World's oldest person Emma Martina Luigia Morano dies aged 117

Morano was five years younger than the Oldest person ever who lived 122 years 164 days

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Emma Martina Luigia Morano
Emma Martina Luigia Morano

The world's - believed to be the last known living individual to be born in the 19th century - has passed away at the age of 117.

Born on 29 November 1899, from held the titles for Oldest living person and Oldest living woman.

Morano, who passed away on Saturday, was confirmed as holding both titles in May last year following research conducted by the Gerontology Research Group.

Raised in Vercelli - the oldest of eight siblings - Morano later moved to Verbania on the shores of Lake Maggiore, where she remained for the majority of her life.

She followed the same extraordinary diet for around 90 years - three eggs per day (two raw, one cooked), fresh Italian pasta and a dish of raw meat, only changing her routine within the final years of her life.

Morano was engaged to a man who died during the

She got married to another man in 1926, but chose to end the abusive marriage after her six-month-old child passed away. She never got married again.

Morano was five years younger than the ever, Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived 122 years 164 days, according to the the

According to a list kept by the Gerontology Research Group, the Violet Brown from Jamaica - who was born in 1900 - is now the oldest living person.

The oldest living man remains Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who celebrated his 113th birthday in September last year.

World's oldest person Emma Martina Luigia Morano dies aged 117

Morano was five years younger than the Oldest person ever who lived 122 years 164 days

Morano was five years younger than the Oldest person ever who lived 122 years 164 days The world's - believed to be the last known living individual to be born in the 19th century - has passed away at the age of 117.

Born on 29 November 1899, from held the titles for Oldest living person and Oldest living woman.

Morano, who passed away on Saturday, was confirmed as holding both titles in May last year following research conducted by the Gerontology Research Group.

Raised in Vercelli - the oldest of eight siblings - Morano later moved to Verbania on the shores of Lake Maggiore, where she remained for the majority of her life.

She followed the same extraordinary diet for around 90 years - three eggs per day (two raw, one cooked), fresh Italian pasta and a dish of raw meat, only changing her routine within the final years of her life.

Morano was engaged to a man who died during the

She got married to another man in 1926, but chose to end the abusive marriage after her six-month-old child passed away. She never got married again.

Morano was five years younger than the ever, Jeanne Louise Calment, who lived 122 years 164 days, according to the the

According to a list kept by the Gerontology Research Group, the Violet Brown from Jamaica - who was born in 1900 - is now the oldest living person.

The oldest living man remains Holocaust survivor Israel Kristal, who celebrated his 113th birthday in September last year.
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