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Japanese supercentarian Kama Chinen died at age 114 in Southern Japanese Island in Okinawa. Known as the oldest person in the world, Chinen was born May 10, 1895 and has passed away last May 2, 2010. According to Gerontology Research Group, a group whose objective is to reverse or retard aging, said Chinen was able to live through 3 centuries. Kama Chinen died in a home care. The details of her death have not been released by her family who have closely guarded her privacy. Kama had been the world’s oldest person since September 2009, when 115-year-old Gertrude Baines died in Los Angeles. The title of oldest human now passes to 114-year-old Frenchwoman Eugenie Blanchard, who was born in February 1896. Britain’s Florence Emily Baldwin from Leeds is now the second oldest person alive – she is also 114. While she attributes her long life to an egg sandwich every day, experts suspect a life of no drinking, no smoking and hard work has played its part. World’s Oldest Woman Died At Age 114 is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading →