Chiyo Miyako
Japanese supercentenarian (1901-2018)
Chiyo Miyako (都 千代, Miyako Chiyo, May 2, 1901[2] – July 22, 2018) was a Japanese supercentenarian who was the oldest verified living person following the death of Nabi Tajima on April 21, 2018 until her own death three months later.[3]
Chiyo Miyako | |
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都 千代 | |
| Born | 2 May 1901 |
| Died | 22 July 2018 (aged 117 years, 81 days) |
| Nationality | Japanese |
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| Spouse | Shoji Miyako (died 1951) |
| Children | 2 (one daughter one son death dates and ages)Son: (died 1974 aged 52) Daughter: (died 1984 age 57) |
Miyako was born in the Kanagawa prefecture.[4]
Longevity milestones
change- 15 September 2017 - Violet Brown died. Chiyo Miyako, aged 116 years and 136 days, become the world's 2nd oldest living person.
- 15 December 2017 - Ana Vela-Rubio of Spain died. Chiyo Miyako became the last verified surviving person born in 1901.
- 21 April 2018 - Nabi Tajima died. Chiyo Miyako, aged 116 years and 354 days, become the world's oldest living person.[5]
- 2 May 2018 - Chiyo Miyako became the 8th verified person in history to reach age 117, and the 3rd Japanese person to do so (1st was Misao Okawa and 2nd was Nabi Tajima).
- 30 May 2018 - With the age of 117 years and 28 days, surpassed the lifespan of Misao Okawa to become the 2nd-oldest Japanese person ever.
- 22 July 2018 - Died at the age of 117 years and 81 days.
With Chiyo's death, Kane Tanaka become the oldest recognized living person in both Japan and the world.[5]
References
change- ↑ "Morta a 117 anni la persona più vecchia del mondo". 21 April 2018.
- ↑ "GRG World Supercentenarian Rankings List". Gerontology Research Group. Archived from the original on May 25, 2018. Retrieved September 18, 2017.
- ↑ Giappone, morta nonna Nabi Tajima: era la più vecchia del mondo (in Italian)
- ↑ "世界上年齡最大的十位在世老人：全是女性 有一半都是日本人" [The World's 10 Oldest Living People are all Woman and half are Japanese]. kknews. May 4, 2017. Retrieved September 18, 2017.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Table C - World's Oldest Person (WOP) Titleholders Since 1955 Gerontology Research Group
| Records | ||
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| Preceded by Nabi Tajima |
Oldest verified living person[broken anchor] 21 April 2018 — 22 July 2018 |
Succeeded by Kane Tanaka |