ROME, Italy (AFP) — According to the US-based Gerontology Research Group (GRG), the world's oldest human is Jamaican Violet Brown, who was born on March 10, 1900.
Brown became the eldest person alive after the passing of Italian Emma Morano.
Morano, believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported.
Morano, born on November 29, 1899, died at her home in Verbania, in northern Italy, the report said.
"She had an extraordinary life, and we will always remember her strength to move forward in life," the mayor of Verbania was quoted as saying.
Morano's death means there is no one living known to have been born before 1900.
Brown became the eldest person alive after the passing of Italian Emma Morano.
Morano, believed to have been the oldest person alive and the last survivor of the 19th century, died Saturday at the age of 117, Italian media reported.
Morano, born on November 29, 1899, died at her home in Verbania, in northern Italy, the report said.
"She had an extraordinary life, and we will always remember her strength to move forward in life," the mayor of Verbania was quoted as saying.
Morano's death means there is no one living known to have been born before 1900.
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(CNN)Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, has died in Japan aged 119, according to a statement released by the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Tanaka, who was born on January 2, 1903, died on April 19, the ministry said.
Guinness World Records said they were saddened to hear of Tanaka's passing, and said the news of her death had been confirmed by senior gerontology consultant Robert Young, who also helped confirm her record as the oldest person alive back in 2019.
World's oldest person, Kane Tanaka, dies in Japan aged 119
Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, has died in Japan aged 119, according to a statement released by the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
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World's oldest person, Kane Tanaka, dies in Japan aged 119
By Emiko Jozuka and Lianne Kolirin, CNNUpdated 10:25 AM EDT, Mon April 25, 2022
(CNN)Kane Tanaka, the world's oldest person, has died in Japan aged 119, according to a statement released by the country's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
Tanaka, who was born on January 2, 1903, died on April 19, the ministry said.
Guinness World Records said they were saddened to hear of Tanaka's passing, and said the news of her death had been confirmed by senior gerontology consultant Robert Young, who also helped confirm her record as the oldest person alive back in 2019.
