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Detailed explanation-1: -Masazo Nonaka died in the early hours of Sunday while sleeping at home in Ashoro on Japan’s northern main island of Hokkaido, his family said. He died peacefully from natural causes, according to his granddaughter Yuko Nonaka.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guinness World Records are saddened to hear of the recent passing of Don Emilio Flores Márquez from Puerto Rico, who held the title for the oldest person living (male).

Detailed explanation-3: -One of Canada’s oldest people has died at the age of 113. Shige Mineshiba, reported but not confirmed to be the country’s oldest, died Friday in her Vancouver home, a Mount Pleasant condo she shared with her adopted daughter, Kyoko Mineshiba.

Detailed explanation-4: -Jeanne Calment, a French woman who also lived in southern France, died in 1997 at the age of 122 and is said to hold the record for longevity.

Detailed explanation-5: -Kane Tanaka, a Japanese woman recognized as the world’s oldest person, has died at age 119, months short of her goal of reaching 120. Born on Jan. 2, 1903, Tanaka loved playing the board game Othello and had a penchant for chocolate and fizzy drinks.