The World's Oldest Woman Dies at Age 117
A Russian woman who was claimed to be the oldest living person on earth died at the age of 117.
Varvara Semennikova, who lived in a small village in northwest Yakutia, Russia, was the oldest woman in Russia and claimed to be the oldest person in the world since August 2007.
She was born in 1890 and would have marked her 118 birthday in May, 2008. The date of her birth was found in register book in the Church of the Savior. However, her age was not verified in the Guinness World Record Book.
Varvara Semennikova was an Evenk woman born in a nomadic family who were hunting and deer farming. The oldest Russian woman was married twice and she was 27 years older than her first husband. All her children died, that's why she adopted three more children from whom she was having dozens of grandchildren and great grandchildren.
The centenarian woman enjoyed good meal and would eat a boiled meat, bread and butter and tea for dinner. She was told to have a great memory, although her hearing and eyesight became worse.
Yakutia, the north region of Russia is famous for its centenarians with 254 people aged over 80 and 55 over 100. The overall population of this region is 950,000 people. In spite of the cold winters, lack of vitamins and poor diet, Yakutian people are on the second place among centenarians in Russia.
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- 2 votes
//11 Dec 07, 2009 02:34 PM | posted by:
Techno_Girl [InfoKID]
- I guess with the right medical treatment, exercise, nutrition, genes, and luck...it's quite possible!
- 2 votes
//10 Nov 30, 2009 05:00 AM | posted by:
mrexcellent [InfoWILD]
- I heard that if we could lower the temperature of our body a bit, we could live longer. probably that's why a cold shower everyday is very healthy!
- 2 votes
//9 Nov 21, 2009 10:24 PM | posted by: ODEH MARK - HI MY NAME IS ODEH MARK. 16.FROM PHILIPPINES.I CANT BELIEVE THAT IN THAT AGE{117}, A PERSON IS STILL ALIVE AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!.................................. NOW, IM FOURTH YEAR HIGH SCHOOL,THANKS FOR POSTING THIS STORY.THANKS A LOT!!!!!!!!!!!
- 2 votes
//8 Nov 13, 2009 02:59 AM | posted by:
alcotrazz [InfoBIG]
- unbelievable! people cannnot live that long! on the other hand, as far as I know, Yakutia is one of the most clean regions of Russia - there are snow, cold weather and lot and lot of work to do.. so there's no time for cell phones, TV, radioation, alchohol, tobbacco, and other stuff that kills.. slowly but confidently
- 2 votes
//7 Oct 23, 2009 06:44 PM | posted by: grace - oh my god i cant believe that there is still alive at that age!!!!!!
- 4 votes
//6 Feb 06, 2009 11:31 AM | posted by: hanima - i can not belive that, that women is stil alive that just WOW
- 5 votes
//5 Oct 15, 2008 01:48 AM | posted by: muhammad tariq - hello sir/ madam
my name is tariq and i am from Nissta District Charssada Pakistan iam telling you my grand grand grand mother age but you wouldn't belive it
her age is 140 years or above
she is still healthy but lost her eye side
best rgds
muhammad tariq
92 300 5857977 - 4 votes
//4 Oct 01, 2008 08:13 PM | posted by: Unknown - i wish i knew HOW she had died!!!
was it just old age or did she grow sick...?!?!? - 3 votes
//3 Jun 16, 2008 03:00 AM | posted by: novyle - I am so surprised of her age! I can't beleive how she lived!!!!!!?????
- 4 votes
//2 Apr 25, 2008 06:01 AM | posted by: The one - wow she was 117 thats amazing
- 3 votes
//1 Mar 29, 2008 11:57 PM | posted by:
soundararajan [InfoTOT]
- alas
