10 People In The World Who Lived Beyond 100 Years Of Age

Whenever some good soul does something overwhelming for us, we always say “May you live a hundred years”; though deep inside we all know that it is almost next to impossible. But here is the list of ten people who actually lived for a hundred years and some even more than that!

1) Jeanne Calment

Jeanne Calment was born in Arles, France and is believed to have the longest life span in human history. She was born on 21st February 1875 and died on 4th August 1997. Her life span was of 122 years and 164 days. Her life span was documented by scientific study.

2) Sarah Knauss

Sarah Knauss ranks at 2nd for the record of longest life span. She hailed from the United States of America. She was born on 24th September 1880 and died on 30th December 1999. She aged 119 years and 97 days when she died.

3) Lucy Hannah

Lucy Hannah ranks at 3rd for the record of longest human life span and she originated from United states of America. She was born on 16th July 1875 and died on 21st march 1993 and had a life span of 117 years and 248 days. She is also the oldest verified person born in the United States of Alabama.

4) Marie-Louise Meilleur

Marie-Louise Meilleur was born on 29th August 1880 and died on 16th April 1998. She lived in Canada and aged 117 years and 230 days when she died. She also happens to be the oldest verified Canadian citizen.

5) Misao Okawa

Misao Okawa was born on 5th March 1898 in Japan and recently died on 1st April 2015. She had a life span of 117 years and 27 days and also happens to be the oldest verified citizen of Japan.

6) Maria Capovilla

Maria Capovilla was born on 14th September 1889 and died on 27th August 2006 and had a life span of 116years and 347 days. She hailed from Guayaquil that is in Ecuador and has been verified by the Guinness book of world records.

7) Gertrude Weaver

Gertrude Weaver hails from the United States of America and was born on 4th July 1898 and recently died on 6th April 2015 and had a life span of 116 years and 276 days. She had become the oldest living person in the world for 5 days until her death.

8) Tane- Ikai

Tane- Ikai was from Japan and was born on 18th January 1879 and died on 12th July 1995. She had a life span of 116 years and 175 days. She died of a stroke.

9) Susannah Mushatt Jones

She hails from Alabama, United States. She was born on 6th July 1899 and has currently a record life span of 116 years and 118 days. She is also the oldest verified human alive on earth. She has received tributes from the house of representatives.

10) Mahashta Murasi

This is the man from India. He claims that he ages 179 years old. However, he has not got the number one position in this list because this has not been verified by the concerned authorities. He is a retired cobbler and hails from northern India. He claims to be born in January 1835, so if that is true it will make him not only the oldest man on planet; but also the oldest human life span of all times.

So, here are the 10 people who actually lived more than 10 decades and have registered their names in the history books.

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