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Chiyono Hasegawa, 115 (1896 - 2011)
The Associated PressTOKYO (AP) — Japan's oldest person, 115-year-old Chiyono Hasegawa, has died.Hasegawa, who was born Nov. 20, 1896, died at a facility in southern Japan on Friday.The facility where Hasegawa died confirmed her death, but declined to give further details.Japan's oldest person is now a man, 114-year-old Jirouemon Kimura, who was born April 19, 1897. Kimura is recognized by...
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Maria Gomes Valentim, 114 (1896 - 2011)
The Associated Press SAO PAULO (AP) — A Brazilian woman listed by Guinness World Records as the world's oldest person died Tuesday, just weeks shy of her 115th birthday. The title now reverts to a woman in the United States. Maria Gomes Valentim died of multiple organ failure, said Helerson Lima, a spokesman for the nursing home where she lived. Valentim would have turned 115 on July 9. ...
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Vasiliki Lambidou, 107 (2011)
COSTAS KANTOURIS, The Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — For nearly half a century, she raised a Greek flag every day at the border with Turkey — a simple act that elevated her to national status. A funeral service was held Monday for 107-year-old Vasiliki Lambidou in the village of Marasia, located in the country's remote northeast. She died on Sunday. Lambidou had lived...
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Huguette Clark, 104 (1906 - 2011)
VERENA DOBNIK, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Huguette Clark, a 104-year-old heiress to a Montana copper fortune who once lived in the largest apartment on New York City's Fifth Avenue, died Tuesday at a Manhattan hospital, as prosecutors were looking into her care and how her finances were being handled.The reclusive Clark spent the last two decades of her life in New York City hospitals....
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Walter Breuning, 114 (1896 - 2011)
MATT VOLZ, The Associated Press GREAT FALLS, Mont. (AP) — Walter Breuning's earliest memories stretched back 111 years, before home entertainment came with a twist of the radio dial. They were of his grandfather's tales of killing Southerners in the Civil War. Breuning was 3 and horrified: "I thought that was a hell of a thing to say." But the stories stuck, becoming the first building...
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Patricia Ellis, 114 (1896 - 2011)
The Associated PressJACKSONVILLE, Texas (AP) — A Texas woman cited as the world's oldest person has died at the age of 114.Patricia Ellis of Boren-Conner Funeral Home of Jacksonville says Eunice G....
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Jack LaLanne, 96 (1914 - 2011)
ANDREW DALTON, The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jack LaLanne, the fitness guru who inspired television viewers to trim down, eat well and pump iron for decades before diet and exercise...
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Mississippi Winn, 113 (1897 - 2011)
The Associated PressSHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — When she turned 113, Mississippi Winn could still stand up on her own and never thought her age was a detriment to her life.The upbeat former domestic...
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Eugenie "Sweets" Blanchard, 114 (1896 - 2010)
The Associated Press GUSTAVIA, St. Barts (AP) — Eugenie Blanchard, a nun who was considered the world's oldest person, died in the French Caribbean island of St. Barts on Thursday. She was 114. ...
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Ivy Bean, 104 (1905 - 2010)
The Associated Press LONDON (AP) — Ivy Bean, who became an online celebrity as the oldest known user of micro-blogging site Twitter, has died at the age of 104. Pat Wright, manager of the...
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Dr. Robert Butler, 83 (1927 - 2010)
The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. Robert Butler, a Pulitzer Prize-winning expert on aging who coined the phrase "ageism," has died in New York City, his daughter said Tuesday. He was 83. ...
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Neva Morris, 114 (1895 - 2010)
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa woman who became the oldest living American less than a month ago has died. Neva Morris of Ames, Iowa, was 114 years, 245 days old. The North Crest Community...
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Ella Mae Johnson, 106 (1904 - 2010)
(Associated Press) CLEVELAND A black Ohio woman who attended Barack Obama's inauguration in her wheelchair shortly after her 105th birthday has died. Former social worker Ella Mae Johnson...
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Mary Josephine Ray, 114 (1895 - 2010)
(Associated Press) WESTMORELAND, N.H. Mary Josephine Ray, who was certified as the oldest person living in the United States, died Sunday at age 114 years, 294 days. She died at a nursing home...
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Ann Nixon Cooper, 107 (1902 - 2009)
The Associated Press ATLANTA — Ann Nixon Cooper, the Atlanta centenarian lauded by President Barack Obama in his election night speech last year, has died. She was 107. Obama in his 2008...
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Gertrude Baines (1894 - 2009)
By SOLVEJ SCHOU, Associated Press Writer LOS ANGELES -- Gertrude Baines, who lived to be the world's oldest person on a steady diet of crispy bacon, fried chicken and ice cream, died Friday at a...
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Harry Patch, 111 (1898 - 2009)
By ROBERT BARR - Associated Press Writer LONDON Harry Patch, Britain's last survivor of the trenches of World War I, was a reluctant soldier who became a powerful eyewitness to the horror of...
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Henry Allingham, 113 (1896 - 2009)
By DANICA KIRKA - Associated Press Writer LONDON - The world's oldest man, 113-year-old World War I veteran Henry Allingham, died Saturday after spending his final years reminding Britain about...
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Waldo McBurney, 106 (1902 - 2009)
QUINTER, Kan. - Waldo McBurney, who was named America's oldest worker and gained fame in his later years as a competitive runner and beekeeper, died Wednesday. He was 106. McBurney, whose life...
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Tomoji Tanabe, 113 (1895 - 2009)
TOKYO -- Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, has died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan, a city official said. He was 113. "He died peacefully. His family members were with him," said...
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Sgt. Maj Manuel Curry, 84 (1925 - 2009)
NEW ORLEANS - Sgt. Maj. Manuel Curry, who was on city of New Orleans police force for more than six decades and was believed to be the longest serving full-time law enforcement officer in the nation,...
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John "Jack" Ross, 110 (1899 - 2009)
SYDNEY -- John "Jack" Ross, Australia's oldest man and the last remaining Australian to serve in World War I, died Wednesday, Veterans' Affairs Minister Alan Griffin said. He was 110. Ross died in...
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Martha Mason (1938 - 2009)
RALEIGH, N.C. - A woman who spent 61 years in an iron lung yet graduated from college and wrote a book about her life has died at her North Carolina home. A close friend said Tuesday that Martha...
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Rev. Theodore Heck, 108 (1901 - 2009)
ST. MEINRAD, Ind. - The Rev. Theodore Heck, a southern Indiana priest believed to be the world's oldest Benedictine monk, has died. He was 108. The St. Meinrad Archabbey said Heck died Wednesday,...
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Herbert Hamrol (1903 - 2009)
SAN FRANCISCO -- Herbert Hamrol, who survived the Great Earthquake of 1906 and recalled for later generations how his mother carried him to safety that day, has died. He was 106. Hamrol, one of...
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Beatrice Farve, 113 (1895 - 2009)
BRUNSWICK, Ga. - Beatrice Farve, considered by Guinness World Records to be the second-oldest person in the world, died Monday. She was 113. Farve died in her sleep at the Brunswick home she'd...
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George Francis, 112 (1896 - 2008)
By JASON DEAREN, Associated Press Writer SAN FRANCISCO – George Francis, the nation's oldest man, who lived through both world wars, man's first walk on the moon and the election of the first...
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Edna Parker, 115 (1893 - 2008)
Edna Parker, who became the world's oldest person more than a year ago, has died at age 115. UCLA gerontologist Dr. Stephen Coles said Parker's great-nephew notified him that Parker died Wednesday...
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Gladys Powers, 109 (1899 - 2008)
LONDON - Gladys Powers, believed to be the last surviving female veteran of World War I, has died in Canada, Britain's Ministry of Defense said Friday. She was 109. Powers died Aug. 15 at MSA...
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Olive Riley (2008)
SYDNEY, Australia -- A 108-year-old Australian woman who was promoted as the world's oldest blogger has died two weeks after making her last post about "singing a happy song," her great-grand son and...
