A woman classified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world died on Aug. 19 at the age of 117, her family confirmed to The New York Times. According to Guinness World Records, Maria Branyas Morera died in Spain at the Residència Santa María del Tura nursing home...
117-year-old nun beats COVID-19Europe’s oldest person won her battle with the virus while also celebrating her birthday. @MariaBranyas112/XA woman classified by Guinness World Records as the oldest person in the world died on Aug. 19 at the age of 117, her fam...
Her death was confirmed by Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official responsible for elder care policies in the region. Itooka was born on May 23, 1908, and became the world’s oldest person following thedeath of Maria Branyas Morerain August 2024. Throughout her life, Itooka witnessed significant hist...
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who wasthe world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on Dec. 29 at a care home in Ashiya...
Tomiko Itooka, a Japanese woman who wasthe world's oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died, an Ashiya city official said Saturday. She was 116. Yoshitsugu Nagata, an official in charge of elderly policies, said Itooka died on Dec. 29...
Itooka was recognized as the oldest person in the world after the August 2024 death of Spain's Maria Branyas Morera at age 117. "Ms Itooka gave us courage and hope through her long life," Ashiya's 27-year-old mayor Ryosuke Takash...
Elizabeth Francis turned 115 years old in July 2024. Courtesy Ethel Harrison Last week, Houston resident Elizabeth Francis, the oldest living person in the U.S., turned 115 years old. Francis officially became the oldest living American after Edie Ceccarelli died at the age of 116 in February...
A nun from Brazil has become the world’s oldest person at the age of 116 years 210 days. Inah Canabarro Lucas has taken the titles of oldest woman living and oldest person living following the death of Japan’s Tomiko Itooka in December 2024, according to LongeviQuest. ...
Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, passed away on Thursday at the age of 135 in northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said on Saturday. The 135-year-old was born in Komuxerik Township in Shule County, Kashgar Prefecture, on June 25, 1886, accordin...
The oldest ever man was Jiroemon Kimura from Japan, who lived to the age of 116 years 54 days and died in 2013. The world's oldest living woman, and oldest living person, is Japan's 116-year-old Tomiko Itooka.