Chiyono Hasegawa (長谷川 チヨノ, Hasegawa Chiyono, 20 November 1896 – 2 December 2011) was a Japanese supercentenarian. Aged 115 years 12 days at the time of her death, she was the oldest verified person in Japan (since the death of Kama Chinen on 2 May 2010) and the oldest verified person in Asia. She was the 2nd oldest verified living person in the world behind American woman Besse Cooper. At the time of her death, Hasegawa was one of only 26 people verified to have surpassed a 115th birthday.
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20 November 1896 Saga Prefecture, Japan
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Died |
2 December 2011 (aged 115)
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Zodiac | Scorpio |
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