World's oldest person aged 117 dies days after record confirmed
Chiyo Miyako, a 117-year-old Japanese woman, died on July 22, days after her applications for the titles of 'oldest person living' and 'oldest person living (female)' were approved. Chiyo was born in Wakayama in Kansai region of Japan on May 2, 1901, and was 117 years 81 days old when she died. The new record-holder is yet to be confirmed.