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Anybody know the whereabouts of the second oldest person in the world at the time? Fame is a powerful motive...
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Oldest Person in the World dies
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link to a Monk episode
It's from season 2 of Monk if anyone wants to get it.
Thanks for the update, rdowns. The title of world's oldest living person now goes to Maria de Jesus of Portugal. She's 115 years, 80 days old.
Maria de Jesus has passed away at the age of 115. The title of world's oldest person now passes to 114-year-old Gertrude Baines of Los Angeles.
Lets hope she can last longer than the (just over) month on this list than the last person managed.
^^^Wanna start a betting pool?
Actually, what would be interesting is the statistic on what BV said. I wonder the average number of days between being mentioned in this thread as the world's oldest person, and their death.
Actually, what would be interesting is the statistic on what BV said. I wonder the average number of days between being mentioned in this thread as the world's oldest person, and their death.
Does anyone actually doubt that the world's actual oldest person is someone living in a remote area that nearly no one has heard of and not the people named in this thread?
I had a great, great aunt who lived to 108, but she died in 1915. She did meet Napoleon, though, when she was a child.
I do. There are a lot of people who aren't accounted for in this world in the statistics, but the large majority of people living in this world have been accounted for. While there's a chance that the world's oldest person is someone who's unaccounted for, chances are that this isn't the case today, nor was it yesterday. At times, this may be true, but it's only true until he/she dies.
I highly doubt that the oldest person on Earth is always someone who lives in some remote region of the world who we have mistakenly excluded, as you seem to suggest in your post.
And the Kaiser, too, if I remember correctly from a previous post? I'd be interested in knowing how those meetings came about. The history behind them, as it were.
She breaks record after record without lifting a finger! She' already gotten the records for the oldest person born in Georgia state, then the oldest American and the last person born in 1894. She's also one of the 30 longest lived people ever.
It's not often that we're honored to have the oldest person here in Los Angeles! Good for you, Mrs. Baines.
In terms of the longevitiy of people when their name is posted in this thread as the number one. Between the time of posting here and then the subsquent post reporting their passing is on average ~172 days.
The shortest reign is by Emma Tillman who managed 5 days at the top as reported by this thread
The joint second shortest reign is by Mitoyo Kawate and Ramona Trinidad Islesias-Jordan who managed 13 days
In terms of the longest reign the title goes to Edna Parker with a whopping 473 days.
Not too far off her is Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper with 456 days
Elizabeth Jones Bolden holds the amazing and head scratching title of the only person to appear on the list twice. She was reported to be the oldest person and held that title for 100 days when María Capovilla took the title a fact that was only reported on her passing though. At which point Elizabeth Jones Bolden came straight back in as the number 1 spot where she lived for a further 105 days.
The average age held by the number one at the time of their passing is just shy of 115. With the eldest being Kamato Hongo, María Capovilla and Elizabeth Jones Bolden at 116 as reported in this thread.
Lets all wish Gertrude Baines a long and happy reign as number one.
The shortest reign is by Emma Tillman who managed 5 days at the top as reported by this thread
The joint second shortest reign is by Mitoyo Kawate and Ramona Trinidad Islesias-Jordan who managed 13 days
In terms of the longest reign the title goes to Edna Parker with a whopping 473 days.
Not too far off her is Hendrikje Van Andel-Schipper with 456 days
Elizabeth Jones Bolden holds the amazing and head scratching title of the only person to appear on the list twice. She was reported to be the oldest person and held that title for 100 days when María Capovilla took the title a fact that was only reported on her passing though. At which point Elizabeth Jones Bolden came straight back in as the number 1 spot where she lived for a further 105 days.
The average age held by the number one at the time of their passing is just shy of 115. With the eldest being Kamato Hongo, María Capovilla and Elizabeth Jones Bolden at 116 as reported in this thread.
Lets all wish Gertrude Baines a long and happy reign as number one.
I'd have to look it up in my father's autobiography. He's long gone, so I can't ask him personally...
Gertrude Baines has passed away at the age of 115. The crown of world's oldest living person now apparently passes to Kama Chinen of Japan, who turned 114 years old in May.
Eunice Sanborn, the oldest American since April 6, 2010 and the world's oldest person since November 4, 2010, died yesterday at age 114 years, 195 days. She was born in Louisiana and lived in Texas. Her family claims that she was actually one year older (115).
Besse Cooper, also an American, is now the world's oldest person. Besse was born in August 1896 in Tennessee, was a teacher, and now lives in Georgia. She has 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Why has she lived so long? "Minding her own business and not eating junk food."
Besse Cooper, also an American, is now the world's oldest person. Besse was born in August 1896 in Tennessee, was a teacher, and now lives in Georgia. She has 15 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild. Why has she lived so long? "Minding her own business and not eating junk food."
She survived 760 days in the thread? (bows down).
It would be cool if a forum member could gain the spot.
It would be cool if a forum member could gain the spot.
Yeah, but I bet you could come up with a really cool avatar and sig.
Maybe this for both:
