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Birth certificate of Jeanne Calment. Calment was born on 21 February 1875 in Arles, Bouches-du-Rhône, Provence. [1] Some of her close family members also had an above-average lifespan as her older brother, François (1865–1962), lived to the age of 97, her father, Nicolas (1837–1931), who was a shipbuilder, 93, and her mother, Marguerite Gilles (1838–1924), who was from a family of ...
Marie-Louise Fébronie Meilleur (French pronunciation: [maʁi lwiz febʁɔni mɛjœʁ]; née Chassé; August 29, 1880 – April 16, 1998) was a Canadian supercentenarian.She is the oldest validated Canadian ever and upon the death of longevity world record holder Jeanne Calment, became the world's oldest recognized living person.
Both Eastern and Western cultural traditions ascribe special significance to words uttered at or near death, [4] but the form and content of reported last words may depend on cultural context. There is a tradition in Hindu and Buddhist cultures of an expectation of a meaningful farewell statement; Zen monks by long custom are expected to ...
122-Year-Old Jeanne Calment, The World’s Oldest Person, Pulls Off Famous Real Estate Deal Madame Jeanne Calment is the longest living human in history. She was 122 years, 164 days old before she ...
Last words have always fascinated people. Perhaps they hold an echo of wisdom or a biting witticism — or at least a hint about who's getting what in the will. And so, Business Insider put ...
Jeanne Calment [a] F 21 February 1875 4 August 1997 122 years, 164 days France: 2 Lucile Randon [9] F 11 February 1904 17 January 2023 [10] 118 years, 340 days France 3 Maria Branyas [6] F 4 March 1907 19 August 2024 [11] 117 years, 168 days Spain [c] 4 Emma Morano [8] F 29 November 1899 15 April 2017 117 years, 137 days Italy: 5 Jeanne Bot [8] F
Jeanne Calment, a French woman, lived to the age of 122 years, 164 days, making her the oldest fully documented human who has ever lived. She died on August 4, 1997 ...
Remarkably, despite living past 117 years, Welford was never the world's oldest living person as Jeanne Calment was older and still alive when Welford died. In fact, Welford is the oldest person never to have been the world's oldest living person.