World’s oldest ever person may have been younger than claimed

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French nun Sister Andre has seen two world wars, nineteen presidents and most recently the coronavirus pandemic - even catching and surviving Covid-19 herself. The second-oldest living person in the world celebrates her 117th birthday on the 11th February.

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A Japanese woman born at the dawn of the 20th century and believed to have been the world's oldest person died at age of 119, public broadcaster NHK said on Monday. Kane Tanaka, born in 1903, the year of the Wright Brothers' first controlled flight of their motor-driven airplane, was confirmed by Guinness World Records in 2019 as the oldest living person.

At 118 years and 73 days, Sister André was given the title of the world's oldest person by the Guinness World Records (GWR) on Monday. Sister André was already the oldest woman in Europe when she turned 117, but after the death of Japanese woman Kane Tanaka, the title was conferred upon her.

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