Kamato Hongo
| Kamato Hongo | |
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| Born | September 16, 1887 Tokunoshima, Japan |
| Died | October 31, 2003 (aged 116 years, 45 days?) Kagoshima, Japan |
| Cause of death | Pneumonia |
Kamato Hongo (本郷 かまと Hongō Kamato, September 16, 1887 – October 31, 2003) was a Japanese supercentenarian and apparently the world's oldest recognized living person[1] from March 2002 until her death. Aged 116 years 45 days at the time of her death, she was the last remaining documented person born before 1889.
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[edit] Biography
Born on the small island of Tokunoshima, home of Shigechiyo Izumi, she later moved to Kagoshima on Kyūshū, where she lived with her daughter. The apparent oldest person in Japan after the death of Denzo Ishisaki in 1999, she attained a measure of celebrity and was the focus of some merchandise (washcloths, keyrings, phone cards, etc.) sold highlighting her longevity. She appeared on Japanese television several times.
She spent her later life in Kagoshima, Kyūshū, and celebrated her possible 116th birthday the month before her death from pneumonia.
Kyūshū has been the home of other age recordholders, including former world's oldest man Yukichi Chuganji, who died one month before her. In January 2007, another Kyūshū islander, Yone Minagawa, attained the world's oldest person title, and Kyūshū resident Tomoji Tanabe took the men's title, once again making it the "island of longevity".
[edit] Records
- On April 29, 1999, Denzo Ishisaki died, and Hongo became the oldest living person in Japan.
- On March 18, 2002, Maude Farris-Luse died, and Hongo became the oldest living person in the world.
- On October 31, 2003, Kamato Hongo died, and left Mitoyo Kawate as the oldest living person in the world as well as the oldest living person in Japan.
[edit] List of oldest undisputed living person at the time Hongo held the oldest living person title
- March 18, 2002 - May 28, 2002 - Grace Clawson
- May 28, 2002 - August 21, 2002 - Adelina Domingues
- August 21, 2002 - December 29, 2002 - Mae Harrington
- December 29, 2002 - September 28, 2003 - Yukichi Chuganji
- September 28, 2003 - November 13, 2003 - Mitoyo Kawate
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Kamato Hongo, 116; Believed to Be World's Oldest Person". November 1, 2003. http://www.grg.org/KHongo.htm. Retrieved 2008-10-24.
| Preceded by Maude Farris-Luse |
Oldest recognized living person March 18, 2002 – October 31, 2003 (disputed) |
Succeeded by Mitoyo Kawate |
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