bessborough rear 2.jpg 100px See also Architecture of Canada List of heritage buildings in Vancouver List of oldest buildings and structures in Toronto Gothic Revival architecture ... List Of Oldest Buildings In Canada Category Lists of oldest buildings and structures in Canada ... Columbia See List of heritage buildings in Vancouver class wikitable sortable style text align left ... Supreme Court of Canada 47 4 1939 Ottawa Quebec See also List of historic buildings in Quebec City The Aboriginal ... 17th century buildings that still survive outside the Capitale Nationale region. Therefore, the oldest ... more details
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