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Oldest Person in the World dies
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Man, all the porn Kamato Hongo was in was A+ material. I will really miss not seeing any more of her hot and steamy shower scenes. 
Well, that didn't last long. After Kamato Hongo died, the world's oldest person was Mitoyo Kawate of Hiroshima, Japan, but she died yesterday (November 12, 2003) at age 114. She held the record for less than two weeks. The new recordholder is Charlotte Benkner, who doesn't even live in Japan. She's from North Lima, Ohio and will be 114 this Sunday (November 16, 2003).
My thoughts go out to the family of Mitoyo Kawate, may she rest in peace. They have all really had full lives.
My B-Day wishes go out to Charlotte Benkner on her 114th on Sunday the 16th. My wife and I grew up just 20 miles from her home. Maybe some of her longevity will rub off on us!
Yes, thank you. We grew up about 5 miles apart. Familes knew each other, more so my grandfather. Her father gave me a physical for work at Armco in 1968. We did not know each other till introduced in 1972.
http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/2636204/detail.html?treets=bos&tml=bos_health&ts=T&tmi=bos_health_1_12150111142003
Originally posted by Datazoid
Dead?
Well yes, that would be the simplest way to put it.
Originally posted by coopdog
Man, all the porn Kamato Hongo was in was A+ material. I will really miss not seeing any more of her hot and steamy shower scenes.
Are you sure we are talking about the same person?
CLINTON, Md. -- A Maryland native believed to be America's oldest man has died at the age of 114.
Family members say William Coates died early Tuesday morning at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Md.
Coates was born June 2, 1889. According to Irving Smith, director of the Evelyn Cole Senior Center, he was the oldest man in America.http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/2872641/detail.html?treets=bos&tml=bos_health&ts=T&tmi=bos_health_1_12150102252004
Family members say William Coates died early Tuesday morning at Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, Md.
Coates was born June 2, 1889. According to Irving Smith, director of the Evelyn Cole Senior Center, he was the oldest man in America.http://www.thebostonchannel.com/health/2872641/detail.html?treets=bos&tml=bos_health&ts=T&tmi=bos_health_1_12150102252004
i read about this i think yesterday.
114 is very old! wow. that means he's lived through a big chunk of american history.
114 is very old!
wow. that means he's lived through a big chunk of american history.
Unfortunately, the youngest person in the world dies quite often.
When I was little, I never understood that phrase "The king is dead; long live the king". I finally figured it out when I heard the phrase "The king is dead; long live the queen".
When I was little, I never understood that phrase "The king is dead; long live the king". I finally figured it out when I heard the phrase "The king is dead; long live the queen".
MADRID, Spain (Reuters) -- A retired Spanish shoemaker born in the same year as Adolf Hitler and officially the world's oldest man has died at his home at the age of 114, his family said.
Guinness World Records recognised Joan Riudavets Moll as the the world's oldest man following the death of Japan's Yukichi Chuganji, also 114, in September.
Riudavets, who attributed his longevity to a life of moderation, was born on December 15, 1889 -- the year Hitler and Charlie Chaplin were born and the year the Eiffel Tower was completed.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/06/spain.oldest.reut/
Guinness World Records recognised Joan Riudavets Moll as the the world's oldest man following the death of Japan's Yukichi Chuganji, also 114, in September.
Riudavets, who attributed his longevity to a life of moderation, was born on December 15, 1889 -- the year Hitler and Charlie Chaplin were born and the year the Eiffel Tower was completed.
http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/europe/03/06/spain.oldest.reut/
This has produced a very unusual situation. The world's oldest man and the world's oldest woman are currently both Americans! Fred Hale Sr., the new oldest man, was born Dec. 1, 1890 and lives in New York. Charlotte Benkner, the new oldest person, was born Nov. 16, 1889 and lives in Ohio.
Last week Charlotte Benkner died at age 114 years, 181 days. She had been considered to be the oldest women (see previous post) until just last month, when she lost that designation to Ramona Trinidad Islesias-Jordan, a Puerto Rican who was found to be two months older. Mrs. Benkner said that one of the thrills of her life was meeting President Theodore Roosevelt. She voted in every election since woman got the vote in 1920. She married her husband in 1908, became a widow in 1967, and had no children. Her answer when asked for her secret to a long life: "Just live steadily."
128 years old!!!
http://www.thedominican.net/articles/pampo.htm
if she ever gets officially recognized, that would be amazing.
D
http://www.thedominican.net/articles/pampo.htm
if she ever gets officially recognized, that would be amazing.
D
The "official" oldest person, Romona Trinidad Iglesias-Jordan, 114 years and 272 days old, died Saturday. Guinness had officially recognized Charlotte Benkner (see above) but later discovered that Iglesias-Jordan was in fact older, born 10 weeks earlier, on August 31, 1889, the same year that the Eiffel Tower was completed.
Both Iglesias-Jordan and Benkner were the eldest of 11 children, had married, but had no children. Take heed: Anybody who wants to live to be 114 should arrange to have 10 younger sibilngs! On the other hand, Iglesias attributed her longevity to always cooking with pork fat, so maybe that's worth a try.
The world's oldest person is now Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper (known as Aunt Hennie to family) of the Netherlands, age 113, born June 29, 1890. There are still many dozens of people alive who were born in the 19th century.
The oldest American is Emma Verona Johnston, 113, of Ohio.
Both Iglesias-Jordan and Benkner were the eldest of 11 children, had married, but had no children. Take heed: Anybody who wants to live to be 114 should arrange to have 10 younger sibilngs! On the other hand, Iglesias attributed her longevity to always cooking with pork fat, so maybe that's worth a try.
The world's oldest person is now Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper (known as Aunt Hennie to family) of the Netherlands, age 113, born June 29, 1890. There are still many dozens of people alive who were born in the 19th century.
The oldest American is Emma Verona Johnston, 113, of Ohio.
Why does the oldest person in the world die so often? It's like the title is a death sentence or something.
mactastic said:Why does the oldest person in the world die so often? It's like the title is a death sentence or something.
Well when you earn the title about the only thing left to do is die.
