World's oldest person dies aged 119 in Japan
Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
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Kane Tanaka was born January 2, 1903, in the Fukuoka region of Japan, the same year the Wright brothers flew for the first time and Marie Curie became the first woman to win a Nobel Prize.
Sister Andre, (left) born in southern France in1904, was announced the world's oldest person by the Guinness World Records after the death of Kane Tanaka of Japan (bottom), aged 119 in April.
Kane Tanaka, from Japan, considered to be the oldest person alive has today celebrated her 119th birthday in the Fukuoka Prefecture. Her family members say she hopes to live until 120.
Alimihan Seyiti, from Komuxerik in Shule County in the north-western Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, died on 16th December, reportedly aged 135.
URUMQI, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Alimihan Seyiti, the oldest person in China, died on Thursday at the age of 135 in Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authoriti