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Jeanne Calment Musical Artist

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: France
  • Born: Feb 21, 1875
  • Died: Aug 4, 1997

Jeanne Louise Calment was a French supercentenarian who had the longest confirmed human lifespan on record, living to the age of 122 years, 164 days. She lived in Arles, France, for her entire life, outliving both her daughter and grandson by several decades. Calment became especially well known from the age of 113, when the centenary of Vincent van Gogh's visit brought reporters to Arles.

Calment became the last living documented person born in the 1870s when the Japanese supercentenarian Tane Ikai died on 12 July 1995. Her lifespan has been thoroughly documented by scientific study. More records have been produced to verify her age than in any other case.

Every age has its happiness and troubles. happiness

Death doesn't frighten me now I can think peacefully of ending a long life. death

Always keep your smile. That's how I explain my long life. smile

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