19. 124-year-old Francisca Susano, also known as ‘Lola’, who was born in the 19th century and is thought to be the oldest person in the world today, died at 6:45 am on Monday at her home in Kabankalan in the Negros Occidental province of the Philippines.
When Susano was born on September 11, 1897, the Philippines was still under Spanish rule, with Queen Victoria sitting on the throne of Great Britain. It was stated that Susano, whose cause of death has not yet been determined, did not show any symptoms of COVID-19 before he died.
Human lifespan can last 130 years
In a statement yesterday, Kabankalan Municipality said, “Our hearts are filled with great sadness when we receive the news that our beloved Lola Francisca Susano passed away in the early evening on Monday, November 22nd. He expressed his condolences to Susano’s family and loved ones.
The claim that Susano is the world’s oldest person was made approximately two months after the head of a family in Eritrea, Natabay Tinsiew, died at the age of 127. Natabay’s grandson, Zere Natabay, said in an interview with the BBC that Natabay was born and baptized in the village of Azefaa in 1894, and the priest Mentay, who worked in the village, confirmed this information. The oldest officially living man, according to Guinness World Records, was Japanese Jiroemon Kimura, who died in 2013 at the age of 116.
Koku Istambulova, whom local authorities claim to be the oldest living person at the age of 129, died in February 2019. Istambulova, who was born on June 1, 1889 according to her passport and managed to survive the oppression of Joseph Stalin on the Chechen people; A year before his death, he made headlines for saying that he only had one happy day in his long life. When asked what the secret of longevity is, Istambulova said, “It was God’s will. I didn’t do anything for this to happen. “He had replied. After Susano’s death, the title of oldest living person passed to a 118-year-old Japanese woman named Kane Tanaka.
Whether or not long life is a secret; With the advancement of medicine, it is obvious that human lifespan is getting longer. It is estimated that there are approximately half a million people living over the age of 100 this year. Experts, on the other hand, argue that it is possible for human life to last up to 130 years.
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