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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Bryony Gooch

Two of the world’s oldest quadruplets die weeks before turning 90

Ann, Ernest, Paul and Michael were born 90 years ago today - (PA)

Two of the world’s oldest quadruplets have died, just weeks before they would have celebrated their ninetieth birthday.

Ann, Ernest, Paul and Michael were born on 28 November 1935 at their family home in St Neots, Cambridgeshire, gaining global attention in 1935 because they were the first British multiple birth babies to survive for more than a few days. They became known as the St Neots Quads.

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