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Jan 19, 2023
Lucile Randon (1904–2023), world’s oldest person
Lucile Randon , also known as Sister André, was the world’s oldest person and the fourth-oldest authenticated person in history.
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Jan 24, 2019
Masazo Nonaka (1905–2019), world’s oldest man
Masazo Nonaka (1905–2019) was recognized by Guiness World Records as the world’s oldest man in April, 2018, when he was 112 years old. He died from natural causes at his family’s hot springs inn located on the island of Hokkaido. Nonaka ran the inn for many years and now his granddaughter Yuko operates the business. In his retirement, he enjoyed reading newspapers, watching sumo wrestling on TV, and eating sweets.
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Aug 11, 2017
Yisrael Kristal (1903–2017), world’s oldest man
World’s oldest man and Holocaust survivor.
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Apr 15, 2017
Emma Morano (1899 - 2017)
Emma Morano, the world’s oldest person, and the last verified to have been born in the 1800s, died Saturday, Apr. 15, 2017, at her home in Verbania, Italy. She was 117.
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May 13, 2016
Susannah Mushatt Jones (1899 - 2016), world's oldest person
Susannah Mushatt Jones, the world's oldest person, died May 12. She was 116 years and 311 days old, the last American born in the 19th century.
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Apr 1, 2015
The Secret to Long Life Is That It Feels Short
Misao Okawa, the world's oldest living person according to Guinness World Records, died of natural causes April 1, 2015, at age 117 years, 27 days in Osaka, Japan. She'd held the record since June 12, 2013, after the death of fellow countryman Jiroemon Kimura at age 115.
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Apr 15, 2011
World's Oldest
When the world’s oldest man, Walter Breuning, died April 14, 2011, his wonderful obituary led us to seek out other obits for “world’s oldest.”