World’s Longest-Surviving Conjoined Twin Brothers Die at 68

Donnie, (L), and Ronnie Galyon sit inside their Beavercreek, Ohio, home, on July 2, 2014. Drew Simon/Dayton Daily News via AP, File

DAYTON, Ohio—The world’s longest-surviving conjoined twins died on July 4 at the age of 68.

Ronnie and Donnie Galyon, of Beavercreek, Ohio, were born joined at the abdomen Oct. 28, 1951. In 2014, the brothers earned the distinction of being the world’s oldest set of conjoined twins shortly before their 63rd birthday.