World's Oldest Person Has Died

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Maria Branyas, who was the world’s oldest living person, has died in a Spanish nursing home at the age of 117. She lived through two world wars and numerous events of historical importance.

A spokesperson for the nursing home and her official social media account said on Tuesday that Branyas had passed away in her sleep.

The Guinness World Records had declared her the oldest living person in January 2023.

“Maria Branyas has left us. She has died as she wanted: in her sleep, peacefully and without pain,” her social media account, managed by her daughter, announced. Her bio on X, formerly known as Twitter, reads “I am old, very old, but I’m not an idiot.”

 

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Here's the newest oldest person on Earth

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116-year-old Tomiko Itooka (b. 23 May 1908) is now the world’s oldest living woman and oldest living person, following the death of 117-year-old Maria Branyas Morera.

Her age is validated by the Gerontology Research Group (directed by Robert D. Young) and she was confirmed to be alive today by a Guinness World Records representative.

Tomiko resides in a nursing home in the city of Ashiya, Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan.

She’s lived there since 2019, having previously lived at home with her two daughters until the age of 110.