Lucile Randon
Lucile Randon Oldest known living person (9 February 2021)(19 April 2022 – 17 January 2023) |
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Lucile Randon
As a young adult, Randon converted to
Personal life
Randon was born on 11 February 1904 in
Randon grew up in a
Health and longevity
Randon was blind and used a wheelchair from the early 2010s.[5] In January 2021, she tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in an outbreak at her retirement home. She was asymptomatic and tested negative days before her 117th birthday, making her the oldest known survivor of the COVID-19 pandemic.[10][2][11]
After the death of
On her 118th birthday in February 2022, Randon received a birthday note from the French president, Emmanuel Macron.[13] On 19 April 2022, she became the world's oldest verified living person after the death of Kane Tanaka.[14] She felt this was a "sad honour", saying: "I feel I would be better off in heaven, but the good Lord doesn't want me yet." At that time, she was reported to still eat chocolate and drink a glass of wine each day.[13]
Randon died in her sleep at her nursing home on 17 January 2023 at the age of 118 years and 340 days as the fourth-oldest verified person ever.[15][16][17] Maria Branyas then became the world's oldest validated living person.[18]
See also
- List of French supercentenarians
- List of European supercentenarians
- List of the verified oldest people
- Oldest people
References
- ^ Dominic Punt (17 January 2023). "World's oldest person, Lucile Randon, dies aged 118". Guinness World Records. Archived from the original on 17 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
It's been an honour to record her story in the pages of the Guinness World Records book, and she will live on in history as the fourth oldest person ever authenticated.
- ^ a b "Europe's oldest person survives Covid just before 117th birthday". BBC News. 9 February 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ Guy, Jack (11 February 2021). "Europe's oldest person, a 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". WCVB. Archived from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
- ^ from the original on 15 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e Viet, Cyprien; Jozeau, Anne-Quitterie (10 February 2021). "Sœur André fête ses 117 ans et souhaite un bon anniversaire à Radio Vatican". Vatican News (in French). Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ a b "Lucile Randon, la doyenne – Musique d'une vie". Mairie de Cros (in French). 2017. Archived from the original on 26 January 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ a b c "La doyenne de Toulon a 112 ans". Mairie de Toulon (in French). 9 February 2016. Archived from the original on 20 February 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022. (some dates are erroneous)
- France24. 10 February 2022. Retrieved 2 June 2022.
- ^ "Europe's oldest person, 117-year-old French nun, survives COVID-19". Reuters. 12 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- from the original on 10 March 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ Willsher, Kim (9 February 2021). "Europe's oldest person survives COVID and set to celebrate 117th birthday". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "World's second-oldest person survives COVID-19 at age 116". ABC7 Chicago. 10 February 2021. Archived from the original on 19 February 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2021.
- ^ a b Bouvier, Simon; Xu, Xiaofei; Knight, Camille; Lemercier, Elias (26 April 2022). "The world's oldest person is a French nun who enjoys chocolate and wine". CNN. Archived from the original on 28 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
- France24. 25 February 2022. Archivedfrom the original on 25 April 2022. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ^ "World's oldest person dies at age of 118". RTÉ News. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Mort de la doyenne de l'humanité : la Française sœur André est décédée à 118 ans". Le Parisien. 17 January 2023. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023.
- ^ "Sister André, World's Oldest Known Person, Dies at 118". The New York Times. 18 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 July 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
- ^ "World's oldest living person confirmed as US-born Spanish woman". Guinness World Records. 19 January 2023. Archived from the original on 20 September 2023. Retrieved 19 January 2023.
External links
- Media related to Lucile Randon at Wikimedia Commons
- Quotations related to Lucile Randon at Wikiquote