Charles Osborne date of birth:
April 2, 1894
How old was Charles Osborne when died?
97
Where was Charles Osborne born?
Missouri
When did Charles Osborne die?
May 1, 1991
What is Charles Osborne nationality?
American
Charles Osborne claim to fame:
Longest spell of the hiccups
Short Biography
Charles Osborne (December 14, 1892 – May 1, 1991) hiccupped continuously for 68 years (1922–1990). Osborne was from Anthon, Iowa, U.S., and he was entered in Guinness World Records as the man with the Longest Attack of Hiccups. His condition also led him to be a guest on the New York radio show Ripley's Believe It or Not! in 1936, ABC's That's Incredible! in 1980, and The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson in 1983. He appeared in an article by Dear Abby, was drawn as a comic for a Bazooka Joe bubble gum wrapper, is listed as a trivia question on the iPod Touch and was featured as a question in the board game Trivial Pursuit.