The World’s Oldest Person Has Died

Japan’s Kane Tanaka, believed to be the world’s oldest person, has passed away. Tanaka was born on January 2, 1903. She died on April 19. Her cause of death was not revealed. While alive, Tanaka survived cancer twice, survived two world wars, and survived both the 1918 Spanish flu and the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2019, she was celebrated and entered into the Guinness World Records. Inside Edition’s Andrea Swindall has more.

[JDsVarietyChannel]

"Her cause of death was not revealed"
I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it was of old age.

[bilge]

A century of life... Her body was able to survive this long and she wanted to sleep now. Rest in peace...

[GrandmaRose]

119 years old and she still had a gorgeous head of hair. Imagine the changes she's seen and the stories she told. Bless her.

[sillyjilly]

She saw our world go through SO many changes and SO many new innovations. May she Rest In Peace. 💕

[nomastersnogods]

The hardest part about being that old is missing all the friends and family that have passed away... Rest in peace 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[blakbrutus]

Saw the great depression, 2 world wars, and my entire history lessons in highschool! She's a part of what I studied and now shes known to the world as a survivor from these times! Its amazing who she's and the honor this woman had must have been pure bliss if known by herself 😍

[Danny_ixx]

Imagine what her last moments were.... over a century on this earth, imagine what she experienced. I'm just glad she was known by the world before she passed. ❤

[AntDemigod]

I cant believe that she witnessed 2 most destructible wars in all of history. She's a legend. May her soul rest in peace.

[caseygreyson]

Two cancers, two world wars, two pandemics, one life. Rest In Peace Mrs. Tanaka🙏🏽

[williamlove]

She was praised and revered by her fellow citizens for being a living history book which contained over a century of knowledge and wisdom. My condolences to her family. RIP

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She has take all the world history with her, just salute her.

[itzjustcloudy]

Wow this woman is just amazing! 💖 She survived cancer 2 times survived the 2 world wars and the 2 pandemics, She is just a legend! we will miss her very much💖💖 R.I.P Mrs tanaka 💖

[Max-qppy]

Not a lot of people have lived the "teenage" twice!! Rest in peace Kane Tanaka.

[zaiidtrazo]

The experience that she had must've changed her life completely. She survived cancer twice, 2 world wars, the 1918 Spanish flu, and the Covid-19 pandemic. She truly deserves a peaceful rest.

[SteedaSVT]

I could only imagine the story she could’ve told us about how much things have change in the past 100 years. Would’ve been amazing to hear it first hand.

[waffle]

May she Rest In Peace.
She was a great person.
1903 to 2022. I don't even mentally know if that's possible to survive.

[Pinklemonadeontop]

It feels like we’ve lost an important piece of history, may she Rest In Peace 💐❤️

[MatthewLarson]

She lived through the world’s population going from about 1.5 billion to 7.9 billion, both world wars and the cold war, the iphone being created, computers going from a description of a person to large machines to something in your pocket, to living through basically every movie that is remembered today, and also was alive during times that almost no one on earth experienced and could only imagine the feelings you’d be feeling knowing about the wars and conflicts around the world. It’s kinda sad but fascinating. Rest in peace

[mrshaggy-zn]

I hope she had a happy and fulfilling life, and that she was at peace in her final moments. Rest in peace, Ms Tanaka. ❤

[grapejuice]

Even queen Elizabeth the second can't beat her