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Tuesday 11 June 2013

Oldest man in history Jiroemon Kimura dies at 116.......

A Japanese man recognised as the world's oldest living person, and the oldest man recorded in history, has died aged 116, local officials say.
Jiroemon Kimura smiling as he celebrates his 116th birthday at his residence in Kyotango city in Kyoto prefecture, western Japan, 19 April 2013
Jiroemon Kimura died of natural causes on Wednesday in a hospital in Kyotango, Kyoto, a government statement said.
In December, Guinness World Records recorded Mr Kimura as the oldest man ever verified to have lived.
He reportedly had seven children, 14 grandchildren, 25 great-grandchildren, and 13 great-great-grandchildren.
Mr Kimura was born on 19 April 1897, the same year as aviator Amelia Earhart.
He worked in his local post office until retiring and was said to have helped his son with his farming until he was around 90 years old.
He became the world's oldest living person in December, when the previous title-holder died.
Jiroemon Kimura speaks on his 114th birthday at his home in Kyotango, western Japan in this handout photo released by Kyotango City Office
In an interview in December, his nephew, Tamotsu Miyake, said Kimura had "an amazingly strong will to live".
"He is strongly confident that he lives right and well."
In an interview on his 115th birthday, Mr Kimura said he was not sure why he was able to live so long.
"Maybe it's all thanks to the sun above me," he said. "I am always looking up towards the sky, that is how I am."
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8 comments:

  1. hemmmm nice info bro

    now, I know info about Mr Kimura "the world's oldest living person"

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  2. these i really very vital to know more about the history of our ancestors.. the great contribution that they gave in our country

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  3. never knew this really cool!

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  4. no way to tell if hes the oldest in the world as there are still undiscovered colonies to this date.

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  5. intéressant... très intéressant !

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