World's oldest person, last survivor of 19th century, dies in Japan at 117
The century of Lincoln, Darwin and Van Gogh has quietly passed into history with the death of the world's oldest known person and last survivor of the 19th century.
Nabi Tajima, 117, died in a hospital Saturday in Kikai, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan's Kyodo News reported. Tajima had been mostly bedridden at a nursing home in recent years. She was hospitalized about a month ago, family members told the news service.
Also at The Washington Post.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday April 23 2018, @10:22PM
Except maybe the part when Tom Cruise was the Last Samurai.