Long-livers are usually called people 90 years and older. As of June 2014, the oldest living woman on the planet is Misao Okawa (116 years old), of the men - Sakari Momoi (111 years old). There are many verified centenarians, whose age is confirmed by documents.
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Step 1
Frenchwoman Zhanna Kalman is recognized as the absolute record holder for life expectancy. She was born on February 21, 1875 and died on August 4, 1997, at 122 years and 164 days. During Kalman's life, scientists have repeatedly tried to solve the riddle of her longevity. The record holder herself is convinced that the secret is in an active lifestyle. At the age of 85, Zhanna Kalman began to fence, and until her centenary she rode a lot on a bicycle. It is curious that Jeanne was an inveterate smoker. This bad habit accompanied her 95 years of life. At 117, the old woman quit smoking due to an operation. In 1965, when Jeanne was 90 years old, her last heir passed away. She sold her apartment to 47-year-old lawyer François Raffre. Before Kalman's death, he was obliged to pay her a certain amount. The lawyer was convinced that the old woman would not last even five years. In 10 years, he would have paid the full cost of the apartment for sure. However, Jeanne not only lived much longer, but also outlived François Raffret himself, who died at the age of 77.
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The Guinness Book of Records contains the name of a woman who lived for 132 years. However, her age remains in doubt, since the birth certificate of Antisa Khvichava from Georgia was lost. To fix the record for life expectancy, experts had to raise the archives, where they discovered data that Antisa was born when Alexander II was sitting on the imperial throne. Until the age of 85, Antisa Khvichava worked on a collective farm, ran a household. She gave birth to one of her youngest children as she was preparing to celebrate her 60th birthday. Until the end of her life, Antisa retained a clear mind. At 130, she played cards, allowed herself a glass of vodka a couple of times a year and asked her family to teach her how to use a computer.
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On March 26, 1805, Shirali Muslimov was born in Azerbaijan, who was destined to live a very long life - 168 years. For one hundred and fifty years of his life, he worked as a shepherd. Shirali was married three times, and the third time he took the lady down the aisle when he was 136 years old. His wife was 57-year-old Khatum-Khanum. The lovers have been married for 47 years. There was also another long-liver in Azerbaijan, known throughout the Soviet Union. Mahmud Eyvazov was born in 1808 and lived for 152 years. He himself argued that only those who do not drink, do not smoke and do not lie will live long.
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From May 29, 2004 to August 27, 2006, Maria Esther Heredia de Capovilla from Ecuador was considered the oldest woman living on earth. She was born in 1889 in the city of Guayaquil. Her father was a colonel, and therefore the girl in childhood did not need anything. All her free time she was engaged in art. Growing up, Maria promised herself that she would never smoke and drink strong alcohol. At the age of 28, she married an Austro-Hungarian of Italian descent, Antonia Capovigli. Maria had 5 children, 12 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. The woman died of pneumonia 3 weeks before her 117th birthday.
