World’s Oldest Person Kane Tanaka is Dead

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Japanese woman, Kane Tanaka who is believed to have been the world’s oldest person has died aged 119.

Reports indicate that Tanaka died of old age on 19th April at a hospital in Fukuoka, her hometown in southern Japan where she spent all her life.

According to Guinness World Records, Tanaka was born prematurely on 2nd January 1903. She became the oldest living person in January 2019 at the age of 116 years and 28 days.

She has held the title of ‘world’s oldest person for the past three years.

Earlier this month, Tanaka surpassed Sarah Knauss of the US to become the second-longest lived person in recorded history. Jeanne Louise Calment, a French woman who died in 1997, remains the longest-lived person at 122 years and 164 days.

Tanaka loved chocolate and soda. During a 2019 presentation ceremony to celebrate her being the oldest person alive, she was given a box of chocolates — which she immediately opened and began devouring.

Following Tanaka’s passing, the titles of ‘oldest person living’ and ‘oldest person living (female)’ are currently being investigated. Further details will be announced in due course by the Guinness World Records.

According to the Gerontology Research Group, the world’s oldest human is now Lucile Randon, a French nun known as Sister Andre, aged 118.

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