Rosenkowitz sextuplets

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The Rosenkowitz sextuplets were born in Cape Town, South Africa, on January 11, 1974. They were the first known set of sextuplets to survive infancy. The sextuplets are three boys (David Peter, Grant Vincent, and Jason Solomon) and three girls (Emma Louise, Nicolette Anne, and Elizabeth Rebecca). Their total birthweight was 24 lb 1 oz (10.9 kg), with the individual birthweights ranging from 2 lb 6 oz (1.1 kg) to 4 lb 6 oz (2.0 kg)

Their mother is Mrs. Susan Wilson, a native Briton who emigrated to South Africa in 1966.

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• The Six are 30. Dispatch (10 January, 2004).