World’s oldest man dies at 113, official says

[joeybee12]

Source: msnbc.com

TOKYO - Tomoji Tanabe, the world's oldest man, died in his sleep at his home in southern Japan on Friday, a city official said. He was 113.

"He died peacefully. His family members were with him," said Junko Nakao, a city official in Miyakonojo on Japan's southern island of Kyushu. Tanabe died of heart failure, she said.

Tanabe, who was born Sept. 18, 1895, had eight children — five sons and three daughters. The former city land surveyor also had 25 grandchildren, 53 great-grandchildren, and six great-great-grandchildren, according to a statement from the Miyakonojo city. He was certified by the Guinness Book of World Records as the world's oldest man when he was 111 years old.



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Wow, the things this guy must have seen in such a long life...RIP, Mr. Tanabe.

[SidDithers]

1. "Worlds oldest man"...

It's like that title is cursed.

- Full credit to Seth Myers :)

Sid

[YOY]

2. Remembered the Shogunate well I bet.

I hope they have some good interviews with him.

[muriel_volestrangler]

3. That leaves Henry Allingham as the oldest living man:

He is the last survivor of the Battle of Jutland, the last surviving member of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) and the last surviving founding member of the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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Allingham credits "cigarettes, whisky and wild, wild women — and a good sense of humour" for his longevity.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Allingham

[joeybee12]

4. The oldest living person was once a woman in my hometown...she

unfortunately died a week after receiving that title, hence her reign is the world's shortest on record. Can't recall her name.