Meet the World's Longest Lived

On seeing Vincent Van Gogh at age 12 or 13

“Van Gogh was very ugly. Ugly like a louse,” she once remembered. “We called him le dingo.” According to one anecdote, Van Gogh came into her family’s drygoods store, on Rue Gambetta, wanting to buy canvas. Calment sometimes said that her father waited on him.

Source: New Yorker

On how longevity ran in the family

Mrs. Calment’s mother lived until she was 86 and her father until he was 93. But Mr. Robine said her great strength was her unflappability.

She once said, ‘If you can’t do anything about it, don’t worry about it.’

Source: New York Times

On releasing two CDs

At age 121, she released her two CDs, one in French and another in English titled, Maitresse du Temps (Time’s Mistress), which featured Calment’s reminiscing to a score of rap and other tunes. A VCR tape is also supposed to be available and at least five books about her have been released.

Source: UC Davis

A history of longevity in the family

Her paternal grandmother lived to the age of 98, and her cousin Minnie Kresge (2 October 1893 – 24 February 1999) lived to the age of 105. In addition, her daughter Kathryn Sullivan lived to the age of 101.

Source: New York Times

Facts about Sarah Knauss

Knauss lived through seven U.S. wars, the sinking of the Titanic and Charles Lindbergh’s solo flight across the Atlantic. She was older than the Brooklyn Bridge and the Statue of Liberty, and was already 88 when Neil Armstrong walked on the moon in July 1969.

In addition to her daughter, Knauss is survived by several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Source: LA Times

Facts about Kane Tanaka

Born in 1903, Tanaka married a rice shop owner at the age of 19, and worked in the family store until she was 103.

Tanaka has lived through a multitude of historical events, surviving two world wars and the 1918 Spanish flu. Her life has spanned 49 Summer and Winter Olympic Games.

Source: CNN

Go-to Diet

In an interview with the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) — in which several accompanying photos show her cradling a Coca-Cola — Tanaka told the organization that far from crediting healthy eating and exercise for her longevity, her favorite things were “fizzy drinks (especially Coca Cola), but also coffee and chocolate.”

“I think the secret to long life is to do the things that you like,” she told the outlet. “Eating the things I like, doing the things I like, I’ve been able to enjoy each and every day. “

Source: Tasting Table

Oldest COVID-19 survivor

She tested Covid positive on 16 January after the virus infected 81 residents out of 88 residing in her retirement home. Only 70 residents survived this attack and 11 people lost their lives.

Lucile did experience slight complications during Covid and David Tavella said that she is indeed a brave lady and did not fear covid.

Source: The Teal Mango

A long history of helping people

Before she became a nun, Randon worked as a teacher, a governess and a child care provider during World War II (Sept. 1, 1939, to Sept. 2, 1945), according to Guinness World Records.

She also dedicated 28 years of service to orphans and elderly patients at a hospital in the Vichy, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes region, the record reference source reports.

Source: Fox News