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...
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 car...
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...
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...
A woman believed to be theworld’s oldest personhas reportedly passed away after an extraordinary lifespan of 122 years. Lin Shemu, born in the Fujian province of China, recently died on January 1. Her official documents indicated that she was born on 18 June 1902, and If the records are...
OTTAWA, Ill. (AP) — A 104-year-old Chicago woman is hoping to be certified as the oldest person to ever skydive after leaving her walker on the ground and making a tandem jump in northern Illinois.
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. ...
She lived on her own until the age of 110, when she had to move into a nursing home. Two years later, on 11 January 1988, she became the oldest living person; and two years after that, now aged 114, she appeared in a film about Van Gogh,Vincent et moi(1990), as herself, thereb...
Maria Branyas, World's Oldest Person, Dies in Spain at 117 More Reuters The world's oldest woman at the time, Maria Branyas, poses in front of a birthday cake as she celebrates her 117th birthday in a nursing home, in Girona, Spain March 4, 2024. Residencia Santa Maria del T...
Sat Jan 04 2025 - 11:05 Tomiko Itooka, aJapanesewoman who was the world’s oldest person according to Guinness World Records, has died aged 116, officials said. Ms Itooka died on December 29th at a care home in Ashiya, Hyogo Prefecture, central Japan, according to staff...